Mercur Miner | 1904-01-13 | Page 6 | Nerves and the Plano

Nerves and the Piano. An omlnont Berlin ncrvo specialist, who had his attention attracted to tho chronic nervousness of many pianists, has been studying tho piano from tho pathologlcnl point of vlow. Out of 1,000 young girls whom ho examined, each of whom had begun to study the piano undor 14 yoars of age, no less than COO had some nervous malady, whllo out of 1,000 who had never studied stud-ied tho Instrument only 100 were at-' dieted. Tho specialist, therefore, has promulgated tho theory that no child should bo allowed to learn tho piano beforo tho ago of 1G.