Show MUSIC HATH CHARMS AND CASH RETURNS TIE small town girl musician bas ba cr place what I 1 learned from a recent talk with a girl far pre musically gifted than many a one who feels there Is no proper audience ence for or her art outside the city no longer does she need to be the proverbial patient all enduring town fixture submissive to the whims of children who take from her doing her dally daily bit with unruly students and sticky piano keys she declared but neither should she on the other hand adopt the vices of the old time city music master who bo hild had a convenient ruler to rap sharply the knuckles of unresponsive hands the girl musician in a small town may do tiny any one of a dozen things with tier her music and if she happens to teach she may maintain both her self respect anti and her fair mindedness in these days of good roads and automo automobiles blies the girl who elects to give lessons in piano fen that old bogey of the difficulty in finding pupils she may advertise in the local paper for her pupils or solicit them pers personally orally or it if she does not care to do private teaching she way may possibly find a place in the town schools then tile the church often requires besides the usual accompanist at sunday and midweek services a musician to teach christmas and easter carols to sunday school students and to train then at various times throughout the year for concerts and cantatas cant atas A personally conducted lyceum bureau Is frequently a profitable proposition The girl in charge should plan the series of entertainments which may be given in church or school house to consist of well chosen instrumental and vocal selections varied with milli talks on operas great creat composers and similar subjects the editor of the local new newspaper r it if lie he happen to be musically minded himself may be glad to employ the musicians services oc aslon ally to cover musical events for film another opportunity tor for her may be an arrangement with the makers of the piano of which she most approves by which they will grant her a commis commission slon on all sales made as the result of tier lier recommendations the girl musician no longer has to bury her light under a bushel if slit remains in the old home town |