Show t t S S ewon-e ewon t li 4 MUSIC CLUBS OFFER PR PRIZES PRIZE S Contest For Young Artists New Course of Study A Again ln th tho National Federation t of f Music Clubs will sponsor corn com petitions In arIOUS Une ol of must mul cat cal composition the th winning works work the next Blen- Blen Bien- Bien to to bo be presented at Ial convention to be held at Portland Port Portland land Oregon In 1995 So that all nil composers composTS wishing o o compete compel may have hav the tho th benefit t of the lie full tull meASure of time tim be- be siren now and th the do close of the tho Contest j Sir Mrs Edwin B 1 1621 1527 27 Spruce e St PAlta- PAlta delphia Pa gibes the the tho th following till list of prizes prize pending the th J wiz prize circular soon loon to be b l Hued suil Symphonic Poem lasting lasting- not more mor than th 12 mInutes In mance t mance Cantata CanUta tor for women s a voices not to exceed 46 45 4 G mInutes nor les less thin th if 36 minutes written In throe or four parts with Ith Incidental solo solos for soprano loprano contralto and b baritone tenor also If It Se- Se de dement ment shall shan be b scored for tor piano violin cello and harp obligate Trio for tor violin and piano Chorus for tor unchanged child child- children children ren s a voices 20 to SO 90 min 1 te In length Junior chorus of festival proportions proportion tion with solos olos duet or trios and unison In chr chor- ve Us parts two of or three o thre part Poem to be bo by an nn Amer Amer- American American ican Icon author joyous and happy In character ch f OO Composition ong Composition must mUM be bt bya b by bya a woman and a 0 member ml of the l atlon of 1 Music Club Clubs v Federation Ode Words Ode Word nd music suitable for opening club session sessions and pro pro- pro grans Church Anthem Harp Solo 7 1 mInutes no chromatics CONTESTS 1100 Sf 2100 0 0 TESTS CO-TESTS FOR YOUNG TOtING Another distinctly pro progressive of ot the th Federation which continues to be b launched with commensurately greater ter success each euh time Is the th holding of ot the tho state district and national con con- contests contest con contests test tests for tor young American musical artists In voIce vole violin and nd piano the winners of ot which will appear In concert before th the delegate body at th the tho next biennial festival Mr E N TT Wilcox chairman University Station Grand Forks Fork D wilt will shortly send nd out the of ot und and re- re requirements re He H urges urfe all earnest oun young musicians musician mu to participate In these con teste for tor he h maintains that th the heart beart of ot th the Cont eon test t 1 Is h the of encouragement r ment It affords the young artist aside from tate distrIct and national recognition lions he h says Bay also stimulate eal In those thos who do not win and andare are lue an incentive for tor attaining II a hIgher standard ot of o performance NEW OF STUDY Good news to An- An I Is being mad made by the theN theN N F M C CC that th the first three thres chapters or study tudy programs of o Fundamentals fundamental of ot Music which le Is I the th first t book In the th new educational Course Cours of ot StudY now beIng launched for tor the th benefit of club members member Is printed In Sam Sam- pam form and ready for use Us This Thi particular Course Court ot of study differs differ from all other courses os heretofore recommended to the clubs In that It I le Is designed ed primarily to put th the tho average aerl e club member r In of ot the th more essential and Important facts fact rela rei a- a ath th the e to general music knowledge hut hue the th standard of must must- mu l- l cal ll al intelligence all 1111 through the It Is I one on of the th most vi vi- vi viat vl-T vl ral at steps yet let ct taken tak n by the th Feder- Feder Fd r- r anon atlon It means a serious study ot of music mu lc and Its progress by a largo percent of ot the th wo- wo women women wo-mn wo men and in mon men n belonging belo to the tho music clubs Sal Sa Sass s Mr 1 Mrs Irs F A chairman There Thoro Is I treat great reat inspiration tion in the tho th thought that thousands ot of our club personnel will be b study study- studying Ine In ing the course cours together that the public libraries will provide provid the th same am reference books book and that this concentrated interest t In a uni- uni unified tid fled fied study tudy plan will permeate all musical education It I to expected In th the final an analysis an- an analysis alysia that the th advent of this kind ot of a course cours of ot study tudy will Quito quite completely revolutionize the th status of musical knowledge In America bringing light ll ht to darkness know ledge In place of ot long lone years year yar of ot un un- un enlightenment on the th part of of- of ofa a large number of music club num mem- member numbers ber bers bors MUSIO MUSIC IN PUBLIC How many Public Libraries In Inthe inthe the United States have hav a Music Section To discover the th answer f w r to t this pertinent query a questionnaire has been ben sent nt out by the th national Chairman of ot Library Extension Mr J H Hirsch HInch In an effort to establish a music section In every public library In th the country No small mall task talk this Yet T t as a Mrs Hirsch aay says there ther Is no better me- me medium m Slum tor for the th dissemination dl of ot news newe to a large portion of our ur people than through the tho th Public Libraries which reach alike the th club mom mom- moms bers bere and those thoss thos outsIde of ot its Ite It clr- clr clr cir cl ole clo Through th the state tato tat Library Chairmen en th the survey I le la being mode made and music nw new news cores and reference books book are aro ar being added weekly to libraries which never had such BUch a department before The Federation believes this thi to bo be b ot of o Inestimable valte ali to t every vry com corn community community HELEN ll HARRISON 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