Show SCHOOL MUSIC ENTERS HOMES Competent Instruction in Every Public Curriculum Curriculum lum luni Urged Musical Instruction by compe compe- competent competent competent tent teachers should be given In American public school In Inthe Inthe Inthe the opinion of W Otto Olio superintendent of the American In- In Institute Institute In Institute of Normal Methods held recently at Northwestern University University sit sity Dr believes that when hen music becomes a part art ot of the curriculum of every elemen elemen- elementary tar tary lary and high school In the United States it will lay the foundatIon for a better community in the tu- tu fu future ture Lure Ho says that music In the lie school will Ill mean music In the home bome Dr as president of the Supervisors Isor s a National Con Con- Conference Conference ference and composer of o songs fOI children has tor for the last lat ten veirs ve been Impressing Impressing- upon educators and school officials In particular the need to establish music In the curriculum both vocal ocal and Instrumental Instrumental Instrumental mental with Ith the same credit a as other subjects There are twice as many musi must musicians musicians clans in America as actors three times as many musicians as ns professional professional followers follower of ot literature let et declared Dr persona persons In these professions profession's are trained from childhood through the thc public schools at public expense while a good musical education Is la wIthheld from musically gifted children Wh Why should the boy or girl Irl who ho Is talented musically bo be handi handi- handicapped handicapped handicapped capped without this or r burdened with great groat expense expense- while to pupils who follow engi engi- engineering engi- engi engineering engineering or home economics e esery ery chance for success Is Ie given I be asked Why Shy y should a child be obliged to pay vay for private instruction tion ion in music is when hen hen other training Is lice Why cannot the public schools gie ghe a 0 course In vocal and ond instrumental Instrumental mental music Some will argue that the pupil must receive e Indi Individual vidual criticism But it is not true that any recitation to be ef- ef ef effective e must bo be Individual and re- re receive receive re receive Individual criticism In the elementary stages of ot Instruction It ItIs is III just as possible for the teacher to Instruct tv twenty enty boys boya and girls girl at 01 the piano or loUn as it it is to teach the mat so se many typewriters or work benches private musIc schools and Sate ate music teachers need not fear tear a 11 movement that will extend musIcal to the masses With Ith the fundamentals of a musical edu- edu education edu education cation taught In the schools the ste teachers can del devote desoto ote their to the higher development ot of the art side aide of music MusIc conservatories and private teachers teacher foie be-foie will flourish as never neer ne er be tOle because an education ed In mu- mu musIc music mu music sic will have become a 0 necessity Let us give gise boys and girls mu- mu mu musically talented the same chance Its a we give others now Let us es- es establish es establish musIc In e every esery ery elementary a high school In the land Let Letus u us organize school orchestras and glee clubs chubs In every city and village The ragtime and popular r song now In vogue will till with available train train- training ling ing be replaced by good tood rood musIc in the affections of ot the people Then Thea will America Indeed be- be become become be become come a 0 nation of ot music |