Show SCHOOL BANDS MAKE PROGRESS 89 Per Cent of Institutions Stress Music rn ic Training Values The rho olin and the thc horn arc being heard in more public high schools today than an are the tho old old old- time old time r rounds rounds and choruses that I used to up Friday morn morn- mornings ings lags This statement is based on the findings finding's of ot a survey of oC high schools In 4 48 S states by Coun Conn Music Center Elkhart Ind which showed that per cent I of the high schools have han an n or orchestra chestra a band or both while general on only I 80 per cent report having hll general chorus work ork According to the survey 47 per cent of oC the high schools replying re- re replying plying have hayo both bands hands and or- or orchestras or orchestras chestr an additional percent per pcr percent cent havo have orchestra only while 14 per cent have havo only bands ne remaining per cent have Forty per cent of ot the tho schools schoola participating have hR courses In music history and apprecIation That the percentage of ot these orI or- or I which the purchase pur- pur pur chase of ot Instruments and formal Instruction should so much ex- ex exceed ex exceed coed that of oC general chorus work orl Is significant and would point to toa a recognition of the tho superior merit of ot such sikh training from the standpoint ot of character develop develop- development development culture ment and general jeneral RAPID pID PROGRESS Fully 67 per cent of o the bands reported in the tho survey surrey had been organized in the la last t five fhe years ears orchestras while tho number or of o that conic came in existence in th umE m period was only slightly over 36 per cent The Tho apparent trend toward bands Is explained by b the tho fact that to U the the per percent percent percent cent of or these school schoola already haw hav orchestras the organization ot of a band bind would bo be the next tog log log log- logIcal logical ical teal sl step p In tI their the r 1 music program The Tho oldest band uncovered b by bythe bythe the survey was wu that t of ot the High school Red fluff Bluff Call Cali California fornia where whore the tho band had bell been I In n existence for 20 0 years rears The Thc orchestra there followed five Io years yea s ea s later liter The oldest orchestra men men- mentioned mentioned on the other hand was In 1886 1686 at the Lancaster Pennsylvania high school Three years ears ao ago a II band was started which now now numbers 65 pieces The s survey also proved 1 enlightening enlightening enlightening ening on the size sit of ot the chool music organizations greatest In fa favor for vor Naturally smaller groups group prevail pre for tor orchestras than bands The size band most frequently reo reported re reported ported Is one ranging from 30 to t o 60 50 pieces followed ed closely b os bands ranging in memberships s from 20 O to 30 pieces Ten to 20 0 pieces Is the most popular for tor or- or orchestra or orchestra chestra chesira although 20 0 to 30 SO piece s and 30 to 50 GO pieces are very er com con common mon on As far tar as could be computed com computed put put- ed ed Id 01 dt of t the school bands band e were entirely of ot boys bors were mixed d and eight were exclusively Y ot of girls sirls Out of oC o the tJ 67 reporting g orchestras 68 were ere ot of o boys boya onlY mixed and 23 wholly ot of girls J hOCI TRAINING I There was as almost no divergence ot of opinion In the minds of o f the educators partaking in the survey on the tho advantages of music for growing boys bos and girls Special stress was WM laid on the social train train- training training ing log afforded aCCorded tho the ability to get along with group work team and the subordination of ot the tho IndIvidual's Individual's ual's personal pleasure for tor the sake of ot the work In hand Men Men- Mental Mental tal training clear thinking accuracy r racy cy and concentration Involved In learning earning to pIa play an Instrument was also alse rated highly In the minds of oC the principals Character develop develop- development development ment camo came next In the order of Importance of ot music's contribution to tho the high school student and this was as followed by the voca voca- vocational vocational vocational training aCCord afforded d the fin fin- financial fin financial ancial advantages and health inthe In Inthe the order given ghen A number of principals added of oC o their thell 0 own n ac- ac accord accord ac accord cord that they felt fet that the sheer enjoyment enJo received front from playing the time expense and of oC oCa ofa ofa a band or orchestra SELF f SELF The manner of ot supporting the school band ban or 01 orchestra Is b also revealed re In the an answers by the tho principals The most mOISt common commo method Is for the tho band support to come out of or school funds In others the board ot of education fur tur furnishes nl nachos hes part ot of the th money and the rest neat Is raised d by benefit benefits In still others the school provides pro a lead lead- leader lead lead- leader er cr general supplies while whilo the stu- stu stu student student dent furnishes his own o instrument An Ah encouragingly large largo numbe r d are entirely supporting self an and and In some cases the member s themselves pa pay all the expenses In only two instances instances instances were all the th e Instruments the property of oC o the th e This bears out the till theory theor y that for the school to do so ten tends to decre decrease e rather than Increase e the pupils pupil's Interest and also leave e the pupil on graduation t tO an instrument For the school t to O rent the instrument to the pupil has been found satisfactory In Inmany inmany inmany applicable many cases cases the llio rent being a able oble on the purchase e l price n K OWN WAY WAYA WAYA bythe A striking fact brought out by b I Ithe the surrey sut lun ey was the astonishingly large number of or school band andt and i orchestra members who are put put- putI ting thug putting their musical training to financial tl- tl I advantage antage Four Foul hundred hundred and sixteen out of ot G 49 principals answering tills this question aId that some of ot their students wore were earn I ing earning money by playing in dance daner orchestras orchestra motion picture houses bouses I Isome and local blinds bands tho the In borne cases canes running as high as 35 13 3 I Ito to I to 50 a week However the i principals decry this practice on ithe ground ground ground I the that the large sums I the students aTe are apt to earn with Iown I I i their thela music tends tends- end to o Injure their tbell I own as WJ well as all the schools school's morale Ithe I The Thc gist o of their views Iel on the matter In Is ig that while 1110 the tho financial I advantage ll ad ge of being ablo able to to play an instrument as I a n training for 01 support In cOllege and as a I future of or livelihood Is la con con con- I bidet able such commercialism I him school I pupils tend tends to toi disrupt the school i band 1 i and i ii make i toI I i the less successful members dis I Tho rho preferences for tor In individual nIg Instruments were wele what have havo been looked for tor or For boys bolS the Is first in favor followed by the cornet the tho violin wind instruments bras bra and per per- Cuss per Ion Instruments For or gil i I the violin takes the lead the tho Plano tanks lanka second then thell then comes I j meats the IIO and and and- string string |