Show THE fhe SOCIAL POWER OF MUSIC what good is music to a a community ity it is like asking what good is music to the inAi individual vidual music is the great leveler 11 the universal language A home hoine without music is a home acome where something is lack community without music is a community without the power to socialize itself A municipal or town band is one af the greatest assets known to ao the modern modem world A school colleg or other institution without an orchestra or band is an institution lacking in oue one of the finest things of life the i a adio instead of decreasing the desire to perform music for ones self has increased this desire it has brought back the old songs theold theold standard melodies and folk songs that have been lost to the world seeking the new things but the radio and phonograph have also shown the way lor the young anal old people to le leam an instrument one of the greatest things any community can cam do is to support a community band or orchestra A boy or girl who masters an instrument of music whether it be the flute the drum the cornet comet violin or piano has learned the art of self control and in turn can master the harsher situations of life when you see a boy playing in the town band you know he has learned to cooperate ke knows what harmony is and exemplifies that virtue in later ufa life he is above all accomplishing comp lishing and that is what education is for he is engaged in work and play at the tha iame same time in truth his work is play search the records of history and you will find that the voya of the band turned out right in the great majority of cases the greatest benefit of all has not been mentioned it is that those who perform music receive more good from the act of performing than those who listen learning by doing is more moire lasting than learning by being taught educators know that but the band is a college in which one i may enter without a lot of pro pre imin aries it is the great university of early life where th boy or girl learns leam the word of cooperation of hai harmony mony of doing good of pleasing others above all daini the taing for himself or herself when you say a kind word for group music when you boost for a community band or orches orchestra tm and when you give a dollar toward helping support such an organization you have done a wonderful thing for your home community and toy the youth of your community the business and professional mens meats club of roosevelt at its last luncheon promoted the idea of a municipal or town band and at the same saine meeting ine eting each and everyone eve iyone present pledged himself to support such an organization for roosevelt let it not be se aithan ai i i that we lacked the power to put it over we understand that six OF a seven of our citizens who way clay instruments have been beau working along this line and are willing to do all in their power to complete an organization now roosevelt roosevlt dt citizens it is up to you |