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MMkMMi®Mt! '^MlW^M^^i Wffis ">"<H^ "\-,lJ : .fl'V" H .jWj'f Chicago's Most'y Pini^ of Pianoy Music and Dramatic Art â-  : ^|^^<al^â- l^•â- ^â- â- ^â- Â»â- â- â- â- â- â- â- â- â- â- â- â- i•i^â- ^â- â- â- lâ- â- â- ^â- ,â- llâ- ,â- â€¢ 1\iM direetory will ss-pesr in tkese eolusans one* a..jfiMMfc. Clip it for totnt* reference. Sherwood Music School j / Founded by Wm. H. Sherwood 712 Fine Arts Building GEORGIA KOBER. WALTER Highest an, Harmony, Couafrr ition, Vocal ,jSrJTin, Music. MuafJSl His- 1 of Expression! For catalogue address L. F. GETCHELL, Business Manager, 410 S. Michigan Avenue WM. GARFIELD PAYNTER RecitalsfmAo amdTocal httruetion: PianQyoteTand Theory 321 Kimball Hill; 304 S. WsbsshAve. " Chicago, 111. Geerge W, Munro Voice Specialist . T»l.«irrtMi«77: |J»AVM MM IT. Pupils fittedtfoiXliVyrth, Reci^rh Cou^rT, Ora- torio, and Opera. ,^^ Four thoroughly equip- ped assistants. Pupils booked at any time. Mr. Munro tests all voices and supervises all work. lvation ww^'Mww^ oice tactord f.MW Voice • DB^Nl PINE ABTS%H! 410 S. Micaigta Avease rtdio ALBERT E. RUtfF VOICE SPECIALIST it* m urini a/ I /*•*« mmm Mil Profess! Eurene Cowlea, Wattel 8toW, Chas. H. Hart. Igm. MaefWsw. AliceVA. Chrtotle MacDoaald. I Kate Condon, etc. Booklet mailed. A.CLIPPINGER Teacher,/Autli9r\ Editor HEAD UblCE haa rtrajpTall pert. Summer Term. Xkttotu, 410 Kimball Hall Chicago Hirgant I prior Wilms Sonrtno IbUOIIML Composer J 608 Pint tiding Pheec Herrleen 6880 RudolplL Eugberg 627 Fine Arts BtWdJha CHICAGO Residence 'Phone Lincoln 4S3 The Anna Grdff-Bryant Institute 1 of Vocal Art t) Exclusively a distinctively ictiona given in lessons. Ninth 1912. Send for iculars. Address THE lot me Hew Ai ltpofBosBbyAnna IVetal Sthool. Of I Cultural and V< Jcluiei and private I-school year opened I booklet'firing full - - ANNA CSOFP BRYANT INSTITUTE, 522 to ] »» Pise Arts Bulldmg, Chicago. .....» ......' MfA. Mi [of Piano izsKSchool Weal Art S14 KIMBALL HALL |S04S. Wabash Avenue Chicago [ * Male Loi I Rtdtal. Clob and |Dr«vinf Boom 1 sngiama. Telephone, Harrison 2265 -Passage Arts BuUdbifl Chicago, I1L annie L Warren 304 South Wabash Avenue liabaii Hall Chicago Telephone Harrison 1831 Tit JtllETTE LIUDOI SCHOOL OF MUSIC JCNNKTTK LOUDON, Dincctom J B, BOETEBRO ~ =--LE MacFARL 2£NE C. FRANC ESEL M. CONG. WTH BAGLEVâ€"___ •» Fine Arte Build 'Phone Harrison 6633 schel tacDtr STUDIO: 6l0*rfNg ARTS BLDG1 410 MICHIGAN BLVD. Daniel Protberoe TeWer of Slnffjiflf and, clmposltlon. Choral OonSuotlng 610 Fine Arts Building CHICAGO VIOLA COLE PJ^ttlSTtW I^AjpHER 'FIVE A88I8TANJ TfA^HERS 427 Fine Arts Building CHICAGO Arthur .RQim Plinlsp liwifiietor 712 Fine Arts Building CHICAGO ^n«.0owiBing catTsand Drawjngr Rooj wflaTa Vocal ArVtt,Mlr at the Piano. rPrJsjn Classic and MoVem c< Recitations to rouii Co ismpoaer WanJst ecltals wnloic, â- eludes Isltlons. ngs by Mrs. Downing V?*l\ "ch?/... •* Asditoriam tfoayai aJd Tuesday *«-8to<ho-tt00 Lexington St.. Tet Garfield 84*8 Carol Mobinson ***liem Studio '4 La\Mal\f Avenue Fine Arts Building CENTURY SCHOOL J of Mas* .^Oratory The BB*/Selsfo\for DI8CRIMIaU|fr NO! 8"tLdENT8 69 East VanJeJeaaT Street Suite 310 S*S CHICAGO v;rfm;Bea,rd The Art of SinffisWtn Alt-fts Branches 410 Fine Arts Building, Chicago Dr. Wm. Kuntze \SrnMmkiTi COMRbtlTi 50a FINE AM* By D. A. Cllppinger. Professional musicians, as a rule, are always ready to defend their opin- ions. In a certain jtvay and to a cer- tain point this is proper and right. A man whose opinions are not backed by convictions is poorly equipped for the career of a music teacher. Methods of teaching are always de- batable, for the reason that, so far as we know, none of them is yet per- fect, but It is doubtful*lf any other subject is so rich in argumentative possibilities as that of voice training, in the department of vocal mechanics there Is such a wide diversity of opin- ion that one does not have to be un- necessarily smart to disprove any theory that may be advanced and quote authorities in support of his argument. We are continually regaled with a "war of words" in which the weapons range from mild disagree- ment to diatribe and invective, and to what purpose and end? Primarily to prove that one is right and the other Is mistaken. Most of us are very sensitive about what we know. Our Ideas are very real and important to us and we cher- ish them and fight for them as we would tor our lives. After having observed this bloodless carnage for a considerable number of years, and ourselves being somewhat scarred with the memorials of battle, we submit that these encounters are confined almost entirely to non essen- tials. That is, to the machine rather than to the finished product. In other words, the wrangle is not on the tone Itself, but on how to make It. It Is not on the quality of the tone, but on the action of the mechanism in producing it. Now if there is any one thing that scales the height of supreme foolish- ness it is a wrangle on vocal mechan- ism. It has never been productive of a single good thing for the vocal teacher. On the contrary It has wast- ed an incalculable amount of valuable time. It has directed the minds of the multitudes of teachers away from the important things in teaching. It has made "scrappers" of many other- wise peaceable men and women. It has ruined dispositions. Introduced an element of discord into the ranks, and caused teachers to regard each other with distrust and suspicion. The two wise men who were engaged in an argument, one claiming that "two and three are five" and the other that "three and two are five" were dis- pensing the same, order of wisdom and with results as epoch-making; aa two vocalists with different opinions on what the cricoid cartilage should do in voice production. The whole thln^ is equivalent to saying: "No matter if the tone 1b beautiful, if you do not produce it in my way it is wrong." It Is this brand or intel- ligence that causes the other profes- sions to smile at us. Vocal teachers will never get together if they con- fine themselves to such lines of argu- ment. Father Time himself will be ready to lie down and give up the ghost before vocal teachers reach an agreement if they confine their argu- ments to those things which always fulfill their normal functions when they are left alone. If vocal teachers ever reach an agreement It will be on those things which constitute the finished product. After all, the finished product should bo the chief concern of the vocal teacher as it Is of the public. The public cares little about where the singer has studied, or what label he uses on his method, if he sings well. There are certain things which Indi- cate the trained voice, snd they are things upon which musiotansâ€"I use the word advisedlyâ€"can agree. They are the following: An even scale from top to bottom of the voice; no weak tones or evi- dence of registers. A clear, telling resonance In every tone. A sympathetic quality. Ample power. Perfect ease and freedom in produc- tion throughout. A perfect swell; that is, the ability to go from pianissimo to full voice and return on any tone In the com- pass without a break and without sac- rificing the tone quality. What the old Italians called messa di voce. The ability to pronounce distinctly and with ease to the top of the com- pass. Sufficient flexibility to meet all tech- nical demands. , An ear sensitive to the finest shades of intonation. An artistic concept or musical taste of the highest possible order. These things are essential to good singing. They are necessary to meet the present day demands made upon the singer. They constitute the singer's equipment. The aim of every good teacher will be to so develop the m^m^mnmemmgp^mgu) voices of his pupils that they will have and control the elements above mentioned. If he falls to do this, no matter under what euphonious poly* syllable appellation his method may be disguised* It tacts the chief ele- ment of efficiency in that it haa not prepared the voice to meet the present day demands. In the matter of voice training re* suits are the only things that count Any teacher, whose pupils sing well has our unqualified Indorsement. We shall not question his plan of proced- ure. The finished product Is what we are aiming for. What he says or does to the pupil does not concern us if he has succeeded in producing the pure singing tone, which Is always round, full, mellow, rich, resonant, steady, and sympathetic. The destina- tion, not the route, is the Important thing. The wide-awake teacher will find that the process of developing these things, wbjjisjb we have shown to be necessary ta good singing, Is mental rather than.physical; that they are all matters of understanding, that the vocal mechanism Is controlled by men* tal concepts, and by Indirection rather than by direct effort; that the action et the vocal chords is automatic and ean by no possible means be rightly directed by conscious effort. He will know that habits are always habits of mind, and that he is not developing muscles but mental concepts. These manifest themselves in perfect auto- matic control of the mechanism. He win know that the throat behaves best when one Is least conscious of It, snd that when it is freed from resistance and all thought of direct control It scarcely ever goes wrong. He will soon learn that Interference Is the thing that prevents the singer from producing a good tone, that one can- not drive the tone up through his head, that the best suggestion he can make Is that of letting it go through the head. He will learn that bis larynx, like his digestion, is working best when he is least conscious of it. that singing is still an art as it was in the days of Mancinl and Tosi, and that making vocal mechanic* the basis of voice teaching Is not only useless but nothing short of pernicious. ' It is not at all necessary for the teacher to tell how he gets results. He only needs to show the finished product. But the finished product is something more than a theory. ^♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦<o»o»#o»»»e»a»»a»»a»»»>»»»»»»»»»»*v»»»a»»;; What People Are Doing i| f».........»♦♦ in Ev&ns'toii.....â€".....â- > LWNC Ifcnoe 33S» Harrison GRACE GROVE J T Chicago MAC BURNE _t ytlNE ARTS BUILDI] \<^ Voiet Prosscttea sad Teo*e| Ncttsssry to the Best Devdsj Attists rsrsiakel ia Geaeral or Sfscasissi Pi of Onwng Boom Icdtsls STUDIOS ISON 4SS0 Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Webster will move May 1 to 2304 Central street. Mr. George H. Scurlock, 824 Hln- man avenue, left Tuesday on a six weeks' business trip. Mr. Aaron Cutting, 1922 Orrington avenue, returned Saturday from Howe Military school. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Poppenbusen, 653 Michigan avenue, returned Wednes- day from Florida. Mrs. Squire Rush Harris, 1316 Jud- Hon avenue, has as her guest, Mrs. Q. Mellor of Malvern, Iowa. The Sigma Alpha Iota sorority will give a dance Saturday evening, April 12, at the Woman's club.- Miss J. D. Terras, 944 Aslvry ave- nue, entertained Tuesday afternd< -* <n honor of Mrs. C. L. Burcb. Mrs. Fred Connor entertained the Music Study class Monday at her home, 125 Dempster street Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Moore, 1300 Main street will leave this week for a month's vis\t In Caldwell, Idaho. Miss Grace McElwaln of Kenosha, Wis., was the week-end guest of Miss Bertha Moore. 2403 Prairie avenue. Mrs. H. B. Cutting, 1922 Orrington avenue, gave a delightful dance Mon- day evening in honor of her son. Aaron V. Cutting. Mr. and Mrs. William Thompson and family have moved this week from the Greenwood Inn to 1028 Hln- man avenue. Mr. Edward Dawson will return this week from Cornell university. Martha Mathison, 825 Chicago ave- nue, aged 12 years, was taken Satur- day to St Francis hospital with scar- let fever. Mr. Curtis Rainy, 326 Dempster street, was removed Saturday to St. Francis hospital, suffering with scar- let fever. Mrs. Louis A. Wheeler, 1028 Elm- wood avenue, bas as her guest her mother, Mrs. C. B. Fuller of Mount Vernon, N. Y. Mrs. Clarence C. Raetz, 919 Hinman avenue, underwent a successful opera- tion at St. .Francis hospital Saturday. She is doing well. Mrs. John H. Long of the Newstead entertained Informally Wednesday afternoon a few friends. Two tables j* cards were played. lis. Lew Aabye, 1516 Sherman ave- nue, left Monday night for a week's visit with her mother, Mrs. Henry C. Driggs, at Mollne, 111. Mr. Lester Parkei principal of Gen- eva, 111., high school, h«e been visit- ing Mrs. M. W. Ormes, 647 Judson avenue, for a few days. Mrs. Albert Graff, 846 Judson ave- nue, entertained a number of Chicago friends at dinner Sunday. Covers were laid for fourteen. Miss Eleanor Van Vllsslngen. 315 Davis street has returned to Milwau- kee Downer seminary, after spending the Easter vacation at boms. Chicai of j&tc§ Dramatic Ari T "ft""1 "? â-  â- :"' " *fT.'.:T-'â€"â€"*"'â- â- â€"â- f^efâ€"^-^ â- â€¢"* "^"^"^-* '^â- ^"â- "â- "â- "â- "'â- 'â- ^^sj. â- â-  i a sasath. Clis> it <s» fatata rsfsriais 1 Musie sad Cabai Mnsie Bai^s^sasCMYTakva at Short Norjos "atl CONCERT North Side Turner Hall i*S7 P08TBR AVE.. CHICAGO •haa* Bdgawsm MIS Hall 1128 Fins AHj^tMAa, Chicago CONCERT, O*AT0ltI& RiCITALS PUPILS ACCsU-TBD IRENE 4eacl leaders *Ji FRANCIS Jennetie Loud eat pins TsL >l of Music BUILDING A. O. T. AttsminB char of PlaaojOrgSn.Sjiad Ifanseay 904 a*SO Windsor . CI TtUplMut ftamsi-wdJOys fevan aa 4syMssMaa Miss A ulT1*- f4£refess|onal don Canservaterlsp at maay. Available fo Dramatic Recitals, Studio: 718 Fins Arts Building Phone Dearborn 843 CHICAGO 7: A. Alfred Holmes Piano Harmony Some of Mr. Holmes^paaUe are under the atari- agetnent of Mr; Harry Colbertaoa. Telephone Harrison SSS1 Miss Emm A. Teacher of Miss Isabel Hardle, 911 Hinman ave- nue, and Miss Lillian Elliott who bas been Miss Hardle's guest for a short time, returned to Albion college Tues- day. ' The Visitation Alumni auxiliary will hold their next meeting. April 16, in the Evanston Woman's club build- ing. Father H. P. Smyth will be the speaker. Mrs. Royal J. Whltlock, 2608 Park place, will give an auction party this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Eight tables will be played. The rooms will be prettily decorated in spring flow- ers. Mrs. P. Scbwin and daughter, Hel- en, of Elkhart, Ind., will be the guests this week of Mrs. James Roy Ozanne, 2627 Stewart avenue. Miss Schwln expects to enter Northwestern next year. Dr. Cosner and Mack Cosner are safe with their family in Dayton, Ohio. The North Shore Neighborhood .club met Saturday night at the Orrington avenue school. Mrs. A. S. Best, 1936 Orrington ave- nue, went to New York Monday for a three weeks' trip. Prof, and Mrs. E. P. Baillot 426 HamUton street wiU return this week Velim Amefi( from a trip to New York. Mrs. J. F. Henderson, 919 Anbury avenue, will give a tea this week in honor of Mrs. C. L. Burch. Mrs. John F. Btrickler, 553 Sher- man avenue, entertained the Neighbor- hood club of ten ladies Friday after- noon at her home. Mr. Wm. H. Rankin. 1722 Ridge avenue, and family, will move May 1. to the home of Prof. Walter Dill Scott 2086 Orrington avenue. HATTIEH-HEIM 73 AwHtorlem aMg.,CbJcag» Lillian Ballaird i / KQd4L*» ____j sltWMBC si-4f\J Vefti mm) larrtsas MS ^'•Anditoi its 74 'Auditorium Bldtf. Ramon B. Girvin Stodlo: AawrtdUOMiactrstory EDW. ;rson and Giuseppe Verdi. By signin descriptive literature and also a handsor the greatest dramatists of all times, whi a celebrated artist. University Alliance Salic 405 431 B. 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