Music Trade Review
Issue: 1926 Vol. 82 N. 18-SECTION-2 - Page 3
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Musical Merchandise
Published by The Music Trade Review, 383 Madison Avenue, New York
4,300 Johnstown School Children Say
They Want to Play and What
1,396 Are Already Studying Some Instrument, According to Survey Made Right
After Harmonica Contests in That City—The Harmonica as a Prospect Maker
T
H E R E has been a whole lot written and a
great deal more said about the wave of
harmonica popularity and its influence in
stimulating sales of other musical instruments.
It sounds like a very plausible idea that starting
the kids on the harmonica means the develop-
according to some interesting statistics just re-
leased by M. Hohner, Inc.
These statistics are the compilations of the
findings of an exhaustive bit of research under-
taken in the public schools of Johnstown, Pa.
The survey was made by Leo J. Buettner, sec-
Johnstown has recently gone through a big
epidemic of harmonica playing as a result of
organized contests conducted by the recreation
commission. With the view of finding out just
what the effect of this harmonica work has
been, Mr. Buettner hit upon the plan of ques-
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(Continued on page 15)
Musical Merchandise
Published by The Music Trade Review, 383 Madison Avenue, New York
4,300 Johnstown School Children Say
They Want to Play and What
1,396 Are Already Studying Some Instrument, According to Survey Made Right
After Harmonica Contests in That City—The Harmonica as a Prospect Maker
T
H E R E has been a whole lot written and a
great deal more said about the wave of
harmonica popularity and its influence in
stimulating sales of other musical instruments.
It sounds like a very plausible idea that starting
the kids on the harmonica means the develop-
according to some interesting statistics just re-
leased by M. Hohner, Inc.
These statistics are the compilations of the
findings of an exhaustive bit of research under-
taken in the public schools of Johnstown, Pa.
The survey was made by Leo J. Buettner, sec-
Johnstown has recently gone through a big
epidemic of harmonica playing as a result of
organized contests conducted by the recreation
commission. With the view of finding out just
what the effect of this harmonica work has
been, Mr. Buettner hit upon the plan of ques-
3UKVBY U SIXTBKN JOHNSTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AS TO THE KIND OP MUSICAL rasTRUHwms AHD HUMBER OP CHILDREJC THAT
SCH3QLS
M4AD0W-
VALB
B
0
SBX
HO. OIUlDJtBH 166 135
Harmonicas
19
Cornets
10
Saxaphones
Altos
TromDone3
1
Snare Drums
1
Base Drums
French Korns
Clarinets
a
Flutes
Violins
14
•Cellos
Base Viols
Mandolins
2
Guitars
4
Banjos
2
Ukuleles
4
Pianos
Xylophones
C reran s
Pipe Organs
Kettle lirums
Trunmets
Hams
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Fife
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Wright, supervisor of music in the Johnstown
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(Continued on page 15)
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