Music Trade Review
Issue: 1949 Vol. 108 N. 3 - Page 10
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The Jfusic (JjiaJe
REVIEW
Established 1879
CARLETON CHACE, Editor
Alex H. Kolbe, Publisher
V. T. Costello
Alexander Hart
Associate Editor
Technical Editor
Mary Louise Kauffman
Circulation Manager
Published monthly at 510 RKO Building, Radio
City, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20. N. Y.
Telephones: Circle 7 • 5842 - 5843 • 5844
Vol.
108
MARCH, 1949
portant link in the progressive music education of chil-
dren. Plans were set up to teach the first through sixth
grade classroom teachers in every county and city the
simplicity of teaching rhythm bands, melody instru-
ments, and the teaching of class piano groups for the
purpose of giving every child the necessary basic funda-
mentals of music. This is what we call very constructive
work, and eventually will bear fruit both for the dealer
in pianos and other musical instruments. The plan has
worked out so that colleges and universities have sched-
uled 1 to 3 day workshops for at least three different
times a year for city and county classroom teachers,
and the city and county superintendents are making this
time available during regular working hours. It can
readily be seen that if such a movement is carried out
throughout all the states in the union it will not be long
before there will be enough teachers to teach piano and
other musical lessons in the schools, as everybody in the
industry would like to see them taught. In the Tennessee
instance, music merchants are lending every assistance
possible to this effort, and as Mr. McAllister proceeds
with this promotion we have no doubt that music mer-
chants in other states will do the same. In fact, when
music merchants discover that such a promotion is be-
ing done in or near their territory, it would seem to us
that they should immediately get in touch with W. A.
Mills, executive secretary of the American Music Con-
ference, so as to be prepared when Mr. McAllister comes
their way to give every aid possible to this splendid
work.
No. 3
Result of Piano Leessons in School ^
Business—As We See It
W
E are glad to note that the American Music
Conference is taking cognizance of the fact
that teachers as well as children have to be in-
structed regarding the teaching of piano lessons in the
schools, and the work which is being done by F. R.
McAllister of the AMC staff seems
to be along the lines which should
be of infinite help after a while to
all music merchants throughout the
country. It seems that in Tennessee
Mr. McAllister worked with the De-
partment of Education, and the Uni-
versity of Tennessee, colleges and
schools of music, and with the co-
operation of music dealers put into
action a project to give all children
and adults in Tennessee the oppor-
CARLETON CHACE
tunity to participate in a total
school community music program,
recognizing that the classroom teacher is the most im-
10
S another illustration as to what piano lessons in
the schools can do toward interesting children
in the piano and prompting the parents to buy
a piano for a child is the story which we heard recently
about a little girl in York, Pa. who had expressed a de-
sire for a piano and her parents were going to buy her
one for Christmas as a surprise. The teacher in the
school found out about it and piano classes were started
in her building some time previous to Christmas. So,
particular attention was paid to have this little girl
taught to play Christmas music. The piano was delivered
to a neighbor previous to Christmas and then transferred
to the home of the child on Christmas eve after she had
retired. When she came down next morning she dis-
covered the piano, and much to the amazement of her
parents sat down and played "Jingle Bells" and a couple
of other simple Christmas selections. Since that time she
has been continuously improving until she now plays
very well, much to the delight not only of herself but
her parents. In our opinion it is the younger generation
that is going to make the piano business grow and grow
and grow, and we are still of the opinion that the more
effort put behind having piano lessons in the schools
the better the piano business will be in the future.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, MARCH. 1949
The Jfusic (JjiaJe
REVIEW
Established 1879
CARLETON CHACE, Editor
Alex H. Kolbe, Publisher
V. T. Costello
Alexander Hart
Associate Editor
Technical Editor
Mary Louise Kauffman
Circulation Manager
Published monthly at 510 RKO Building, Radio
City, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20. N. Y.
Telephones: Circle 7 • 5842 - 5843 • 5844
Vol.
108
MARCH, 1949
portant link in the progressive music education of chil-
dren. Plans were set up to teach the first through sixth
grade classroom teachers in every county and city the
simplicity of teaching rhythm bands, melody instru-
ments, and the teaching of class piano groups for the
purpose of giving every child the necessary basic funda-
mentals of music. This is what we call very constructive
work, and eventually will bear fruit both for the dealer
in pianos and other musical instruments. The plan has
worked out so that colleges and universities have sched-
uled 1 to 3 day workshops for at least three different
times a year for city and county classroom teachers,
and the city and county superintendents are making this
time available during regular working hours. It can
readily be seen that if such a movement is carried out
throughout all the states in the union it will not be long
before there will be enough teachers to teach piano and
other musical lessons in the schools, as everybody in the
industry would like to see them taught. In the Tennessee
instance, music merchants are lending every assistance
possible to this effort, and as Mr. McAllister proceeds
with this promotion we have no doubt that music mer-
chants in other states will do the same. In fact, when
music merchants discover that such a promotion is be-
ing done in or near their territory, it would seem to us
that they should immediately get in touch with W. A.
Mills, executive secretary of the American Music Con-
ference, so as to be prepared when Mr. McAllister comes
their way to give every aid possible to this splendid
work.
No. 3
Result of Piano Leessons in School ^
Business—As We See It
W
E are glad to note that the American Music
Conference is taking cognizance of the fact
that teachers as well as children have to be in-
structed regarding the teaching of piano lessons in the
schools, and the work which is being done by F. R.
McAllister of the AMC staff seems
to be along the lines which should
be of infinite help after a while to
all music merchants throughout the
country. It seems that in Tennessee
Mr. McAllister worked with the De-
partment of Education, and the Uni-
versity of Tennessee, colleges and
schools of music, and with the co-
operation of music dealers put into
action a project to give all children
and adults in Tennessee the oppor-
CARLETON CHACE
tunity to participate in a total
school community music program,
recognizing that the classroom teacher is the most im-
10
S another illustration as to what piano lessons in
the schools can do toward interesting children
in the piano and prompting the parents to buy
a piano for a child is the story which we heard recently
about a little girl in York, Pa. who had expressed a de-
sire for a piano and her parents were going to buy her
one for Christmas as a surprise. The teacher in the
school found out about it and piano classes were started
in her building some time previous to Christmas. So,
particular attention was paid to have this little girl
taught to play Christmas music. The piano was delivered
to a neighbor previous to Christmas and then transferred
to the home of the child on Christmas eve after she had
retired. When she came down next morning she dis-
covered the piano, and much to the amazement of her
parents sat down and played "Jingle Bells" and a couple
of other simple Christmas selections. Since that time she
has been continuously improving until she now plays
very well, much to the delight not only of herself but
her parents. In our opinion it is the younger generation
that is going to make the piano business grow and grow
and grow, and we are still of the opinion that the more
effort put behind having piano lessons in the schools
the better the piano business will be in the future.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, MARCH. 1949
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