Presto
Issue: 1927 2156 - Page 15
November 26, 1927
15
PRESTO-TIMES
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
PAUL WHITEMAN'S ADVICE
Jazz King, in Chicago Daily News, Tells Young Men
"Learn to Play."
Paul Whiteman, the Chicago Theater orchestra
leader, this week answered questions on modern
music as a career which have poured,in since the
Daily News announced that "the jazz king" would
give advice to young people of Chicago who are con-
sidering jazz music as a vocation.
"My advice, based on considerable experience in
both fields, is 'Learn to play,' " said Mr. Whiteman.
"Get a job in a good orchestra. Establish yourself
and an income as a musician first. Master your
instrument. Then in odd hours try your hand at
composing. It is a waste of time to merely start
out composing with no knowledge of the practical
side of modern orchestral music. Song hits are not
tossed off carelessly by inspired bookkeepers or bank
presidents. They are the result of intense study of
what can be done and how to do it. Most com-
posers are working musicians.
"There are more saxophonists wanted than any
other instrumentalists. The biggest future, I should
say, lies in this instrument for the average youth.
More persons can become expert on this than on
any other instrument. Saxophones are as important
as any other instrument in the large jazz orchestra
or in the innumerable dance bands of the day.
"My advice would be for each young aspirant to-
ward a modern musical career to study the w T oodwind
instruments as a body. Unless you have a special
fondness for some other instrument this is the safest
course. The rise of the jazz bands has brought the
woodwinds into their own, lifted them from obscurity
to first rank.
"Study the saxophone, the clarinet, the oboe, the
flute, all the woodwinds. Do not merely pick up
the art of playing them by experiment and trial and
error. Take lessons from some recognized teacher,
master each instrument one by one and practice—
Philip W. Oetting & Son, Inc.
213 East 19th Street, New York
Sole Agents for
WEICKERT
Hammer
and Damper
Felts
Grand and Upright Ham-
mer* Made of Weickert Felt
hard! There is no other road to success today.
Plenty of opportunity awaits good men, but nothing
worth having awaits the person ungrounded in music
and untrained. Practice going from one of these
woodwind instruments to another rapidly. Learn
their differences and their possibilities. The man
who can switch from one to another and be equally
good on each is always sure of a job. Expert saxo-
phonists earn as much as experts on any other instru-
ment and there are more of them."
ORGANIZE SCHOOL ORCHESTRAS.
A beginning is being made this year by the Na-
tional Bureau for the Advancement of Music in pro-
moting school orchestra contests, particularly in states
where they are held for the first time. A booklet
describing the extent of the Bureau's co-operation is
now on the press and will be issued shortly. The
orchestra contests will be organized along the same
lines as those which have already proved so success-
ful with the bands.
OTTO R. TREFZ, Jr.
PIANO BASS STRINGS —PIANO REPAIR SUPPLIES
TUNERS AND REPAIRERS
Our new Illustrated Catalogue of Piano
and Player Hardware, Felts and Tools
is now ready. If you haven't received
your copy let us know.
1305-09 North 27th St.,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Wanted: Ibung Men!
—to become specialists in a field which will not
only pay them exceptionally well but which
will give them socialstanding and prominence!
O young men looking: for such an opportunity we
have an unusual offer. Fight now in numberless
T
cities and towi s in the United States, 'here is a great
shortage of piano experts, technicians and tuners.
The few masters there are, are earning larjre salaries
for thl3 exceptionally pleasant work. Their time is
rnrr
theirown. They meet the best peo-
rREE
pic and soon establish a wealthy ciien-
Me. We can fit you for this profession
Send for free hook- in t -oroximately 12 short weeks' time!
..•t which tells all N o w d o n . t a a y y o u a r e n o t a musjcianl
about our practical Y o u don't need to be. In fact, 60 per
ana thorough train- c e n t o f o u r g , a o u a t e s neV er took a music
msr course, bend | e g s o n And now they are earning from
for 't nowl
J250 t o $Bo0 a m o n t h l
This is the opportunity you are Inokin* for. Pull yourself out
of the rut. Make a place for yourself among the
bestpeople. Uur complete course in our new J85.-
OuO.uO laborMtory fits you for a real paying pro-
fession. You can (in it. Others have with nobetter
POLK COLLEGE OF PIANO TUNING
oik Building. DepliO
La Port*, Ind.
Fine Action Bushing Cloths, etc
Polk Collec-fc ,.f Piano Tuninpr. La Porte. Ind.
Please send me a copy of your free booklet.
1 like the idea of becoming a professional
piano expert.
Name
Address
Crossman Lumber
Company
Choice Lower Michigan
End Dried White Maple
Quartered Maple
Wide Maple
Folding Organs
School Organs
All thicknesses
Dealers' Attention Solicited
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Tiny Colnola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
HIGH GRADE
Practice Keyboards
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 Englev.cod Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
KEYS RECOVERED AND REBUSHED
FRIELD MILLER & COMPANY
Samples of Work on Request
Prompt and Efficient Service
3355 North Illinois Street, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Manufactured by
The Operators Piano Co.
715-721 N. Kedzie Ave,
CHICAGO
FAIRBANKS
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
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15
PRESTO-TIMES
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
PAUL WHITEMAN'S ADVICE
Jazz King, in Chicago Daily News, Tells Young Men
"Learn to Play."
Paul Whiteman, the Chicago Theater orchestra
leader, this week answered questions on modern
music as a career which have poured,in since the
Daily News announced that "the jazz king" would
give advice to young people of Chicago who are con-
sidering jazz music as a vocation.
"My advice, based on considerable experience in
both fields, is 'Learn to play,' " said Mr. Whiteman.
"Get a job in a good orchestra. Establish yourself
and an income as a musician first. Master your
instrument. Then in odd hours try your hand at
composing. It is a waste of time to merely start
out composing with no knowledge of the practical
side of modern orchestral music. Song hits are not
tossed off carelessly by inspired bookkeepers or bank
presidents. They are the result of intense study of
what can be done and how to do it. Most com-
posers are working musicians.
"There are more saxophonists wanted than any
other instrumentalists. The biggest future, I should
say, lies in this instrument for the average youth.
More persons can become expert on this than on
any other instrument. Saxophones are as important
as any other instrument in the large jazz orchestra
or in the innumerable dance bands of the day.
"My advice would be for each young aspirant to-
ward a modern musical career to study the w T oodwind
instruments as a body. Unless you have a special
fondness for some other instrument this is the safest
course. The rise of the jazz bands has brought the
woodwinds into their own, lifted them from obscurity
to first rank.
"Study the saxophone, the clarinet, the oboe, the
flute, all the woodwinds. Do not merely pick up
the art of playing them by experiment and trial and
error. Take lessons from some recognized teacher,
master each instrument one by one and practice—
Philip W. Oetting & Son, Inc.
213 East 19th Street, New York
Sole Agents for
WEICKERT
Hammer
and Damper
Felts
Grand and Upright Ham-
mer* Made of Weickert Felt
hard! There is no other road to success today.
Plenty of opportunity awaits good men, but nothing
worth having awaits the person ungrounded in music
and untrained. Practice going from one of these
woodwind instruments to another rapidly. Learn
their differences and their possibilities. The man
who can switch from one to another and be equally
good on each is always sure of a job. Expert saxo-
phonists earn as much as experts on any other instru-
ment and there are more of them."
ORGANIZE SCHOOL ORCHESTRAS.
A beginning is being made this year by the Na-
tional Bureau for the Advancement of Music in pro-
moting school orchestra contests, particularly in states
where they are held for the first time. A booklet
describing the extent of the Bureau's co-operation is
now on the press and will be issued shortly. The
orchestra contests will be organized along the same
lines as those which have already proved so success-
ful with the bands.
OTTO R. TREFZ, Jr.
PIANO BASS STRINGS —PIANO REPAIR SUPPLIES
TUNERS AND REPAIRERS
Our new Illustrated Catalogue of Piano
and Player Hardware, Felts and Tools
is now ready. If you haven't received
your copy let us know.
1305-09 North 27th St.,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Wanted: Ibung Men!
—to become specialists in a field which will not
only pay them exceptionally well but which
will give them socialstanding and prominence!
O young men looking: for such an opportunity we
have an unusual offer. Fight now in numberless
T
cities and towi s in the United States, 'here is a great
shortage of piano experts, technicians and tuners.
The few masters there are, are earning larjre salaries
for thl3 exceptionally pleasant work. Their time is
rnrr
theirown. They meet the best peo-
rREE
pic and soon establish a wealthy ciien-
Me. We can fit you for this profession
Send for free hook- in t -oroximately 12 short weeks' time!
..•t which tells all N o w d o n . t a a y y o u a r e n o t a musjcianl
about our practical Y o u don't need to be. In fact, 60 per
ana thorough train- c e n t o f o u r g , a o u a t e s neV er took a music
msr course, bend | e g s o n And now they are earning from
for 't nowl
J250 t o $Bo0 a m o n t h l
This is the opportunity you are Inokin* for. Pull yourself out
of the rut. Make a place for yourself among the
bestpeople. Uur complete course in our new J85.-
OuO.uO laborMtory fits you for a real paying pro-
fession. You can (in it. Others have with nobetter
POLK COLLEGE OF PIANO TUNING
oik Building. DepliO
La Port*, Ind.
Fine Action Bushing Cloths, etc
Polk Collec-fc ,.f Piano Tuninpr. La Porte. Ind.
Please send me a copy of your free booklet.
1 like the idea of becoming a professional
piano expert.
Name
Address
Crossman Lumber
Company
Choice Lower Michigan
End Dried White Maple
Quartered Maple
Wide Maple
Folding Organs
School Organs
All thicknesses
Dealers' Attention Solicited
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Tiny Colnola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
HIGH GRADE
Practice Keyboards
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 Englev.cod Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
KEYS RECOVERED AND REBUSHED
FRIELD MILLER & COMPANY
Samples of Work on Request
Prompt and Efficient Service
3355 North Illinois Street, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Manufactured by
The Operators Piano Co.
715-721 N. Kedzie Ave,
CHICAGO
FAIRBANKS
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).