June 21, 1923 an intelligent scheme. It is not fair to the average high school student who is ambitious to study music to be denied this privilege simply because he has not the time to go ahead with his music. The curriculum can be reorganized and certain subjects which heretofore have been looked upon as orthodox in education will be eliminated, and the cultural subjects take their places. There is a nation-wide movement toward this end. What the Private Teacher Must Do. A great many people teaching music as a profession are specialists. They have devoted many years of hard labor to mastering their specialty, and in many cases their general education has suffered. .If they desire to qualify as accredited teachers they would have to present to the State Department certificates of instruction, experience in teaching, and general record as musicians. It is on this point perhaps more than any other that a discussion would arise, each one m turn feeling that he was perfectly qualified to follow his profession, merely because he had done so for many years. hew teachers have ever been trained to be teachers. They mastered their specialty and drifted into teaching as a means of livelihood. They lacked teaching knowledge and experience. which later they gained at the expense of the pupil. Music teaching after all should be a serious business. The day has passed when the imported music teacher may lay gr־eu* rr a^m distinction merely because he is a foreigner with -European training. In many cases this meant absolutely nothing. When parents are educated to the belief that the selection of the proper teacher for their children is a very important element in success then, and then only, will the profession of music teaching be placed upon a di״-mhed plane. The proper place to start this is, naturally, the school, and by a sympathetic co-operation between the school authorities and the private teachers we shall eventually arrive at the solution of this difficult problem. There must be this type of co-operation in order to work out systematically various plans which will be at the same time satisfactory both to the private teacher and the educational authorities. MuiSiCÂL CÔÜklÈR 26 MUSIC AND PUBLIC EDUCATION By GEORGE H. GARTLAN Director of Music in the Public Schools of New York City THE PRIVATE TEACHER AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL The Professional Relationship Which Exists Between the Average Private Teacher and the School Supervisor in Relation to Music Instruction for Children CHAMBERLAIN BEROLZHEIMER DINES MAYOR HYLAN MUSICALLY Chief Executive Honored for His Interest in Advancing Tonal Art Municipally The foregoing titles may be misleading because other ntvgrneSIKeSi ״1״sic were discussed at the dinner which City Chamberlain Philip J. Berolzheimer gave in honor of b,ne°1?HyRVVhe WaId°rf־Astoria, on Tuesday evening, '2?? 1Op at a״y rate> music was the keynote of the T«»1 entertainment was rendered by various artists, and all the formal speeches had reference to the work which finn ;VIl accomP1,ls1Jle.d by the present municipal administration in the way of bringing music nearer to the people The speakers were the Hon. Victor J. Dowling Archbishon Mr' ?.erol?fheinLer- Dr• Eugene A. Noble and finally YorlffsT hlms.elfV Everyone agreed that Greater New \ork is a wonderful city; that it has made remarkable progress in musical matters, and that its future in that direction is boundlessly bright whl\״eI0lzheime,r gaine? especiaI1y enthusiastic applause when he announced that the movement for an Art Center in this city is very much alive and that active steps are beinv considered to locate the contemplated buildings on the site of the old and now unused reservoir in Central Park The the T/ttL^ m,fs?Cf״I Chamberlain, «to£ of this city. m behalf of the poorer People safedlhSi thiin'f ih°rk haS a, piettier sPectacle been vouch-sated than that of the scene of the dinner. The laree chamber had been transferred into a veritable garden there being flowered walks, artificial lakes, fountains and nea cocks m the center, with the tables grouped about the outside of the landscape. The ceiling was vaulted with some blue cloth material flecked with silver stars7n/l;S moonlight played around the entire picture. The feast Dre-sented to the diners was decidedly Lucullan as one ofPthe speakers remarked most appropriately ’ the Among those present at the dinner were the follow¡!״?• E(^n־M^I}erol:^dmer^^rsPEdwin*M1^(fmieh 6®.”6^^־rolzheiiner,' olzheimer, Mrs Alfred r Berolzheimer, Alfred C. Ber¡ N0LPB״n״tap3״fChral™t?AB¥I"־; H°F P. BBeunrnr־ngD״: land, Mrs. Royal S Cope°iid Ho“ Bird S rol»HIm, Edward Drennon, Hon. Vtaor Y Dowilnv Dr H°"'t Ti.omas A• Daly, Edward D. Dowlintr Carnill H Frank Damrosch, Daniel L. Dunning, Hon. Charles T. Druhan ־ Dr ¿”®'a MrSV Ca^ro11 H• . C. J. Eschenberg, Frank T Folev Hnn Tn ' Donohue, Otto C. Heinze, Mrs Otto f Hr¡״ Sr!' Hon. Nicholas J. Hayes, mmrn^mk ISSS־%’J3.׳s?ASi Sinnott, ?heire0ttF.Sstd“r Harry^B 1^mith" Zriner? A' Whalen’ Jos,ah Zuro, Margo Zweig, Edward J. A.’ teachers, provided their pupil product passes an examination satisfactory to the school authorities, and also in States like New York, Regents’ examinations in music. Private teachers should band together and endorse plans of this kind for their own protection. There is no doubt that the quality of teaching has improved greatly in the past generation, but the main object of this work is that it shall more nearly relate such teaching to the school life of the child. Music is such an important part of the social life of a nation, that teachers and educators should make every effort to safeguard their profession against the incompetent teacher who today may practice his work without interference from the authorities. The impostor should be removed from this field of activity, and the carefully prepared and well informed instructor take his place. The Educational Authorities and the Private Teacher. At present there is no State control of music as a profession. It is not entirely practical to consider that music teaching shall be organized and protected as the professions of law and medicine, but there is a medium ground for careful analysis and control of music teaching as such. The question of licensing private teachers has never been popular. There has been a great deal of misinformation on the subject, which naturally arouses suspicion and prejudice, but proper minded teachers have come to the conclusion that some safeguard must be found to insure that the proper teachers shall have recognition by the State, and that the sincerity of their work shall be protected against the onslaught of the incompetent and unqualified. It has always seemed to us that the teacher who is well prepared has nothing at all to fear in competition with others. It would be a fine thing if the State should approve a certain ■class of teacher so that there would be an understanding between the local Board of Education and the community as to the type of person who would be approved. Children attending school could continue their music study, and have it not only accredited as part of their school work, but recognized as a major portion of their education. To do this properly means that the teachers must be recognized by the local Board of Education, and must have some definite State approval. It should not be left to the whim of a parent to determine which in their judgment is the better teacher. As a rule parents are not able to decide this. Wherever a State Board of Education has tried to solve this problem there has been considerable enthusiasm on the part of the schools, and also on the part of certified teachers. It is perfectly practical for any school system to work out , Music, as taught in the public schools, is now a recognized State educational function. So much is being taught m the way of music in its various forms that frequently there is a misunderstanding between the private teacher and the school authorities, as to how such work shall be accredited. For several years State authorities have been willing to recognize the form of instruction as given by private ST6FI־G€y€R. cvrrunis CÈ Swiss Violinist In America ־ Next Season. LAanayemcni Concert Direction M.H. HANSON SUMMER MASTER COURSES for teachers and students of singing personally conducted by Dr. P. Mario Marafioti author of Caruso’s Method of Voice Production For particulars and booklet on Natural Singing write to Miss B. 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