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SCHOOL MUSIC.

Miss Hofer.

Mrs. Starte.

3. Music for First Four Grades.—All work will be given by grades, outlined
under the following topics: Songs—Introductive lecture—music as a means of
expression and the aims of public school music; songs—how to teach songs, what to
teach through songs, individual work with unmusical children, classification of songs
(devotional, patriotic, nature, festival, miscellancous); breathing exercises—for relaxation,
for development, for artistic singing: vocal work—methods and devices for
securing a light flowing, vibrant tone quality from children; interval work—major
intervale within the octave, different groups of intervals, methods of teaching intervals:
ear-training—rhythm or the recognition of rote songs through rhythm and recognition
of different rhythms through ear, and tune; two, three and four-part rhythms,
taught through games, marching, counting, etc.; time patterns—time difficulties in
rote songs, time patterns, drill on different patterns through singing, ear-training, sight
reading exercises, and writing from ear: rapid sight reading from staff; simple two-part
work: writing of simple melodies and parts of songs from memory.

Daily, hours to be arranged. Auditorium.

Text-Book.—Modern Music Series (Silver, Burdette & Co.).