The CHORAL INSTRUCTION For High Schools, Normal Schools, and Singing Societies By FREDERIC H. PEASE Of the Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Michigan WILLIAM M. LAWRENCE Of the W. H. Ray School, Chicago, Illinois The Rand-McNally Music Books THE CHORAL INSTRUCTION COURSE For High Schools, Normal Schools, and Singing Societies By FREDERIC H. PEASE, of the Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Michigan For High Schools, Normal Schools, and Singing Societies By WILLIAM M. LAWRENCE, Principal of the W. H. Ray School, Chicago, Illinois THE CHORAL SONG BOOK AND INSTRUCTION COURSE Cloth, 8vo (6 x 9 inches), 000 pages. Price, 85 cents A PRIMER ON VOICE AND SINGING By W. H. NEIDLINGER, author of "Small Songs for Small Singers," "Earth, Sky, and Air in Song," "The Ο PREFACE UR leading educators now agree that it is not enough to use music for its enlivening and recreative influence alone. They are convinced that its educational value is so great that it should be taught as a science in all high schools and academies, proficiency therein counting on the credits required for graduation. To this end "The Choral Instruction Course" has been prepared, offering practical lessons in the elements of music and music reading. It will be seen that the book is in two parts - Part I., Practical, and Part II., Theoretical—the practice work being continued throughout. To insure constant review in connection with advance work the several subjects alternate with each other and are introduced many times. The consecutive lessons are thus adapted to the daily order of class work. Where the pupils have had a good training in lower grades the course will take them well into the study of elementary harmony and chord-building. The exercises have been carefully prepared with a view to making them of real interest and value to pupils. In the rules and examples simplicity and clearness of statement have been sought. It is believed that the avoidance of unnecessary technicalities will go far toward making this study attractive to students. Yet no effort has been made to explain every point fully, as it was deemed best to leave much for the teacher to elucidate and for the student to investigate. It is also believed that the provision for frequent written lessons is a valuable feature that will be appreciated by all teachers who seek definite results, and that the Review Questions will be found stimulating and helpful. It may not be amiss, moreover, to express the hope that some day every high school will have a musical library, even though it be only a small one. In it should be found such books as are in the list suggested for Collateral Reading. Ypsilanti, Michigan, June 15, 1904. F. H. P. W. M. L. |