WOMEN MUSICIANS

Evening Star, Issue 23371, 14 September 1939, Page 16

WOMEN MUSICIANS

MEETING OF SOCIETY At the monthly meeting of the Society of Women Musicians Mr Wilkinson, of the Training College, spoke on ‘ Music in Schools/ Speaking of the , influence which radio listening and home influences have on children, Mr Wilkinson maintained that lack of interest in good music was really due to prejudice. A classical programme broadcast in England recently brought showers of protests from bored listeners; but when the identical programme a month or two later was repeated as a “ mystery programme,” no names of composers or works being announced, these same Menerl a 4ft ifeffl few SPBBfe

elation, demanding more of the sam# sort of, music. The definite' weakness in our New! Zealand system of music in schools was due, Mr Wilkinson said, to a lack of Continuity throughout the school.' Good work on infant classes was often wasted because the teachers of the upper standards had not the interest or the specialised training to carry the children on further. Some primary school head masters were making good use of teachers with special training in music, but not all bead masters were interested in music.! No other subject in the curriculum was treated in so haphazard a way.; Mr Wilkinson gave a detailed account’ of methods of teaching and of interesting children in music and of the part it could play in school life. Two piano solos were given bv Mis* Jean Hendry, ‘ The Sea 1 and ‘ Night in May,’ by Pulmgren. Miss Stella, Bayley proposed a. vote ofi -thanks iha. gpeakeifc