PHONOGRAPH AS MUSIC TEACHER.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 456, 13 April 1912, Page 7

PHONOGRAPH AS MUSIC TEACHER.

A new method of teaching pupils to sing is used in the Public School, Brooklyn. Miss Marie Ij. Bayer, the principal, hit on the idea of usinj i phonograph. A good phonograph, frith about a dozen standard records was bought with the income derived from the school paper, and installed in the class that made the largest sale of papers. Since the departmental system is used, this does not deprive the rest Df the school from the use of the phonograph. The song under consideration is written on the black 3oarcl,, the music studied, and ihen the record is played, giving the proper tone and expression. It is then repeated, the pupils softly singing, ifter which the phonograph is sto:)pjd and the song sung from 'tin music on the hoard. Among tl:e records are 'My Old Kentucky Home," "Dixie" 'Softly Now the Light of Day," 'The 31ow Worm," and a few orcratic overtures.

The same school lias another hi\:hclass instrument installed in the auditorium. At each morning assemDly and at entertainments anl other meetings this is played, only tli; best music being The childnn immensely enjoy these short hours wi h the great musicians, which the tcarh3rs believe wean them from liking trashy rag-time music.