AN APPEAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 February 1919, Page 2

AN APPEAL.

THE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF OUI' YOUTHS. To the Editor. Sir, —Will you grant me space to bring a matter before your many readers concerning tho youths of our community? Last week my committee '(per medium of the bandmaster) resumed the junior classes in connection with the work of the Citizens' Bund, and there was a splendid response of young lads for the "brass" section, which we will endeavor to cope with. Mr. McLeod is, however, desirous of once more bringing before lads and their parents the facilities offering for the teaching of reed instruments and wood-wind generally, viz., clarinet, flute, piccolo, oboe, saxophone, etc. But for the recent epidemic tit least live lads would have been playing in the baud during this summer for recital and other purposes. These youths will duly make their appearance, it is hoped, but they require to be reinforced by the addition of ii fev. more, so as to make the full E compL'n.ein, in, say, twelve mouths' time. £ The committee feel that they cannot undertake the providing of the instrument chosen by the pupil in this section, and all the parents are asked to do is to furnWi their boy with such, and the bandmaster will do the rest, the only stipulation being that in return for the tuition, the boy's services must be available in the band so soon as he is considered proficient enough to take his place there. One or two instruments are known to be held locally, which it may be possible to secure—Mr. M'Leod win furnish particulars of these to inquirers, it is hoped, therefore, that parents will give this oiler careful consideration, be- 8 cause no such valuable opportunity is 8 available to the boys of any other town i in New Zealand. Mr. M'Leod's work i among the boys of this town is well j known to all your readers, and he has i been the recipient of both verbal and * written acknowledgments from parents § of the wonderful influence for good the 9 study of the music has had upon the lives jj of their sons. My committee urges par- j cuts to make inquiries of either myself 'i or the bandmaster at the earliest op- i portunity, so that full advantage may bs • taken of the longer evenings as they :j come along as regards the studies. Trust- jj ing this appeal will meet with the re- 1 spouse it deserves—l am, etc-, S H. It. CATTLEY, | Secretary j New Plymouth Citizens' Band Committee |