LIGHT MUSIC
Sir,-It would be interesting to know who is responsible for selecting the records played on the Breakfast Session from 2YA. On occasional mornings there is some evidence of thought and taste in the selection, but more often this seems to be completely lacking. Of late, too, there has been an increasing number of Tin Pan Alley vocal numbers. These ara of course very popular, but music of this standard is already provided at.the same time by the Commercial stations. At breakfast, thereforé, we often have the choice of poor music with advertisements, or poor music without them. At such times, I suggest, a pleasant background is needed, rather than either symphony or swing. Fewer vocal numbers would at least be a help-the words are more obviously banal than the music. Otherwise, the best thing would be to choose someone to select the records who does not merely "listen with the feet,"
C. ARTHUR
HART
(Christchurch).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 817, 25 March 1955, Page 5
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157LIGHT MUSIC New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 817, 25 March 1955, Page 5
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