Music for School
HERE are 2300 schools in New Zealand equipped with radios, and although these may not always be switched on at Broadcasts to Schools time, a large number of pupils gain in one way or another from the variety of programmes presented. This term, following on from James Robertson’s series on the instruments of the orchestra, a series by Ken Smith on the brass band is now being heard on Mondays. Ken Smith, the well-known conductor of the St. Kilda Band, and champion cornet player, provides the commentary throughout the eleven programmes of the series, plays the cornet himself in the first, and introduces members of the band to demon"strate other instruments. Care has been taken in the making of the series to choose music which will appeal to children and catch their imaginations, as it is felt that this is the only way children at this level-standard 4 and forms 1 and 2-gain from. musical appreciation lessons. The series started on September 10, and is being recorded in Dunedin,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 895, 28 September 1956, Page 11
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172Music for School New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 895, 28 September 1956, Page 11
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