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1899] Document No. 12. 25
of the piano, and has been especially successful in teaching
harmony and counterpoint.
Blind students of music need more time for practice
than sighted students, and it is the constant endeavor of
this department to provide its pupils with all possible
helps in their practice. We still need one or two addi-tional
pianos, three practice claviers, two small organs and
a new pipe-organ.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN A. SIMPSON,
Director of Music.
Raleigh, N. C, December 4, 1898
Mr. John E. Ray, Principal:
Sir—The teaching of orchestral instruments was kept
up in the school until September of the present session,
when it was deemed advisable to make a change ; accord-ingly,
instruments for a small brass band were bought, and
I am glad to report that the progress of the band is quite
commendable.
The reasons for change were manifold, and, I think, will
be obvious.
My mornings are taken up with advanced piano work,
harmony, composition, form, etc., and only afternoons
could be given to the orchestra, and one hour each day
demanded ensemble practice, but two hours were left for
the members to learn their various parts, which was suf-ficient,
but it was impossible to give any pupil a private
lesson, and none had time for individual practice.
As it is now, my mornings are occupied as formerly, and
I cannot find time to give each pupil a private lesson (that
is, on their band instruments), but I have much more time
than last year, and each pupil has an hour allotted for pri-vate
practice.
The band consists of one E-flat clarinet, one B-flat clari-
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| Full Text | 1899] Document No. 12. 25 of the piano, and has been especially successful in teaching harmony and counterpoint. Blind students of music need more time for practice than sighted students, and it is the constant endeavor of this department to provide its pupils with all possible helps in their practice. We still need one or two addi-tional pianos, three practice claviers, two small organs and a new pipe-organ. Respectfully submitted, JOHN A. SIMPSON, Director of Music. Raleigh, N. C, December 4, 1898 Mr. John E. Ray, Principal: Sir—The teaching of orchestral instruments was kept up in the school until September of the present session, when it was deemed advisable to make a change ; accord-ingly, instruments for a small brass band were bought, and I am glad to report that the progress of the band is quite commendable. The reasons for change were manifold, and, I think, will be obvious. My mornings are taken up with advanced piano work, harmony, composition, form, etc., and only afternoons could be given to the orchestra, and one hour each day demanded ensemble practice, but two hours were left for the members to learn their various parts, which was suf-ficient, but it was impossible to give any pupil a private lesson, and none had time for individual practice. As it is now, my mornings are occupied as formerly, and I cannot find time to give each pupil a private lesson (that is, on their band instruments), but I have much more time than last year, and each pupil has an hour allotted for pri-vate practice. The band consists of one E-flat clarinet, one B-flat clari- |
