. Springfield present and prospective; the city of homes . available for the larger musical affairs, whilethe high school hall serves for recitals. As an educational center for music Springfield stands well inspite of the fact that it has never had a central school of music. Thepublic schools are doing much for the art, and the city is well suppliedwith excellent teachers in all branches. Entirely adequate instruc-tion can be had in piano, violin, violoncello, bass, many of the wind-instruments, singing, and musical theory, a fact which parents whodesire to give their children a musical educat
. Springfield present and prospective; the city of homes . available for the larger musical affairs, whilethe high school hall serves for recitals. As an educational center for music Springfield stands well inspite of the fact that it has never had a central school of music. Thepublic schools are doing much for the art, and the city is well suppliedwith excellent teachers in all branches. Entirely adequate instruc-tion can be had in piano, violin, violoncello, bass, many of the wind-instruments, singing, and musical theory, a fact which parents whodesire to give their children a musical education appreciate. Alto-gether Springfield has done as much musically as almost any city ofthe same rank in the United States, and its advantages ha»e sosteadily increased in recent years that a marked development ofmusical culture may be confidently looked for. In theatrical matters there is of course no such opportunity formunicipal individuality as in music, and vihat little individualitythere may once have been has steadily decreased as the development. M 0 ^^
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