The New England magazine . DANIEL BOONE SCENE, PAGEANT OF PATRIOTS. Music for Children By ETHEL SYFORD WHEN you speak of your childseducation I wonder whetheryou have music in mind asa part of it. Personally Ido not believe that there is any mentaloccupation which is more capable ofmaking for broad-minded, sympatheticperception and refinement than ismusic. For some time we have beenaccustomed to witnessing with delightthe increased progress and interestwhich little folks show when their men-tal tasks are picturesquely presented tothem. Music is most susceptible tointeresting treatment, and it
The New England magazine . DANIEL BOONE SCENE, PAGEANT OF PATRIOTS. Music for Children By ETHEL SYFORD WHEN you speak of your childseducation I wonder whetheryou have music in mind asa part of it. Personally Ido not believe that there is any mentaloccupation which is more capable ofmaking for broad-minded, sympatheticperception and refinement than ismusic. For some time we have beenaccustomed to witnessing with delightthe increased progress and interestwhich little folks show when their men-tal tasks are picturesquely presented tothem. Music is most susceptible tointeresting treatment, and it yieldsreadily to picturesque presentation, —almost more so than any other subject;but how many poor little innocentsone sees trudging to their music lessonwith lack of interest or even dread intheir hearts because it means a tire-some lot of musts anddonts anddry explanations which they hardlycomprehend! Mabel Madison Watson has made itpossible to make the elements of musicstudy infinitely more interesting to thelittle learner. Instead of asking it totry to rem
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