Suggestions for teaching music by the easy methods of conversation and example. One of the most helpful and inspiring books about music and music study ever written. Not only delightful reading for young people, but equally so for adults, either a ... Read more

Suggestions for teaching music by the easy methods of conversation and example. One of the most helpful and inspiring books about music and music study ever written. Not only delightful reading for young people, but equally so for adults, either amateur or professional. The subject matter is treated in an entertaining manner and creates musical possibilities. "Thomas Tapper, author of 'Chats with Music Students' and 'The Music Life and How to Succeed in It' has issued a third volume of short essays entitled 'Music Talks with Children.' Mr. Tapper holds that 'our failure to present music to the young in a manner that interests and holds them is due not so much to the fact that music is too difficult for children, but because the children themselves are too difficult for us." He believes that 'the teacher's knowledge is not a hammer, it is a light." A good deal of light is shed by these chats, which may be cordially commended too all teachers, especially those who wonder why they do not succeed in interesting their pupils in their lessons. The papers entitled 'Listening' and 'Thinking in Tones' will open up to them new ways of approaching the minds of children and making them comprehend and therefore love good music. Of the other twenty-three 'chats' special mention is due to 'Music in School,' which shows in a novel way that music is far from being a mere pastime, but has as great value as any other study in training the intellectual faculties." -The Nation "A remarkably valuable work. It is made up of talks to students, calculated to make them think; of hints and suggestions which will be of immense assistance to those who are earnestly trying to become proficient in music."—Boston Transcript "No other book covers the same broad field which this covers in such a pleasant and inspiring manner."—The Writer "Exceedingly valuable because of its broad impartiality in its exposition of truth, its depth of understanding, and, above all, for its earnest desire, manifest in every word, to lead music students to a love for music itself…. It abounds in high artistic thought and insight."—The Boston Times Less