Chapter XIX: Music and Art

_A._ Music.

I. 1. Teaching.

Damrosch, Frank. Some Essentials in the Teaching of Music. 1916.
101 p. $1.25. Not on specific method, but some essential general
principles of musical education; what to expect of a music
teacher.

†Lavignac, Albert. Musical Education. Appleton. 1902. 447 p.
$2.00. Translated from the French. Authoritative, comprehensive;
includes both instrumental and vocal music; general principles of
musical education; how to select a teacher; when to begin.

Schauffler, Robert H. The Musical Amateur. Houghton. 1911. 261 p.
$1.25. Chatty discussion of the evolution of a musical amateur;
treats of the human rather than the technical side of music
education; some principles in childhood.

2. Instrumental Rhythms and Dances.

†Crawford, Caroline, and Fogg, Eliz. R. Rhythms of Childhood.
Barnes. 1915. 84 p. $1.50. Rhythms for the little child to
interpret in his own way, the beginnings of folk dancing;
valuable for cultivating sense of rhythm.

Hofer, Mari Ruef. Music for the Child World. Bradley. $1.25.
Characteristic rhythms, many of them simple classic music,
accompaniments simplified for the amateur pianist.

Crampton, C. Ward. Folk Dances. Barnes. 1914. 82 p. $1.50. From
English, French, Scandinavian, Russian; with directions.

3. Songs and Voice.

†Bentley, Alys. The Song Primer. Barnes. 1910. Illustrated.
$.30. A book of first songs, melody only, in large size notes;
illustrations in color. Simple melodies and themes.

Bentley, Alys. Song Sentences. Barnes. 40 cards. $.40. Simple
themes printed on large cards.

Bentley, Alys. Tone Plays for Children. Child Life in Song and
Speech. Barnes. Paper pamphlets. Each $.10. Methods of education
in tone play and singing, for children four to seven years.

Bullard, Carrie and Elliott, J. Mother Goose Songs. Hinds &
Noble, New York. 124 p. Paper, $.50. The Mother Goose songs and
English Folk songs.

Walker, Gertrude, and Jenks, Harriet S. Songs and Games for
Little Ones. Ditson. 1912. 136 p. $2.00. An excellent collection
of kindergarten songs and games.

°Chansons de France. Nursery and folk songs and singing games.
Schirmer. Illus. $3.00. Traditional games, with directions
for playing. French words only. Illustrated in quaint colored
pictures by Boutet de Monvel.

Weld, H. P. Mechanism of the Voice and its Hygiene. Ped. Sem.
1910. pp. 143-59. Illus. Bibl. A thorough brief treatise, and
invaluable reference list.

Quigley, Margery C. and others. Index to Kindergarten Songs.
Amer. Library Assn., Chicago. 1915. 286 p. $1.50. Indices by
subject, title, first line, author, composer; lists for special
occasions. Covers all the sixty standard collections.

Scobey, Katherine L., and Horne, Olive B. Stories of Great
Musicians. A. B. Co. 1905. 182 p. Illus. $.40. Incidents in the
lives of musicians of interest to children.

Phonograph records for children should be light, happy rhythmic
music, such as that of Mendelssohn’s Spring Song, the light music
of Schubert, Haydn, Weber, Gilbert and Sullivan; not heavy,
tragic, complex music of the masters and moderns or the ordinary
light opera or ballad.

_B._ Art.

1. History and Appreciation.

Hurll, Esther M. How to Show Pictures to Children. Houghton. 1914.
138 p. Illus. Bibl. $1.50. The kinds of pictures that interest
children; practical suggestions for education in appreciation;
classified lists of pictures. Many illustrations of famous pictures.

Whitcomb, Ida Prentice. Young People’s Story of Art. Dodd. 1906.
380 p. $2.00. Includes sculpture, architecture and painting;
Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Mediæval, Modern except American. Many
illustrations of famous buildings, statues, pictures.

Barstow, Charles L. Famous Buildings. Century. 1915. 246 p. $.60.
From Egyptian to modern times. List of representative buildings in
over twenty American cities.

2. Picture Books.

Brook, L. Leslie. Picture books. Nursery tales. Each paper cover,
$.25. Strong drawing and coloring, abundant humor.

Caldecott, Randolph. Four volumes, illustrating children’s classics
in verse and fairy tale. Dutton. Each, $1.25; or in separate parts
(16), paper cover, each $.25. Rollicking fun, strong color.

Crane, Walter. Picture books. 24 books. Dutton. Each $.25; also
in combined volumes. Fairy tales, fables, nursery rhymes. Dainty,
delicate coloring.

Greenaway, Kate. Mother Goose. Dutton. $.60. Pied Piper. $1.50.
Other volumes with original stories. Dainty colorings, quaint
drawings, touches of humor.

Nister, Ernst. Picture books. Dutton. Paper covers, $.05 to $.50;
Linen books, $.50 to $1.00; board covers, $.50 to $2.00. Beautiful
books in color, of animals, birds, farm life, fairy tales, nursery
rhymes, Bible stories.

Gabriel books. Picture books. Paper, $.05 to $.50; linen, $.50 to
$1.00. Same type and quality as Nister books.

(See also all books marked ° in previous sections of the
bibliography.)

3. Reproductions of famous pictures and statuary.

Gabriel prints. Series of 12 in package, several sets, 10 × 12.
$.30 package. Animals, farm life; reprints from Gabriel books;
beautifully colored from life by expert artists.

Smith, Jessie Willcox. Mother Goose Pictures, in color; sheets 10 ×
12. 1916. Bradley. $.25 each.

Gems in Art, from English galleries. Colored exactly as originals.
Large size, $.50; small size, sheet 6 × 8, $.15 each, 2 for $.25.

Madison Prints. Series of reproductions of masterpieces,
hand-colored, large size, $1.00 each. Each picture bears
descriptive note.

Masterpieces in Color. Series of 60 booklets, each with 8
reproductions, small size, accurately colored, of one artist.
Stokes. $.75 each. Booklets 6 × 8; descriptive and critical text by
authorities.

Copley Prints. Curtis & Cameron, Boston. Reproductions, some in
color, of modern artists. Prices from $.50 up.

Cosmos Prints. Cosmos Co., New York. Hundreds of subjects,
including famous paintings, statuary, architecture, portraits. 10
for $.25.

University Prints, Boston, Mass. 25 for $.25.

Perry Pictures, Malden, Mass. 25 for $.25.

Each of these series includes hundreds of subjects, in black and
white, famous reproductions, size about 6 × 9, some subjects in
larger series at $.05 each.

Caproni casts. Caproni & Bro. Boston. Plaster casts of famous
statuary.