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Volume 53, Number 10 (October 1935), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Amazing Career of Ignace Paderewski: Pianist, Composer, Orator, Statesman

Should Piano Teachers Study Other Instruments?

Lowered Second Scale-Step

National Broadcasting Company Music Appreciation Hour

Most Amazing Romance in Musical History

Genial Dr. Burney: The Originator of the Paino Duet

William Byrd in Praise of Singing

Day in Radio City

La Bohome—A Tragedy of Humble Life in Paris—An Adaptation of Puccini's Famous Opera, to be Used as a Reading at Music Clubs

Why Every Child Should Have Musical Training

Volume 53, Number 09 (September 1935), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Hector on Broadway

Day in Radio City

Bands Everywhere

Stage Fright Preventatives

Why Every Child Should Have a Musical Training

Food and the Voice (interview with Leon Felderman)

Three Important Chords in Music: Numerous Ways of Using the Chord of the Seventh, the Chord of the Sixth, and the Chord of the Sixth and Fourth

Why Czerny?

Romances of Great Musicians: Romance in the Life of Schubert

That Troublesome Fourth Finger

Wisdom of W.S.B. Mathews: A Collection of Paragraphs from the Writings of One of the Most Original and Distinctive Thinkers in the Field of American Musical Education

Making Sure …

Volume 53, Number 08 (August 1935), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Forty Years in Showdom

And the Twain Shall Meet (interview with Armand Tokatyan)

Parent's Musical Opportunity

On Hearing the Lesson: Miss Kammerer's Lucid and Practical Expositions of Her Highly Successful Pedagogical Ideas Are Widely Welcomed by Teachers

Etude Day in the Public School

Program for Our Mothers

Couppey Suggestion

How Scotland Sings Her Story

Know Your Piano: Your Piano Has Over Six Thousand Parts; It Pays to Know Something About Them

Making My Family Musical: What It Has Meant to Their Lives and Mine

Romances of Great Musicians: Romance in the Life of Schumann

Why Every Child Should Have a …

Volume 53, Number 07 (July 1935), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Musical Prosperity Leads the Way

Distinctly American Vocal Problems (interview with Queena Mario)

Star Spangled Banner: Our National Anthem, Enshrined in the Hearts of all Patriotic Americans

Violinist's Summer (interview with Mischa Elman)

Geography of the Piano: Where the Piano Comes From

Failures that Triumphed

Romances of Great Musicians: Romance in the Life of Mozart

Why Every Child Should Have a Musical Training

Increasing the Resources of the Piano (interview with Walter Gieseking)

Music of the Congo: An Interesting Romance of the Music of Darkest Africa

Music Study Extension Course

Music In Education And Recreation, Eleanor Schlondrop

Bachelors’ Theses

The aim of this thesis is to discuss the importance of music in Education and Recreation. In the first chapter is discussed the importance of music in education. The next chapter will present the values and contributions of music, and its place in the curriculum. Chapter III will show the importance of a musical education to children in the public schools. Now we will approach an important element in the child's musical career — the musical training in the home. Finally, this musical training in school and home can be carried over into the field of recreation and leisure.

40th Annual Concert And Commencement, Sherwood Music School

Commencement Programs

Program for the Sherwood Music School 40th Annual Concert and Commencement at Orchestra Hall (220 South Michigan Avenue) held on June 20, 1935.

Volume 53, Number 06 (June 1935), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Nulla Dies Sine Linae (No Day Without Its Lines)

Violoncello as a Solo Instrument (interview with Beatric Harrison)

Sight Playing and to Improve It

Speed at the Piano Keyboard: Using Geometry to Help

Study Hints for the Advancing Student

Current Radio Programs

Visits to European Musical Shrines: Frankfort, Dresden, Stuttgart and Other Teutonic Music Centers

Organ Point or Pedal Point

Beethoven Advises a Piano Teacher

Altered Chords

Why Every Child Should Have a Musical Training

Evolution of the Piano Action

Lessons from Hearing Great Pianists

Learning to Pedal Effectively

Addison, The Spectator, on Eighteenth Century Music

Mother's Part

Developing a …

Volume 53, Number 05 (May 1935), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Music and America's Greatest Problem

Palestrina, The Prince of Music: The Story of One of the Most Picturesque Figures

Reason for a Certain Theory of Fingering

Finger Exercises on Black Keys

Learning to Pronounce a Foreign Language: Something that Musicians Who Need Languages Should Know

Story of Musical Notation

Music of the Spains: Those Lands of Melody,Gaiety, Dancing, Chivalry and Song

Stars for Star Pupils: Rewards That Interest the Piano Pupil

Why Every Child Should Have a Musical Training

Beauty Through Wrist Action: A Study of Tonal Effects for Piano Students

Etude Music Study Expansion League

Have You Got Rhythm?: …

The Broadsheet May 1935, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

The Broadsheet was a student publication which ran through the mid-1930s. Printed in the style of the broadsheet, the paper was a single sheet published weekly with brief descriptions of current news. The issue of May 1935 featured a small article about RISD Summer School for RISD students and younger students. Class trips, social events and Commencement activities were also included.

Volume 53, Number 04 (April 1935), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Mission Mass Chimes

Vast American Cultural Movement

Savoyard Saga: Comments Upon One of the Most Unusual Happenings in the History of Music in the Theater—The Fateful Combination of Gilbert, Sullivan and D'Oyly Carte at the Savoy Theater in London

Accent the Charm of Music: Why the First and Third Beats are Accented

Piano as a Broadcasting Instrument

Modern Tendencies in Music

Saving for Music Study

Evening With Ethelbert Nevin

Passing of a Great Diva

Cultivating a Dependable Memory

Grand Tradition of Opera (interview with Léon Rothier)

About Fifth Fingers, Ladies' Hands, and Camels' Backs

Helping the Parent to Help the …

The Broadsheet April 1935, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

The Broadsheet was a student publication which ran through the mid-1930s. Printed in the style of the broadsheet, the paper was a single sheet published weekly with brief descriptions of current news. The issue of April 1935 had a brief article about the RISD Costume Department's Fashion Show. Items of the Moment described activities of interest to RISD students.

The Broadsheet March 1935 No. 4, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

The Broadsheet was a student publication which ran through the mid-1930s. Printed in the style of the broadsheet, the paper was a single sheet published weekly with brief descriptions of current news. The issue of March 1935, no. 4 had a brief article about the new orchestra which had rehearsals Tuesdays and Thursdays in Memorial Hall. Items of the Moment included campus events that were of interest to RISD students.

Volume 53, Number 03 (March 1935), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

What I Learned from Broadcasting (interview with Nino Martini)

Relaxation Rather then Contraction

Short Course in Memory Training: Making Your Mind Work Along Right Lines

Why Music Should be Retained in the Public Schools: Music's Influence Upon Mankind

Beethoven's Estimate of His Fellow Musicians

One Way to Start a Pupil at the Very First Lesson

Pupils Everywhere: A Letter from a Practical Teacher Who Looked Depression Between the Eyes Until Depression Smiled Back with Success

Little Bach Program Recital

Do We Listen Creatively?

Charles Marie Widor, the Grand Old Man of French Music

Debussy and the Pedal Blur: The Lure …

The Broadsheet March 1935 No. 2, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

The Broadsheet was a student publication which ran through the mid-1930s. Printed in the style of the broadsheet, the paper was a single sheet published weekly with brief descriptions of current news. The issue of March 1935, no. 2 had a brief article on a housing display containing models and drawings from RISD architecture and interior architecture students. These were on display in the RI Hospital National Bank building in Providence. Items of the Moment included activities of interest to RISD students and the local art community.

The Broadsheet March 1935 No. 3, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

The Broadsheet was a student publication which ran through the mid-1930s. Printed in the style of the broadsheet, the paper was a single sheet published weekly with brief descriptions of current news. The issue of March 1935, no. 3 had a brief article about a Book-Binding class in RISD Teacher Education. Items of the Moment included art exhibitions, museum talks, and things of interest to RISD students and the local art community.

Volume 53, Number 02 (February 1935), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Getting Jobs through Music

Jennygrams: An Amusing Episode in American Musical History—How Barnum Turned Jenny Lind's American Début Into a Money Making Scheme

Dr. Brahms and Dr. Bilroth

Can Any Music Enthusiast Become a Master of the Piano?

Are You a Musical Parasite?

Musical Instruments of Old and Modern Cathay

Concerning the Jazz Question

Rules and Exceptions in Musical Theory

Music and Postage Stamps

Lilting Strains of the Waltz

Don't Save Time—Take It!

Music Everywhere: What the Radio is Doing for Musical America

Why Every Child Should Have a Musical Training

How I Use My Etudes

Travelogue Recital

Glinka and …

The Broadsheet February 1935, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

The Broadsheet was a student publication which ran through the mid-1930s. Printed in the style of the broadsheet, the paper was a single sheet published weekly with brief descriptions of current news. The issue of February 1935 included a brief article about the exhibition of miniature stage sets that the Saturday young students had on display on the top floor of the Jewelry Building at RISD. Items of the Moment mentioned art exhibitions, the picture lending library and other art interests for the RISD students.

Volume 53, Number 01 (January 1935), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Broken Strings

Personal Conferences with Claude Debussy: A New Posthumous Interview, Introducing Hitherto Unpublished Correspondence of Famous Writers and Musicians with the Master

Famous Czerny Study and How to Play It

Which Scale First

If You Were My Pupil (interview with Grete Stueckgold)

Mrs. B. Natural's Party: Children's Costume Recital or Musical Playlet

How Fast Shall I Practice

Rules and Exceptions in Music Theory, Part 1

Modern Piano Pedagogy

California's Musical Marvel

Piano Classes That Make Success

Gold Star Contest

Modern Bravura Playing of Octave-Chords

We Wish Our Teachers Wouldn't

Cherubini and the French Revolution

Changing Notes

Little Tale of …

Sherwood Music School Annual Catalog 1935-1936, Sherwood Music School

Academic Catalogs

The 1935-1936 Annual Academic Catalog for Sherwood Music School, featuring information about the School, its affiliated branches' purpose and locations, images of student and campus life, department descriptions, courses of study, course descriptions, student services, and biographical information about and images of faculty.

It Ain't Necessarily So / Music By George Gershwin; Words By Dubose Hayward, George Gershwin, Dubose Hayward, Gershwin Publishing Corp. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1930-1967

Cover: drawing of an African American couple about to kiss; from Porgy and Bess; Publisher: Gershwin Publishing Corp. (New York)

Oh Dem Golden Slippers / Music By Nick Manoloff, Nick Manoloff, Calumet Music Co. (Chicago)

Sheet Music, 1930-1967

Cover: drawing of an African American male singing and playing guitar; photo of the Prairie Ramblers, a Caucasian, male musical group; Publisher: Calumet Music Co. (Chicago)

Summertime / Music By George Gershwin; Words By Dobose Heyward, George Gershwin, Dobose Heyward, Gershwin Publishing Corp. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1930-1967

Cover: drawing of an African American couple about to kiss; from Porgy and Bess; Publisher: Gershwin Publishing Corp. (New York)

Truckin' / Music By Bube Bloom; Words By Ted Koehler, Bube Bloom, Ted Koehler, Mills Music Inc. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1930-1967

No abstract provided.

Maybe / Words By Allan Flynn And Frank Madden, Allan Flynn, Frank Madden, Robbins Music Corporation (New York)

Sheet Music, 1930-1967

Cover: photo of Phil Regan; Publisher: Robbins Music Corporation (New York)

Ua94/7/2 Nellie Gilmore Scrapbook, Nellie Gilmore

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Scrapbook of music related illustrations, programs, scores and cartoons compiled by Training School student Nellie Gilmore ca. 1935. The original scrapbook is in fragile condition. Researchers are asked to use this copy instead.

Volume 52, Number 12 (December 1934), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Progress in Piano Playing and Teaching (interview with Ossip Gabrilowitsch)

Letting the Pupil Select the Music

How to Write a Good Musical Advertisement

Removing the Jounce

Famous German Musical Centers: Leipzig, Part 2

Schumann Discovers a Young Genius

Etude Music Study Expansion League: Great Revival of Interest in Practice

Santa Claus' Surprise Party

American Singer's Opportunities (interview with Gladys Swarthout)

Rhythmic Drawing

What is the Basis of the Piano Technic of Today: Great Pianists Give Important Opinions

Christmas Again

Vital First Year of Music Study: Selecting Right Materials for Children

How to Improve Mind and Muscle Coördination

Square Holes for …

Volume 52, Number 11 (November 1934), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Antique Spanish Pianoforte

Famous German Musical Centers: Leipzig

Sand Tables in Music Teaching

Don't You Know

Getting Pupils in 1763 (From Goethe's Boyhood)

Making the Trill Beautiful: Proper Diagnosis and Treatment Remove Ordinary Difficulties

Evening with the Waltz King

Cambridge the Beautiful: A Letter from an Etude Friend in Old Cambridge

How to Hold Your Pupils Longer

Musical Pepper Box

Musical Racketeers: The Claque and Its Long Career

Making the Piano Sing

Beyond the Measure Line

Changing Notes

Story of Elgar

Spreading Culture Through Prizes

Orchestral Tutti, Old and New

Pace Maker of the Keyboard: The Metronome as a Dominant …

Volume 52, Number 10 (October 1934), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Music and Regimentation

Secret of Modernist Music (interview with Arnold Schönberg)

Good Teaching Pieces

Acting Theory

Mother, Make Music Study Delightful

Two Manual Accordion As Compared to the Standard Piano Accordion

Stabat Mater and Its Illustrious Composers

Program Architecture

What Does the Public Really Want?

Two Tests for Musical Capacity

Mystic Land of Magic Music (playlet)

To Acquire a Beautiful Legato

Whims of Musicians

Musical Commas and Musical Comments

Etude Practice Clock

Music in the Old Dragon Empire

For Fluency in Arpeggios

Train the Memory

Season's Schedule of Club Events

Kitchen and the One-lined Staff

Those Key-Signatures!

Helpful Hint in …

Volume 52, Number 09 (September 1934), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Music Study for Adults (interview with Frederick B. Robinson)

What Geography Has to Do with Rhythm

Game of Musicians

Making a Fist

Teaching Accents

Maurice Ravel: The Man, The Musician, The Critic (interview with Maurice Ravel)

Beethoven, the Humorist

Kreisler and the Prodigy

Music Recreation and the Radio

What Makes a Good Touch

New Music for Ancient Plays

Practicing Difficult Passages

Story of Dixie and its Picturesque Composer

Parent Help in Music Study

Make Your Practice Period Worth While!

Bridge Strength for Pianists

Alabama's Share in Dixie

Cumulative Rewards

Technic Fun

Value of Similes

Volume 52, Number 08 (August 1934), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

When Liszt Renounced the World

Arpeggio Practice

Energetic Fingers

How to Find the Keys and the Forms of the Minor Scales

Midsummer Musical Laughs

Jargon of Jazz: An Amusing Article Upon the New and Absurd Nomenclature Which Has Grown Up About the Jazz Orchestra

Music for the Local History Pageant

What Use is the Quarter Tone Scale? Is this Innovation in Modern Music Likely to Remain Merely a Curiosity?

Expressive Dictation

Remedy for Tense Muscles

Romance of Mendelssohn: A Favored Son of the Gods

Speeding Up the Left Hand

Wagner in Venice

Georges Bizet and the True Story of Carmen …