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Volume 42, Number 05 (May 1924), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Souvenirs of Famous Musicians

Music Student, Prepare to Teach

Maxims for the Music Teacher

Simplifying Accidentals

Better Way to Count

Pointers for Teaching the Bass Notes

Build Well

What is the Purpose of Music? What is the Influence of the Tonal Art on Mankind?

Forcing Habit

Effective Method in Teaching

Memory Work and Public Performance

Table for Correct Fingering of Common-Chord Arpeggios

Walking Time

What to Teach at the Very First Lessons

Handel Shrine

Three Ways for Practicing the Scale

Sidelights of Human Nature

Teach First the Effect—The Method Afterward

Virtuoso Pianists and Virtuoso Conductors

To the Earnest Pupil

Quick …

Volume 42, Number 04 (April 1924), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

If Franz Liszt Should Come Back Again (interview with Moritz Rosenthal)

Stiff Thumb

Use of Damper Pedal for Young Pianists

Scales for the Little Ones

Distinctive Traits of Great Masters

How a Great French Poet Inspired a German Genius: Wagner's Letter from the Poet Baudelaire

Mastering a New Piece of Music

How Much Technic

In Tune with the Laws of Sound—Voices are Born and Then Made

Fun in Music

Who Wrote Amaryllis?

When Should Pupils Discontinue Music Lessons

Common Musical Sense

Motet That Stopped Storms

What to Teach at the Very First Lessons

Some Don'ts for the Teacher

Idealism in …

Volume 42, Number 03 (March 1924), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

World Court of Eminent Musicians Discuss the Ten Great Masterpieces: Probably the Most Distinguished Group of Composers, Interpreters and Musical Authorities Ever Assembled in Such a Symposium

Beginner and the Pedal: Bringing Charm to the First Stages of Piano Playing

How to Observe the Signature Correctly

Violin Student's Fundamentals (interview with Otakar Sevcik)

Musical Telepathy

Fall-board Protector

Too Old for Music Study?

Interest! Initiative!

Test for the First Year Piano Student

Basic Principles in Pianoforte Playing

Left-Hand Faults

Student Helps

Curious Facts About the Names of Musical Instruments

Press Hard

Chats with Serious Piano Students

Double Cure

For the Teacher …

Volume 42, Number 02 (February 1924), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Music, Musicians and Music-Lovers: Some Notable Personalities as Seen by the Distinguished Modernist

Savez-Vous?

Think It Out Yourself

Composer of the Famous Fifth Nocturne

What Are My Earning Possibilities in Music?

Hints on Passing Musical Examinations

Using Our Best Gift

Scales Day by Day

After-School Pupil

Thresholds of Vocal Art, Part 2 (interview with Amelita Galli-Curci)

Pointers on Chart Teaching?

What to Teach at the Very First Lessons, Practical Advice for the Young Teacher

Early Beginning in Theory

Boys' Recital

Basic Principles in Piano Playing (interview with Josef Lhévinne)

Stumbling Block in Reading

If Liszt Came Back Again?

Starting That …

Volume 42, Number 01 (January 1924), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Inspirational Moments: Comments of Contemporary Music Lovers

Thresholds of Vocal Art (interview with Amelita Galli-Curci)

Berlioz's Pot-Boiling Period

Meyerbeer's Industry

Chats with Serious Piano Students

Ancient Musical Faction

What to Teach at the Very First Lessons

Praise of a Poor Piano: A Paradox

Half-Hour a Day

What is the Signature?

Humor of Richard Wagner

Life Helps and Inspiration from Noted Contemporaries

Poor Beethoven!

Overture Hints

Personal Glimpses of the Masters

Necessary Points in Gaining Control: Many Little Points in Getting a Grasp Upon the Practical Phases of Pianoforte Playing, by Adopting Sensible Devices

Style

Helping Neglected Muscles

Community Teachers' Recital …

Sherwood Music School Annual Catalog 1924-1925, Sherwood Music School

Academic Catalogs

The 1924-1925 Annual Academic Catalog for Sherwood Music School, featuring information about the School, its affiliated branches' purpose and locations, department descriptions, courses of study, course descriptions, biographical information about and images of faculty, and tuition information.

Oh How I Miss You Tonight / Words By Benny Davis, Mark Fisher, And Joe Burke, Benny Davis, Mark Fisher, Joe Burke, Irving Berlin Inc. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1920-1929

Key of Bb. Cover: a drawing of a woman sitting on a sofa thinking; photo inset of Eva Clark; Publisher: Irving Berlin Inc. (New York)

The Pal That I Loved Stole The Gal That I Loved / Words By Harry Pease And Ed G. Nelson, Harry Pease, Ed G. Nelson, Leo Feist Inc. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1920-1929

Key of Bb. Cover: a drawing of a couple taking a walk in a park, another man looking at them; photo inset of Joe Darcy; Publisher: Leo Feist Inc. (New York)

Worryin' Blues / Music By Phil Spitalny And Lee "Stubby" Gordon; Words By Gus Kahn, Phil Spitalny, Lee Stubby Gordon, Gus Kahn, Sam Fox Pub. Co. (Cleveland)

Sheet Music, 1920-1929

Cover: caricature of a crying African American female face; Publisher: Sam Fox Pub. Co. (Cleveland)

There's Nobody Else But You / Words By Wolfe Gilbert, Wolfe Gilbert, L. Wolfe Gilbert Music Corporation (New York)

Sheet Music, 1920-1929

Cover: a photo of Vincent Lopez; Publisher: L. Wolfe Gilbert Music Corporation (New York)

I'M Gonna Bring A Watermelon To My Girl To-Night / Music By Con Conrad; Words By Billy Rose, Con Conrad, Billy Rose, B. Feldman And Co. (London)

Sheet Music, 1920-1929

Cover: drawing of an African American male taking a watermelon to his girlfriend; Publisher: B. Feldman and Co. (London)

De Wes' Wind Blows From De Wes' / Music By Larry E. Johnson; Words By Larry E. Johnson, Larry E. Johnson, T. S. Denison And Company (Chicago)

Sheet Music, 1920-1929

Cover: description reads exclusive novelty numbers for musical comedies, minstrels, vaudeville, revues and specialties; Publisher: T. S. Denison and Company (Chicago)

My Kid / Words By Al Dubin And Irwin Dash, Al Dubin, Irwin Dash, Jack Mills Inc. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1920-1929

Cover: drawing of a young boy (little Jimmie Jr); photo inset of Belle Baker; Publisher: Jack Mills Inc. (New York)

Sweet Memories Of Dixie / Words By Laurence C. Jones, Laurence C. Jones

Sheet Music, 1920-1929

Cover: drawing of an African American couple in a rowboat, the male is playing banjo and singing to the female; photo inset of Laurence C. Jones; [Laurence Jones was the founder and principal of The Piney Woods Country Life School in Mississippi]; Publisher: x

Jealous / Music By Jack Little; Words By Tommie Malie And Dick Finsh, Jack Little, Tommie Malie, Dick Finsh, Henry Waterson, Inc. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1920-1929

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International Melodies, Earnest C. Love

Stone-Campbell Books

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Burgess Shaffer Scrapbook, Burgess Shaffer

Burgess Shaffer

Burgess “Red” Peverly Shaffer (1906-1973) was born to Austin Shaffer and Stella in Somerset, PA. He had one brother, Glen, who would go on to be a minister in Westerville. Burgess came to Otterbein in 1924, and after graduation he returned home. In 1934, Burgess married Mildred Irene Stevanus. Together they had two children, Rodney and Beverly. Burgess worked as an electrician for the Pennsylvania Electric Company, and was a lay leader at the First United Methodist Church.

The scrapbook contains an athletic record for various sporting events, a list of social functions, and records of theatrical and other entertainment …

Ua1b1 5th All-Star Concert Series, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

Advertisement for the 5th all-star concert series hosted by WKU in 1923-24. Features:

• Cyrena Van Gordon
• Frieda Hempel
• Emil Telmanyi
• John Philip Sousa
• Jan Chapusso
• Bogumil Sykora

Drums And Drummers' Accessories Catalog "M", Leedy Manufacturing Company

Leedy Manufacturing Company

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Volume 41, Number 12 (December 1923), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Robert Schumann

Basic Principles of Piano Playing (interview with Josef Lhévinne)

Great Composers and Their Predominant Moods

How the Rural Music Teacher Can Stimulate Interest

What the Metropolitan Music Critic Looks for Most

Boney Structure of the Hand

Manna-Zucca (Biographical)

Echoes from the Work Shop

Legato Touch

Favorite Instruments of the Great Composers

Out of Tune—Out of Music

Should Piano Playing Undergo a Radical Reform? (interview with Vladimir de Pachmann)

Do It Again

How to Avoid Fumbling at the Keyboard

Beethoven's Novelties in Instrumentation

Chats with Serious Piano Students

Unheard Practice

Importance of Accompanying

Play as You Think—Think as You …

Volume 41, Number 11 (November 1923), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Adults and Piano Playing: Problems of the Student Who Seeks to Develop His Playing When Past the Age of Twenty (interview with Ernest Hutcheson)

Stretching Exercises

Word Pastel Portraits of Chopin

Chopin's Tempo Rubato

Helpful Hints to Disheartened Students

How Masterpieces are Made: Distinctive Methods Used by the Great Masters

Is the Modern Piano a Perfect Instrument?

Why Musical Prodigies Usually Retire Early in Life

Form in Music

Save Your Energy

Trapping the Parent

Basic Principles in Pianoforte Playing (interview with Josef Lhévinne)

Why Not?

Secret of Efficiency

Opportunities of the Music Supervisor

Development of Touch

Practical Ideas on the …

Volume 41, Number 10 (October 1923), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Our Fortieth Anniversary: Four Decades in the History of the Theo. Presser Company

Chronological Histoy of The Etude Music Magazine and the Theo. Presser Company

Fortieth Anniversary Prophecies and Greetings: World Famous Composers, Teachers, Critics and Interpretive Artists Have Something to Say About Music Forty Years from Now

Letter from the Leipzig Conservatory

Get Pleasure!

Momentous Musical Meeting: Thomas A. Edison and Lt. Comm. John Philip Sousa Meet for the First Time and Talk Upon Music

Music and Organized Labor

Important to Remember

Basic Principles in Pianoforte Playing

Studio Notes

True or False? Can You Decide?

Daily Health Exercises Especially …

Ua94/6/1 Yes! We Have No Homesickness / Humming, Markley Freer

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Half a song sheet inscribed "Western Kentucky Teacher's College, Fall Semester, 1923." Has two songs Yes! We Have No Homesickness and Humming.

Chaminade Our Captain, Paul Wessling S.M.

Musical Compositions about the Marianist Charism

This hymn is a classic example of the "alma mater" anthem style developed in the United States by 1920. With lyrics well-rhymed and vocabulary virile, it is an excellent example of the self-confident Catholicism emergent in early 20th-century America. This well-crafted hymn by the then very young Brother Paul Wessling, S.M., can be said to presage our outstanding bicentennial anthem recently composed by award-winning Brother Howard Hughes, S.M. In Brother Howard’s anthem, the “Soldiers of Christ” theme is replaced by “Saints for Our Time” — the universal call to holiness — given today’s flourishing Marianist Lay Communities and the now …

Volume 41, Number 09 (September 1923), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Some Vital Point Piano Students Miss: Things that Young Pianists Forget (interview with Frederic Lamond)

Training Eyes and Ears

Taking Care of the Piano: Expert Advice by the National Association of Piano Tuners

Colorful Practice

Success and the Music Teacher's Health: What the Teacher Must Do to Keep Fit

Rubber Stamps that Help

Piano Playing Up to Date

Musical History Intelligence Test: Question on the Lives of the Great Composers

Is This the Golden Age of Voice? (interview with Madame Lucrezia Bori)

Master Singers on Tone Production—Symposium

Serious Piano Student's Ultimate Goal

Look at Your Music Shelf

Simplified Reading for …

Volume 41, Number 08 (August 1923), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Leaves from a Virtuoso's Note Book: Practical Study Ideas form Personal Contact with Liszt and Rubinstein (interview with Alexander Siloti)

First Use of the Damper

Tell How Teacher

Making Programs Atrractive

Secret of Caruso's Glorious Voice: What Made the Voice of the Greatest of Tenors so Wonderful and Powerful

Really Use Your Magazines

Need of Muscular Freedom

Carnivals in Music

Transposing Exercises to Build Technic

Demolishing Criticism

Musical Vistas: Sketches from a Busy Musical Life

Swimming to Music

Those Pictured Walls

Ten Be's that Do Not Sting

True of False! Which? Musical Screws to Adjust

Musical Debt ot Aristocracy

Join …

Volume 41, Number 07 (July 1923), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Poetry and Practice (interview with Guiomar Novaes)

Lesson from the Birds

Teachers' Obligation to Public

Music Teacher's Obligation to the General Public

Seven Things to Keep Little Musicians Interested

False Tendencies in Present-day Piano Teaching

Right Attitude

Slow Movement

Musician's Social Cheque

Memorizing through Writing

How It's Done

Praise and Its Value

Musical Temperament

Sonata in Musical Literature

Oriental Music

Self-Training in Sight Reading

Making Class Work Profitable with Music Pupils

Thinkn Do

Musical History Intelligence Test: Question on the Lives of the Great Composers

From a Teacher's Letter

Tennis for Technic

Creating Interest in a Beginner

How to Organize …

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 002 And 003, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 004 And 005, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

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Volume 41, Number 06 (June 1923), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Music and Labor: Comments from Famous Americans Upon the Need for Music in Business

Famous Industrial Bands

Team Work with Pupils

Origin of Marks of Expression

Correspondence Column

Keeping at the Front as Hard as Getting There

Abnormal Music vs. Sane Music

Time Cards for Busy Students

Study of the Hand in Piano Playing

Common-Sense Arpeggio Study

Facts about Bars

What is the Best Fingering

How to Overcome Nervousness

Musical Joy Within

Here Comes the Bride: A Junetime Story of the Great Wedding Music of Yesterday and To-day for the Church and for the Home

How Long Shall I Hold …