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BEST STORE IN GREENSBORO You are always welcome, at our Men's supply shop in Greensboro Headwear, Footwear, Neckwear, Underwear, and every other kind of wear for a man to wear. RICKS DONNELL MEDEARES CO. Everything in Men's wear 502 South Elm Street Greensboro, N. C MUSIC NOTES. For Chorus Singers. On next. Sunday evening the College Chorus will render the annual musical service of' Christ inas Carols. A few words on the subjects of Carols appeared in our last issue, and an excellent sum mary of the subject was presented by Miss Blanche Dixon at the Stu dents' Collection Service on Sun day morning. The Hymns too, for the service were appropriately chosen. There perlnips remains to be said a word in respect to Chorus Singing. A goodly num ber have been faithful to the cause thus far this year and we are glad to say that others have expressed a desire to become members when it is convenient to accommodate them. This is as it should be—- and to those whose interest is in this direction we otter a few words on the subject of Chorus Singing in its various phases. Music Heading. —lt goes with out saying that one of the pri mary qualifications necessary to a choral singer is the ability to read at least fairly fluently, either the staff notation or the sol-fa method. Hut the honest truth is that a considerable number of the members, even of some good choirs, can read neither notation with any degree of accuracy. A discussion of the methods of sight reading is out of place here, and is merely mentioned as a reminder that it is a qualification ''devout ly to be wished," and what is more to the point, not difficult of at tainment under systematic prac tice. Breathing. —This is another im portant point the urgency of which seems to bo disregarded to a large extent among choral sing ers. They will tell you that they never paid any attention to the breathing; and you will hear the very poor results. One of tixe chief causes of "flattening" of choirs is the fact that singers oft en continue singing on one breath till they are spent before taking another. Then this next breath has often, perforce, to be taken at a bad place. Phrasing. —This subject is close ly allied to the preceding. It sim ply means grouping the words in to such phrases as will best bring ont their meaning, and then separ ating each phrase by taking a breath. In solo singing the per former can decide the phrasing for himself, but in order that the best results may be obtained in chorus work, every member of the choir should use the same phrasing, all breathing together. It is difficult to conceive of anything more treacherous than the memory of a choral singer with regard to this subject Blend of Voices. —This is the most important phase of choral singing. To produce a "blend," THE GUILFORDIAN no voice, however well trained ami perfect, may be prominent, and singers who cannot subdue their ambition to "get a hearing" should never join a choir! The "balance of parts" may be left to the conductor but when he or she has done all that is possible in Hi is way it st ill remains for each individual member of the choir to listen as he sings, and endeavor to "tune" his voice nicely with the other voices. Expression. —What has caused this pitiable state of things! Chiellv, perhaps the inability of the one in charge to overcome the tendency of choral singers to sing at a "dead-level." It is als > to be feared that many, without intend ing any injury, totally disregard marks of expression, feeling cer tain that every other member will perform them religiously! Time. —Another ideal to be striven after, whether the chorus be of 30, or 100 voices, is that its singing shall be rhythmical as the singing of one person. Of course there is only one way to achieve this, and that is by every singer subordinating himself to the con ductor's will. /•: N II n ciation. —What underlies much of the indistinct utterance is the disinclination of singers to make special effort in using the tongue, teeth and lips. A great deal of stress has been of late years laid upon the enunciation of the consonants —yet the vowels are very important and very use ful in getting intelligible utter ance. Conclusion. —One of the most inconvenient members of the choir is the one who takes into his head that rehearsals are too common place for him, and if he should "look in" at rehearsal late it is as much as any one should reason ably expect of him! It is very necessary, if a choir is to be suc cessful that the rehearsals should be carried on in a business-like manner. Be in time to commence punctuall j', and then you may rea sonably hope to get away punc tually. But then you have been very good about all these things! The season's greetings! Mr. and Mrs. Clark Mendenhall, of High Point, were the guests of Prof, and Mrs. J. F. Davis last Sunday. Miss Martha Lewis, of Winston- Salem, spent the week-end here with her sister, Callie. Miss Maude Gainey visited her sister Jessie at the State Normal l.ast Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Harris Johnson, of the class of 'l4, spent Saturday and Sunday here with friends. Mr. Roy Millikan was a visitor here last Sunday. THACKER & BROCKMANN'S Best Place In Greensboro to Buy Shoes In Ladies' Shoes we sell the popular $2.50 and $3.00 Sherwood line and the elegant La France $3.50 and $4.00 line. For men, the Famous Bostonian Shoes, sold at $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 JOS. J. STONE & COMPANY Printers & Binders Steel Die & Copper Plate Printing GREENSBORO. - - N. C. J. W. SCOTT & COMPANY Greensboro, N. C. 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