The story of Pittsburgh: Education, part two

Education, part two (Vol. 1, nr. 15)

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831623781

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Title:: Education, part two

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 15

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1928

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Pittsburgh musical institute, inc.

Collection:: Economics Books

sington, North Braddock, Pitcairn, Sewickley, Swissvale, Tarentum, and Wilkinsburg, where four studios are necessary to meet the growing response to well supervised music instrue- tion. Within the city proper there are, besides the main school, studios at Squirrel Hill, Homewood, two at East Liberty, and two on the North Side, making it possible for children in these sections of the city to have the highest type of music instruction without the loss of time or the incon- venience and danger of traveling about the crowded city. The Institute offers courses from the very beginning to the highest graded courses leading to graduation. Post graduate work is done here by many students from other schools. The aim of the Institute is to provide a complete musical education for its pupils, not merely instruction that leads to technical proficiency. To this end the Institute has two classes of students, regular and special. The former take the principal and all secondary studies with the required classes, while the special pupils take only one or more branches, such as piano, voice, violin or organ. An important feature is the supervision of the regular work of all pupils through special hearings by the directors or heads of the departments. For many years the directors have put special care and painstaking effort into developing better teaching and more rapid and thorough training for both children and adult beginners and those in the earlier grades and feel that they have been unusually successful in this department. Two of the outstanding developments sponsored by Pitts- burgh Musical Institute in this field are the Visuola, or visual method for either private or class teaching, and the Helen Curtis class system, as used in the best music schools in this country and many of the public schools. Many opportunities are given students for public appear- ances and in addition there are many faculty recitals pre- senting unusual programs. These recitals will pass a total of 800 by the end of the school year 1927-28. Important features are the P. M. I. Chorus and Orchestra, both large organiza- tions and free to the students. Some of the recent out- standing performances by the chorus are “The Gondoliers,” by Gilbert and Sullivan; “Martha”, by Flotow (which was repeated two weeks after the first performance to accom-

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