Subsidy For School Musical Instruments

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30043, 30 January 1963, Page 13

Subsidy For School Musical Instruments

A subsidy on mumeel ta•rtrumenti for primary school*. a reductton in the size of inmanental ctames and payment tor teatfoerg of brass band and ovcbrotnl classes were some of foe measures just gazetted by the Department of Education, the department's national adviser : on school musk. Mr W. H. Walden-Mills, told delegates I to the annual conference of music, Mr W. H. Walden-1

Mills, told delegates to the annual conference of the New Zealand School Music Asaothe New Zealand School Music Association, yesterday. Subject to the approval of local district senior inspectors of schools, any primary school could apply for a maximum subsidy of £211 to assist with the purchase of up to 10 violins, four 'cellos, two flutes, two clarinets, two trumpets, tour tenor recorders. four melodicas and 15 music stands.

The minimum numbers necessary for departmental

classes m violin, 'ceWo. and wocdwind has been reduced by two in each case, he sa-d. Teachers of orchestral classes

of 14 members and bw bend « 12 would now recede pagvMflt by the departhmol

* J**"*" had •ho been robabltobed in the ess Three new song books for standards one gnd two. *°d fo«r. and forms one •od two would be made •wiMbie. There Poat-primacy book. Two national music rn-ser-vwe courses were to be held at LopdeM House, Auckland, year. The flat would , m April for primary J** 4 **’foe post-primary one would be in June. Mr Walden-Mills asked aeiegates for opinions on the E“ b , IJhtog ot • handbook intended mainly for Pnmary school teachers with little or do musical training to enable them to teach toe music syllabus. There was no book at all for primary schools.