Music Lessons In Schools

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 296, 10 September 1938, Page 13

Music Lessons In Schools

Sir—My attention has just been drawn to a letter regarding music m schools, published in your paper recently. Someone seems to have a grudge against a certain "education authority in the North Island because he insists on every teacher doing his own work in respect to singing, mus_ic, etc., in primary schools. lam only pne of those who say this is what should be: every teacher should do his own job, without bringing in aid from outsiders. I know of men who are getting far more grading marks per year than a. good few of other teachers who conscientiously try to do their job, wholly by this procedure of bringing in outside help to do their singing, music, etc. This, I consider, is not a fair means of obtaining those valued grading marks, and it is good, to see that someonp has come along and is trying to give the one who is trying conscientiously to do his own job a fair deal. As I, along with a good many others teachers say. this sort of thing should have been put a stop to long ago. —I am, etc., OTHBR TEACHER. .ifieutSjnbffltJ.