REVIEW.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 240, 29 January 1877, Page 2

REVIEW.

The New Zealand Junior Vocalist, in the Timic Sul-Fa Notation, by GeorgeBrownlt.e, Music Master, Oamaru Gram nar School. Duneuin : Jieith. ' and Wilkio.

Ti.is usvful little work lias been written; "or the use of junior sc'vools, and contains iixty one c-x;rcists and soags, with tun«» '* -efficiently numerous anl varied fe-en- - ible pupils to sing in parts with interest", ind flutncy. The work 1 ssbeen specially •repared for N;w Z aland scho >ls, and a* now ranks as one of the commons

subjects of mil' sc ;00l course, we predict. t*ur the book a wide-spread circulationJommeneing with a key-tone —the dominant and mediant of the scale—the exerts s progress systematically, and rodiroduce one thing at a tiin°, every exercis* preparing for further difficulties. Up xercisu 30, the music-is in one part only,, and has prepared the pupil for exercises: in harmony ; thence to th-i end, the music; is arranged in two parts, tie scholars' being divided into first and second trebles.. The harmonies are thoroughly grammatical, and a pleasant smoothness and variety in the parts has been secured. Tle setttiments of the words are purs, aad en»r brace many subjects, viz., moral, didactic*. patriotic, playful, and hun >r-M«, beside: containing a number of rounds for two,. three, and four voices. Tne pieces are,, for the greater part, new, and have apparently been drawn from many source's:. We commend Mr. Brownlee's littlework to the notice of School Boards,, parents, and educators, as we feel assured 1 . it will be found a valuable aid in enabling; our young people to acquire proficiency in the divine art of song. Tie work itself is a combination of letter-press and lithograpy, issued front the press of Mr. Lister, of Dunedin ;bbu r conscientiously speaking, we cannot say much for it as a work of art. -However;, that is a small fault, the book having been compiled for use, not ornament, and those who purchase it for the f< ixvwv reason will finl that the work Sully carri-e» out the intentions of its author.