This is the March, 1923 issue of THE ETUDE MUSIC MAGAZINE, a monthly journal for the musician, the music student, and all music lovers.  Published by Theodore Presser Co., edited by James Francis Cooke.  It features articles concerning musicians of the time, and instructional articles for the piano.  Approximately half of the magazine is comprised of sheet music, which is listed below under featured songs.  This issue is in good condition, with the exception of a few chips out of the cover page. The pages are very clean and readable.

ARTICLES:

MISERY IN THE LAND OF MOZART AND WAGNER - Editorial

THE CHANCES OF THE AMERICAN GIRL IN GRAND OPERA – An interview with the distinguished administrator GIULIO GATTI-CASSAZZA

THE MUSICAL SCRAP BOOK – Anything and everything, as long as it is instructive and interesting. Conducted by A. S. GARBETT

HOW TO CONDUCT A MUSIC MEMORY CONTEST – Countrywide interest in these fascinating contests prompts us to present this complete plan for their management-by Will Mayes.

LOOK OUT FOR THE “RUNNER-UP” –by H. L. DUBOISE

MAKING CANS OUT OF CAN’T – by S. M. C.

SIX CARDINAL POINTS IN TRILL PLAYING –BY LESLIE FAIRCHILD

“TRAINING IN”– BY RUTH W. CAPERS

PRACTICAL MEANS FOR DEVELOPING BETTER VIOLIN PLAYING An interview with the noted American Violin Virtuoso -ALBERT SPALDING

    Paganini’s League with the Devil

    Secured expressly for The Etude –by OTTO MAYER

    A Teacher’s plan

    First steps at home

    Higher positions

    Don’t fail to study Virtuoso Works

    Great art lovers

    No Duke Apply

    The home of “Yankee Doodle” –by D. L. Ford

Make the Minutes Count –by Marjorie Gleyre Lachmund

THE YOUNG MUSICIAN AND A COLLEGE POSITION – BY ARTHUR L. MANCHESTER

        The college atmosphere

        Maintaining your stand with the College Faculty

        No use the for Desultory Teaching

        Singing your piano pieces–by Martin Van Meter

        When Octaves ‘Leap-frog” -by Sylvia Weinstein

        Producing the Staccato and Legato -by Mary Folta

        The lure of Mozart

        The highest pleasure in music –by Edward Dickinson

        Better to be impolite

        Learn to love beauty

THE POETICAL AND MELODIC GIFTS OF THE NEGRO – An excellent paper for reading at         musical clubs.    -by R. EMMET KENNEDY

      Examples and illustrations -by Elizabeth Gest

      Variety –by Ada Mae Hoffrek

       Studying the new piece without a teacher–by Sidney Bushell

GOOD PIANO PLAYING: HOW CAN THE AVERAGE PIANO PLAYER TELL WHETHER IT IS GOOD OR BAD? - BY W. J. HENDERSON

MUCH IN LITTLE - BY EDWARD ELLSWORTH HIPSHER

A MUSICAL BIOGRAPHICAL CATECHISM–TINY LIFE STORIES OF GREAT MASTERS - BY MARY SCHMITZ

A PRACTICAL TRYOUT OF CLASS TEACHING – BY L. LEE

LISZT AT THE COURT OF NAPOLEON III –BY THE PRINCESS PAULINE METTERNICH

 -Etude readers who may have missed the October issue will be pleased to know that the Princess Matternich’s “Memoir’s of Richard Wagner” may be obtained in that issue or secured in book from in “The Days Are Not More”

DEVELOPING RHYTHM IN CHILDREN – BY MME JEAN HORVATH

HOW TABULATIONS HELP – BY G. F. SCHWARTZ

A CURE FOR CARELESS FINGERING – BY S. E. JENNINGS

THE TEACHERS’ ROUND TABLE – CONDUCTED BY PROF. CLARENCE G. HAMILTON - This department is designed to help the teacher upon questions pertaining to “How to teach,” “What to teach,” and not technical problems pertaining to Musical Theory, History, all of which properly belong to the Musical Questions Answered department. Full name and address must accompany all inquiries.

AN USUAL THUMB-JOINT – BY EUGENE MARKS

“POLISHING” YOUR LESSON – BY IZANE PECK

JOSEPH HOFMANN’S “NOCTURNE”

WHAT LEGATO REALLY IS – BY JOHN ROSS FRAMPTON

LEGATO APPLIES ONLY TO TONE

OLE BULL AND ERICSSON - BY ADA MAE HOFFREK

A COURSE OF STUDY FOR EACH PUPIL - BY NORINE ROBARDS

FOURTH FINGER FOIBLES - BY MARION .G. OSGOOD

THE SPEAKING VOICE – BY SIDNEY BUSHELL

THE SINGER’S ETUDE - A vocalist’s Magazine Complete in itself.

INTERESTING VOICE PROBLEMS SOLVED BY NOTED TEACHERS

THREE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS -BY DR. FREDERICK NIECKS

ARTIFICAL TEETH AND THE VOCALIST – BY L. C. F.

NEW FIELDS IN CHORAL SINGING – BY G. K. FORNERET

THE MASTER-OPERAS -THE STORY OF “BORIS GODOUNOV”

THE ORGANIST’S ETUDE An organ magazine complete in itself -DR. H. J. STEWART

CHAPEL ROYAL CHOIR SCHOOL-SNAPPING OF ELIZABETH LINK - BY HORACE WYNDHAM

THE VIOLINIST’S ETUDE -EDITED BY ROBERT BRAINE

OLD VIOLINS

THE ART OF TEACHING WIND INSTRUMENTS - BY WILLIAM CHARLES DUNN

NEW RECORDS OF SPACIAL INTEREST TO MUSIC LOVERS - BY HORACE JOHNSON

BE ENTHUSIASTIC YOURSELF - BY EARL S. HILTON

RETAINING WHAT WE LEARN - BY E. L. WINN

RICH REWARDS FOR GENIUS - BY D. G. WOODWARD

THE “MAGICAL ECHO OF PISA” - BY ALFREDO TRINCHIERI

JUNIOR ETUDE - CONDUCTED BY ELIZABETH GEST

PAULINA SEES SOME ANTIQUE HISTORICAL INSTRUMENTS - BY Rena Idella Carver

                    FEATURED MUSIC:

NOCTURNE - BY JOSEPH HOFMANN

MAZURKA BRILLIANT – A show recital piece, which affords good study in touch and style.

SPRING’S AWAKENING - BY G. F. HAMER

APHRODITE-VALSE – BY R. S. STOUGHTON

BON VOYAGE-BARCAROLLE – BY DENIS DUPRE

NOVEMBER-SLEIGH RIDE TROIKA SECONDO –BY TSCHAIKOWSKY

RIPPLING WATER - BY BERT A. ANTHONY

WINDS OS SPRING – BY ERNEST L. BOLLING

DANSETTE ROCOCO – BY WALLACE A. JOHNSON

AVOWAL – BY EMIL KRONKE.

DANCING BUTTERFLIES – J. E. ROBERTS

O SOLE MIO - BY EDUARDO DI CAPUA

THE DARKY FIDDLER - BY WILLIAM BAINES

WOODLAND IDYL – BY CAMILLE W. ZECKWER

THE BOB-O-LINK - BY FREDERIC A. FRANKLIN

WALTZ - BY J. BRAHMS

OFFERTORY IN G MINOR – BY E. S. HOSMER

A BARNEGAT LOVE-SONG – BY PURDON ROBINSON

INCONSTANCY – BY FREDERICK STEVENSON

LONGING – BY WILLIAM BAINES

LAKESIDE REVERIE – BY M. L. PRESTON

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