Music as a Language: Lectures to Music Students

The lectures present a pedagogical view that treats musical study as a language for self-expression, arguing that class-based ear-training and short, frequent lessons best develop musical thinking. They outline training for teachers, classroom organization, and discipline, with practical guidance on voice production, sight-singing, rhythm, dictation, sol-fa, transposition, and elementary composition. Practical methods for teaching harmony, extemporization, and piano are given alongside exercises and lesson plans. Emphasis is placed on supervised practice, adapting technique to average pupils, and preparing graduates for school posts with concrete classroom experience and professional advice for beginning teachers.