Liberty Ladies College - Liberty Yearbook (Liberty, MO)

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Elizabeth U'illiams Hazel Pierce AMERlCAN-MOZART CONSERVATORY MUSIC, FINE ARTS, ELOCUTION AND ORATORY. Chartered by the State of Missouri With Power to Confer Degrees and Grant Diplomas. WHY CROSS THE OCEAN WHEN GERMANY IS AT YOUR DOOR? While the illresident 0f the College has spared neither effort 1101' expense to furnish a collegiate course thorough and complete, modeled after the best colleges and univer- sities 111 this country, he has been impressed With the need of a Conservatory of Music 111 the Mississippi Valley equal 111 all respects to the GREAT CONSERVATORIES OF THE WORLD. To this end, some years ago, was founded and incor- porated, at. Liberty, Missouri, 111 connection With Liberty Ladies College, The A111e111ca11-Mozart Conservatory of Music and Fine Arts. By extensive correspondence 111 Europe, prominent musicians from the Royal Conserva- tories of Europe have been brought together. The under- taking has met With phenomenal success, and the fame of this Conservatory has gone forth into all the land. ADVANTAGES FOR STUDY IN EUROPE. Liberty Ladies College, desiring that its students shall have not only the best advantages obtainable at their own section of America, but shall have also the Opportunity of foreign study in doing advanced graduate work in music, art, languages, etc;, under more favorable conditions than have ever been possible heretofore, takes pleasure in stating that it has an oflicial connection With THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS in Florence, italy, and that The American College of Fine Arts will-hereafter be the Graduate European School of the Liberty Ladies College, in the departments of Music, Art and Languages. .

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0 give a broad and thorough the works of the best com- posers, Classic and modern. It is of primary importance that students should acquire a thorough foundation in technic and elementary theoretical knowledge, as without these even a literary correct execution is impossible. We take the utmost care in cultivating a clear, even and classic touch,-so desirable in the production of a full, singing, musical tone, holding steadfastly to the principle that the development of the intellectual musical understanding must go hand in hand With the technical progress. All students The course is intended t musical education based on COURSE OF STUDY PIANO FORTE. are urged to take the full theoretical course in conjuncticm hatever special branch they may pursue. Candi- With w strumental music dates for graduation in either vocal or in Students may enter the Conserva- are required to do so. will be classifml at any stage of advancement, but he quality, not the quantity, of past work. ieces as may be used, will bt- tory according to t Such studies, exercises and p carefully selected and adapted to the requirements of indi- Vidual students in their respective grades. The course is divided into five periods, as follows: OUTLINE. P1ano Schools of Germer, Beringer, Damm, L'rbaclt. Second Period.- clevelopment 0f strcr Varied rhythmical and passage work as the following: Doring Progress Merchanism, Bei'tiii Velocity, Selected 3 Little Preludes. Easw representative comp.2 Third Periode' of technique. lllOYG of scales. ChordS. am mical treatment conti Studies continued. E Preparatory-Correct position and movements of tin- gers, wrists and arms established; proper execution of sime ple-passage work and various degrees of touch employed. Practice material selected from following list or its equiv- Dollls Introduction to the Pianoforte. Emeryls Foundatio Studies, Easy Studies by Le Couppeyn Lemoine, Kohlca' Bauer. Loeschhom, Czerny, etc, Selected Sonatinns any smaller pieces. The Clas vanceiil 33in suites. ctm alent; 5 quamtmm 3S