MacPhail College of Music - Coda Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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11:::::11::::..111,1311:1:1::::.11::::::::2.::::::::::.::.z::::.:,::: ...,.,., wwwv---44NNN .... .... ,... .,.. ,....,,,.....,.,. .... ,,,,...,.,.,,.,. ..,. ,,,., ,.,. ,,.., ,,,,,,,,,,,,,.4,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, WILMA ANDERSON GILMAN is too well known among music lovers of the northwest to need intro- duction. Her two appearances as soloist with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra have placed her among the leading musicians of the state. After four years of study in Brussels, where she became accom- panist for the advanced students of Ysaye, Mrs. Gil- man toured the United States with great success. As a teacher, she has shown herself especially giftedg her clear logical method of presenting her ideas helping her pupils to get rapid results. ELLA RICHARDS, the well known pianist, received her earliest training in her native city. Later she spent some time studying under able instructors in New York and then for a year and a half was a pupil of Leschetizky in Vienna, at a time when the class numbered among its members such great artists as Gabrilowitsch, Goodson and Hamburg. XVhile devot- ing a great part of her time to teaching, in which pro- fession she has been eminently successful, Miss Rich- ards has appeared continually in public in concert work, receiving great praise for her facile technic and scholarship interpretations. G. A. THORNTON, who has been head of the piano and theory departments of Hamline University for many years, is now available for private instruction in piano and organ at the MacPhail School. He holds the Certificate of the Royal Academy of Music of England and his education places him among the most scholarly musicians of the country. at f'LC..- Cs 6499-vw 5 V... We... -f fii-t ---1-11 Wrrri-'iris ff , jfriitfr ' ,-'L -'Z 4 CARL G. BERGG N has formulated a plan where- I C' by it is possible to a i musical--pehrasesf irrsnteyadwof,byindividual.units.or notes. In his teach- ing the material used is thoroughly analyzed so that the student knows by glancing at the printed page in which direction and on what keys the fingers ought to travel according to scientific forms of construction given in a simple and logical way. Those who have come under Mr. Berggren's instruction find that his well thought out method of teaching considerably modifies technical difficulties and shortens the time necessary in acquiring good technic. He has estab- lished himself in Minneapolis as a musician of excep- tional ability.

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,,., ,..4 K... ,A ..A. ,,.., ......4 ....AA ...AA, ... ,, . 53 ... . ,,... . Q ... I .... . . ,... ... ,. .... ,, S2 .., S2 ,, ..A4. ..... Q . ,,.,. ,.... ,, ..A ... I .... ,.. ,,,.. ,... ,.,, ,,, ,.4 ,.A ,. ,, , ..A. ,,., ,, ,,,, , . GUSTAV SCHOETTLE, by reason of a most thor- ough academic and musical education obtained at Stuttgart, Germany, and years of practical experience as pianist, teacher, conductor, and lecturer, has be- come one of the best known music educators in the Middle and Northwest. His success is attested best by many of his former students now actively engaged in the music profession in different parts of the coun- try. Before coming to Minneapolis Mr. Schoettle was connected with such institutions as Dakota Wesleyaii and Iowa State Universities where he had been direc- tor of the Departments of Music. He has been a member of the Board of Examiners of the Minnesota Music Teachers' Association for three years and its chairman during the last two years. He specializes in the Progressive Series of Piano Lessons of which he is a recognized authority and one of its National Normal Instructors. H. Ray Palmer Carolyn Bowen I. Victor Bergqzrist J. VICTOR BERGQUIST is among the city's best known teachers of piano, organ and theory. After a number of years' study in Minnesota he finished his schooling under the leading masters of Europe. His teaching is char- acterized by enthusiasm and intense effort, whereby his pupils invariably show a large amount of progress in a short space of time. A number of very artistic recitals have been given by his many advanced students. Mr. Berg- quist has distinguished himself by his success in teaching self-expression to his pupils who are taught to use technic as a means of interpretation guided by intelligent understanding. CAROLYN BOWEN is one of the most successful teachers in Minneapolis, having fortified a natural teaching talent with continued study under well known pianists of Minneapolis and New York. She is gifted with the faculty of bringing out the best in her students and they are enthusiastic in their praise of her well organized system of study. Her time is much in demand. H. RAY PALMER devotes himself entirely to teaching. He has a natural talent and splendid training combining to make him unusually effective. He numbers a large group of men and women among his pupils who continue year after year to avail themselves of his instruction. His studies were per- fected under the leading masters of Italy. His annual visits to New York have kept him in touch with the most advanced ideas in piano playing and literature. Besides teaching piano, Mr. Palmer holds classes in harmony and history.

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. ,,.. , .,.. ,.. .. ,,..., ,,..... .... ..., if ,.,, ,... .. . fl? ,. E ,... .., ,..,,, ,,.. ,,,, .,.. ,,., E2 .,.. ...A ,, ,.,..., E2 .... ,,.4 ,.A.. .. ., ,, .A.,. ., , I ,, .. ,,.. ,,,. i Mrs. James A. Bliss Harriet Allen IL! -L BL'-'S Hutfhim MRS. JAMES A. BLISS has won an enviable position in the musical life of the Twin Cities during the past two decades, both as teacher and accom- panist. She has a larg'e class of devoted pupils who attribute their rapid progress and thorough teclmical foundation to the excellent instruction she has given them. 'Her reputation as an accompanist is nation-wide, and her association with musical -celebrities has taken her on tour throughout the United States and in Europe. Mrs. Bliss will be available for private lessons and conduct a course for accompanists. MISS HARRIET ALLEN returned last year from New York where she spent the season in further study. She worked with Ernest Hutcheson in his piano master classes and was also a member of the interpretation class of Alfred Cortot. Her intensive work with Abby Whitesicle, a specialist in piano technic for girls, she considers invaluable because of its ease and beauty of tone production. Cn her return in the fall she was heard in piano recital, both in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Miss Allen has a number of successful pupils to her credit and is a teacher with enthusiasm and high ideals. MRS. BESS HUTCHINS has taught piano for many years, leading hun- dreds of students successfully through the various stages of technic to a fine understanding of artistic expression and musical knowledge. Her ideals are high and her enthusiasm for her art insures those who come under her guid- ance a correct method of playing and rapid progress. The recitals which have been given by her pupils have called forth much praise. SARAH WAISBREN LIFSON returns to the MacPhail ' P L ' m School after extended study with Victor Heinze and y ' Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler. Her thorough previous train- ing in the Leschetizky principles of piano technic were rewarded by a place among the limited circle of Madame Zeislerls pupils. Mrs. Lifson is an unusual ped- agog who during her teaching years has made a remark- able record in bringing before the public many excep- tionally well trained pupils. She has the faculty of bring- ing out the utmost in each individual student. l D . VT- i