Making of Musicians the Rhythmic Method, of Teaching Music

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Which should be the most popular of the arts? Undoubtedly music, for it is natural to all men to express their feelings in rhythmic motion and in sound, and music is the art of rhythmic motion in sound. We hear on all sides the attempt at self-expression in musical sound. The boy whistles as he goes about his occupations, the working girl sings at her work; to all of us alike the first means of self-expression are to be found in music. Moreover, we hear music everywhere in nature.