VII. THE TEACHING OF TIME AND RHYTHM 40

VIII. THE TEACHING OF DICTATION 43

IX. THE TEACHING OF EXTEMPORIZATION AND HARMONY 48

X. THE TEACHING OF ELEMENTARY COMPOSITION 55

XI. THE TEACHING OF TRANSPOSITION 60

XII. GENERAL HINTS ON TAKING A LESSON IN EAR-TRAINING 65

XIII. THE TEACHING OF THE PIANO 70

XIV. SUGGESTIONS TO STUDENTS ON LEAVING A TRAINING
DEPARTMENT 79




CHAPTER I

THE TRAINING OF THE MUSIC TEACHER


Let us consider the case of a young girl who has finished her school
education, and has supplemented this by a special course of technical
work in music, which has ended in her taking a musical diploma. She now
wishes to teach. What are the chief problems which she will have to
face? She must first of all make up her mind whether she wishes to