"the Vocal Student"

Madame Melba addresses students oí music in an instructivo, practical paper in the Ladies' Home Journal. She tells in her article on "Tlie Vocal Student" of the necessity of securing a thoroughly competent teacher, of practlce, and the care of the health; emphasizes tho importance of being trained musicians as well as vocalists; talks of tho monetary value of a musical training and of European study. With regard to the monetary rewards of a capable singer Madame Melba says: "To a girl properly trained and qualified the profession of a vocal teacher is one of the most remunerativo. Good teachers are scarce and in great demand, and as the fees are large an excellent inconie may be obtained. Next comes the career of the church singer. Every church has its choir, and in the maJority of cases the soloists composing it are paid, and often well paid. Engagements as a drawing-room singer can be secured in large cities when ono has talent and faculty, and when the voice is not sufficiently large for its posse8sor to become a concert singer. The fees of the successful concert singer are large; she is constantly in demand; her repertoire is of songs, not of entire roles, and is more easily acquired; her expenses are limited to the cost of a few evening gowns, in the place of scores of costumes. For tho opera singer there is plenty of hard work, but for that there is the compensa tion of being associated in many cases with the famous artists of the world, whom to know ;s a liberal education."