Excerpt from Training in Appreciation: Art, Literature, Music T is now generally accepted that one of the most important functions of every school is to develop in the scholars a love for some form of art. Train ing in Appreciation is the term in common use to describe this side of school work by which one learns to love a subject for its own sake, not for any ulterior motive hence it seems to the writers of this book a suitable title to suggest the various problems with which they are dealing. This book falls into two parts, that are, however, intimately connected: the Introduction, in which it is attempted to state in non-technical language the principles on which a training in appreciation must be based; and the several accounts by expert teachers of the methods employed by them in the application of these principles to practice. Both from the study of the theory of aesthetic appreciation and also as a result of long experience of skilled teachers, it is clear that intellectual work, be it in the form of careful study of literature, careful analysis of music, or practice in the technique of any art, is a fundamental necessity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.