Etude Magazine was published by Theodore Presser Company between 1883 and 1957. It was a staple for music teachers throughout the country, providing articles related to music history, new developments in music, and practical teaching techniques, as well as musical scores from the classics and new pieces for beginning to advanced students. Begun as an aid for piano teachers, the magazine grew to include information and literature for vocal and instrumental enthusiasts as well. Not only is the series important to the musician, but it provides an insight into the culture itself, including the impact of the development of the car, radio, and television, and expands to world music and the influence of world wars on that culture.
This offering of searchable .pdf scans of the Etude Magazine is made available by Dr. Pam Dennis of Gardner-Webb University. These scans are to be used for research only and are not to be reproduced. Attribution should be given to this website and to its compiler, when using for research. These issues are available under permission from the Theodore Presser Company as they appeared in Etude Magazine.
Dr. Pam Dennis's Index to the articles published in the Etude magazine, 1883-1957: Part 1 and Part 2 are available in the Gardner-Webb Faculty and Staff Book Gallery.
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Volume 02, Number 08 (August 1884)
Theodore Presser
As Thy Days So Shall Thy Strength Be
How to Employ Vacation Time
Details
Symphony of Life
Gospel of Simplicity: A Short Sermon on a Musical Text
Main Principle of Fingering
Old and New Schools of Piano Playing
How to Study—How to Teach
Personal Appearance of Geniuses
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Volume 02, Number 09 (September 1884)
Theodore Presser
On the Use of the Pedal
Course in Harmony
Graded List of Popular Music
Contributors
Chats with Pupils on What is it to be Musical?
Artist Concerts in Colleges, Etc.
How to Use the Metronome
Not a Musical Critic
Shall Lessons Missed Not Be Paid For?
John Field and His Habits
Piano Technic: The Formation of the Hand
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
How to Proceed in the Lesson Hour
Crossness
Some Commonplaces of Piano-Forte Teaching: The Pedal
Growth of Piano Playing
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Volume 02, Number 10 (October 1884)
Theodore Presser
International Copyright
Course in Harmony
Artist-Concerts
Signs of the Times
W.H. Sherwood, Poem
How to Teach Beginners
Everything in a Great Name
Main Principle of Fingering
Musical Literature in Pamphlet Form
Growth of Piano Playing
Oldest Piano
Humoristics to a Singer
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Volume 02, Number 11 (November 1884)
Theodore Presser
Artists' Concerts in Institutions of Learning
Two Evils
Half-Hour Talks in the Class-Room
Artists' Concerts in Institutions of Learning, Given by Dr. Louis Maas and William H. Sherwood, Address
Teachers' Tablets
Growth of Piano Playing
Heller and Chopin
Musician
Fourth Finger of the Left Hand
Method of Study
How to Practice
Biographical Sketch of W.H. Sherwood
Repertoire of William H. Sherwood
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Volume 02, Number 12 (December 1884)
Theodore Presser
International Copyright
Chats with Pupils on Repose in Piano Playing
Quick to Learn, Slow to Teach
Who Shall Select Pieces?
Artist-Concerts
What Shall I Buy?
How to Practice
Hand Push
On the Importance of Transposing
Helps in Scale-Practice
Beautiful Thoughts on Music
How to Win and Retain a Pupil
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Volume 01, Number 01 (October 1883)
Theodore Presser
Observations on the Study of the Piano-Forte
Wisdom of Many
Cautions for Pianists
Protection of the Musical Profession
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Volume 01, Number 02 (November 1883)
Theodore Presser
To Our Readers
Unprofitable Study
Wisdom of Many
20 Elementary Studies
Rules for the Fingering of Scales
Preparatory Scale Exercise
Vertical Relation Between the Fore-arm, Wrist, and Hand in Piano Playing
Observations on the Study of the Piano-Forte
Virginia Association of Music Teachers
Artistic Development
Thorough Practice
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Volume 01, Number 03 (December 1883)
Theodore Presser
On the Use of Piano Studies
Observations on the Study of the Piano-Forte
Piano Technic
Wisdom of Many
Exercises on the Diminished Chord
Virginia State Music Teachers' Association
Study of Harmony Applied to Piano Playing
Rubinstein's Piano Playing: Jud. Brownin's Account of It