The Educational screen (c1922-c1956])

Records on Review ■MAX U. BILDERSEE: Rexford Record Corporation, a newcomer to the youngerset recordings field, offers a unique type of disc having some educational uses relying mainly on the entertainment aspect of the presentation to impart information. The jnethodology employed represents a reaction to educational procedures of fifty years ago when educators relied too heavily on rote and rhyme to achieve learning. RECORDS OF KNOWLEDGE— SING A SONG OF PRESIDENTS —ALBUMS I AND II (ROK 2 and ROK 5). Rexford Record Corporation. 1440 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Each of the first sixteen presidents, from George Washington through Abraham Lincoln, is the subject of a short song which can be learned readily by children in the intermediate grades. The material presented, however, is too elementary for them and if the order of the presidents is to be learned, this is a laborious method for that instruction. But an interesting aspect of the recordings is that the music is not original, but rather new words are written for well-known period songs such as "The White Cockade", "The Ear-i-ee Canal" and other songs representative of Colonial and early American history. These recordings can be used in the development of an interesting, instructive assembly program to be presented by a class or several classes jointly in modified pageant form. Sixteen boys might easily represent each of the presidents, in order, appearing stage-center during the singing of the song appropriate to the man. The remainder of the performing group then comprises a chorus. There is ample opportunity for group and individual costuming, and the entire production may well represent a worthy •effort on the part of the teacher and the class. These recordings, as well as those which follow in this summary, may well be added to the library collection of the school whether the recordings are used for individual listening at school or are circulated for home enjoyment. DADDY COMES HOME (CRG 1018)— Ten-inch disc at 78 rpm. Children's Record Guild, 27 Thompson Street, New York 13, N. Y. "Daddy Comes Home" is a mildly interesting disc which will find its greatest school value in kindergarten classes and its greatest appeal among pre-school children. Designed specifically for the youngest children, it helps them appreciate the father's position in the household. The thesis of the record is that when Daddy comes home, it should be a time for gaiety and play. The record comprises four simple, effective songs: three play songs and a silly song intended for relaxation after a period of hard play. The songs are "Let's Play Horse", "As We Go Sailing By", "Off to Buffalo" and "Silly John". Thus, the horse, boat and train songs calling for specific activities and group participation are offset by the resting song in which the child can participate by either listening or by trying to duplicate described stunts. Needle Chaffer . . . Tape recording projects are becoming more popular following the reported success at Minneapolis. 'Three ■organizations of this nature have been developed in New York State alone, all serving the upstate area. New York City is developing the fourth to serve that local area . . . It is rumored that a new line of music instruction records can be anticipated in the near future. The publisher is sincere in his desire to serve the schools and is a keen student of music— all of which augurs well for the schools. i I COMPIETEIY^ # / I //(r SOUND j RECORDING SERVICES I now available to producers of 16 mm I Business — Educational — and Religious Films coi.»miv SYNCHRONOUS Va" MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDING CHANNEL 16 mm MAGNETIC FILM RECORDING CHANNEL 16 mm MULTIPLE TRACK Dl REGPOSITIVE RECORDING CHANNEL SIX 'channel MIXER FOR RERECORDING from %" Magnetic Tape— Magnetic and Photographic 16 mm Films, Synchronous Disc Recordings. GEO. W. COLBURN o^^^^ LABORATORY, INC. 164 NORTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO 6, ilUNOIS EtigeNumbered Work Prints — Color Masters — Duplicate Negatives — Release Prints IH^K^^V^ A 3 speed, 25 waft record^^ ployer and P. A. system with all the quality and "extra" features you have been asking for. It ploys 33'/4, 45 end 78 rpm recordings up to 17V4" in diameter. Has two microphone inputs, one for voice ond the other for musical instruments or orchestra, two 12" dynamic speakers, seporote mike and phone tone controls, varioble speed motor and an effective scratch suppresser. Dual needle magnetic cartridge provides smoother reproduction, is unaffected by temperature or humidity, low needle pressure gives standard records up to 7 times their normal life span. SHOCKPROOF FLOATING SOUND An exclusive Newcomb feature prevents needle skipping from jolts and jars of dancing feet. Nowhere else will you find so many "extra" features and so much portable power carried so lightly. Player weighs only 36 lbs., the two speakers 19 lbs. Model TR-25AM AUDIO PRODUCTS CO. Oept. c, 6824 Lexington Avenue Hollywood 38, California ptember, 1951 285