Write a note on setting of the singing lesson
Write a note on setting of the singing lesson
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The story opened on a fine autumn morning when Miss Meadows was on her way to the hall to teach her students. She was already not in a good mood, “cold sharp despair-buried deep in her heart”, as her mind was unable to leave the contents of the letter. The letter came from her fiancé, Basil, who had written to call off the wedding. The letter pierced Miss Meadows’ heart as she went over the contents again and again. The letter said that Basil thought their marriage would be a mistake and he didn’t want to live with that regret. Such a letter was enough to send anyone into grief. Soon Miss Meadows made her way to the music hall where forms four, five and six had assembled for their lesson. She turned towards the class and told them “page fourteen, please, and mark the accents well.” The so-called music peace was “A Lament” and it seemed to aptly suit the mood of their teacher, though it was not known to the students. As the music echoed in the hall, Miss Meadows continued being lost in the letter. She tried in vain to recollect what went wrong in their relationship. This was so sudden that she was unable to believe it. She kept recalling the contents of the letter which said that he was not a marrying man yet he had once confessed to her that one way or the other he had gotten fond of her. She then focused on her students and told them it was not the proper way to do it. She asked them to put expression to the song by feeling the sadness, grief and sorrow. While she was thinking this, a door opened and a little girl in blue walked up to her saying the headmistress, Miss Wyatt, wanted to see Miss Meadows. She rushed to the headmistress’s room who informed her that she had a telegram for her. Basil had written it to say that she should ignore the last letter as he had been mad enough to write it. Miss Meadows couldn’t control her happiness at the prospect of such good news and left for the hall. Only this time her walk was of joy and happiness. When she entered the music hall again, she made it a point to ask the students to sing another song. The song, which they sang at the end, was indeed not a lament but a joyful song, “page thirty two.” It talked about flowers and fruits and ribbons and Miss Meadows asked her students to feel the happiness through the song and express it out.
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