The things children most quickly note and in which they take most
interest may indicate their bent of mind and help parents and
instructors to shape their education along lines of least resistance.
Thus R. H. Haweis says:
“Long before I had ever touched a violin I was fascinated with
its appearance. In driving to town as a child--when, standing up
in the carriage, I could just look out of the window--certain
fiddle-shops hung with mighty rows of violoncellos attracted
my attention. I had dreams of these large editions--these
patriarchs of the violin, as they seemed to me. I compared them
in my mind with the smaller tenors and violins. I dreamed about
their brown, big, dusty bodies and affable good-natured-looking
heads and grinning faces. These violin shops were the great
points watched for on each journey up to London from Norwood,
where I spent my early days.”
(1558)
=Impressions Permanent=--See TEACHERS’ FUNCTION, THE.
=Impression, Vivid=--See REMINDER, SEVERE.