Requirements January 1928 until June 1953

1. Play a standard musical instrument satisfactorily, as used in orchestra work, or demonstrate that he is sufficiently proficient in the art of singing to read music at sight, following the melody, and carry his part against another in singing a duet or quartette, and sing a prepared solo showing that he knows the various musical signs which are common to vocal music.

2. Read at sight simple music required for the fourth grade in musical education.

3. Write a satisfactory essay of not less than five hundred words on the history of American music.