It is one of the great advantages of a body established upon such a basis as that upon which the Musical Association was set on foot, that it affords an opportunity for all those who have anything to contribute to the great art work in which we are so deeply interested to cast their mite into the common treasury of plans and practices, and even if they cannot hope to add largely to the learning or the science of the Association, they can still give of their best with the conviction that it will at least meet with a kind and appreciative hearing.