MacPhail College of Music - Coda Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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28 MACPHAIL SCHOOL OF Music Mabel Hill Edna Mofatt Gertrude I. Dunham Evelyn Hansen MABEL HILL has been with the MacPhail School during the past three years and has met with good success. Her work is earnest and sincere, and her pupils show splendid training. She holds the Associate Degree from the American Guild of Organists. EDNA MOFFATT is indebted to Louise P. Albee for her thorough school- ing in piano technic. She has taken the P'iano normal course under Glenn Dillard Gunn and has shown her teaching ability in a large class of pupils. GERTRUDE I. DUNHAM comes to the MacPhail School after four years' tea-ching experience in Minneapolis. She teaches according to the Progres- sive Series Course, and has studied with such well known instructors as Louise P. Albee and Gustav Schoettle. EVELYN HANSEN has received her later training with Glenn Dillard Gunn who endorses her very highly as a teacher. She has abundant enthusiasm and energy for her work and her playing has been highly commended by the leading musicians of the city. She has a large class of students who are mak- ing rapid progress and proving the Correctness of her teaching principles. JENNIE NELSON WESTLING teaches according to the Leschetizky principles as taught by Fannie Bloom- Held Zeisler. She has toured Minnesota, North Dakota and Canada in concerts. She is an authorized Progres- sive Series teacher and has a large class of successful pupils.

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,,. ... .... .. .... ..... .. I .. 4 ....A., ,... .... .. . .. , ... ,. ,. ., , ,A .. ,. .... . 1 ,,. A ,,,, ,,.4 ,,,4 ,,,,, ,, 4, . ELSIE WOLF. Among the younger piano teachers of the city, none are better equipped than Elsie NVolf, who has been in the studios of James Bliss as student and assistant teacher for seven years. Upon her return last fall, after a period of study in Munich, Germany, she appeared in recital, receiving unstinted praise for her brilliant musicianship from local critics. A large group of grateful pupils enjoy her unusual gifts for teaching. VERA NARREGANG. The outstanding feature of Vera Narregang's teaching has been the success with which she has been able to prepare young pupils for con- certs and recitals. During her seven years' association with Mr. Bliss, she has absorbed his methods to a re- markable degree, giving to her work a complete knowl- edge of piano technic and theory combined with a sym- pathetic understanding of the needs of each individual student. EDITHA STACKHOUSE has her schedule practically filled by students who are brought to her by enthusiastic members of her class. Diligently seeking to improve her understanding of the newest developments in pedagogy at every opportunity, she is able to inspire her pupils to well organized effort and concentrated practice whereby they make exceptionally rapid progress. GLADYS WARNER holds the degree Bachelor of Music from the MacPhail School where her piano studies were carried on under Glenn Dillard Gunn. In concert appearances with orchestral accompaniment she received credit for her brilliant technic and fine musical feeling. Miss VVarner has proven herself to be a very successful teacher. HENRIETTA FEITEN, who combines an active teach- ing personality with a thorough knowledge of piano and musical theory, has gained her education principally under Gustav Schoettle. She has been particularly suc- cessful as an exponent of the Progressive Series of Piano Lessons. l

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MACPHAIL SCHOOL OF MUSIC 29 l F. ROBERT MUELLER had the advantage of early training from his father Frederick XY. Mueller, recog- nized as one of the leading musicians of the northwest. His education has been unusually broad, both along musical and academic lines. He is very successful as a teacher. l MERRILL HERDAHL completed the requirements for the degree, Bachelor of Music, at the MacPhail School of Music. He is a continual source of inspiration to his pupils because of his musical talent and ability to play. He is equally at home in popular music as well as the classics. l 1 EVERILDE TROENDLE is a gifted pianist, accom- panist and teacher, She earned her degree, Bachelor of Music, in 1923, appearing with orchestra in the Ruben- stein D minor concerto. Her vivacious personality and ability to impart her knowledge to others makes her very successful with her pupils. MILTON WEIDENBACH has met with splendid suc- cess as a teacher, proving his ability to secure results from his pupils, who invariably show rapid progress under his guidance. An outstanding feature of his work is his deep interest in the advancement of his students.