June Elizabeth Weybright Reeder (June 15, 1903 – November 15, 1996) was an American composer and music educator who is best known for her piano method books and compositions, published under the name June Weybright. [1] She was born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and studied at the Leo Miller Institute of Music ( St. Louis, Missouri), Washington University, and the Juilliard School of Music. Her teachers included Kate Chittenden, Jessie L. Gaynor and Effa Ellis Perfield. [2] Weybright began teaching in 1925, [3] and married Leland Reeder in St. Louis on July 20, 1940. [4]
In addition to teaching, Weybright conducted choral groups and gave many lectures and workshops on topics such as "For a Musical America," [5]"Music in the Everyday Life of Our Juniors," [6] and "Reading Fluency for All Students." [7] She belonged to the Mu Phi Epsilon international music fraternity. [8]
Weybright composed or arranged over 300 piano pieces in 48 volumes, as well as pedagogical material on music theory, [9] and music for four hands, six hands, and two pianos. She was published by Belwin Mills, [10] which was later acquired by Alfred Music publishing company.
Her best-known works include:
- Belwin Piano Method (in five books) [11]
- Belwin Theory Worksheets [12]
- Etudes for Pianists [13]
- Mildly Contemporary: An Introduction to Contemporary Music for Early Grade Pianists
- Technic for Pianists
- Weybright Course for Pianists
References
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^ Stern, Susan, 1953- (1978).
Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press.
ISBN
0-8108-1138-3.
OCLC
3844725.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) - ^ Brubaker, Debra (1996). A History and Critical Analysis of Piano Methods Published in the United States from 1796 to 1995. Minnesota: University of Minnesota. p. 324.
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^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987).
International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York.
ISBN
0-9617485-2-4.
OCLC
16714846.
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- ^ Association, Music Teachers National (1943). Volume of Proceedings.
- ^ Association, Music Teachers National (1940). Volume of Proceedings of the Music Teachers' National Association: ...Annual Meeting.
- ^ Musart. The Association. 1967.
- ^ The Triangle of Mu Phi Epsilon. Mu Phi Epsilon. 1949.
- ^ Krohn, Ernst C. (1971-08-21). Missouri Music. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-70932-6.
- ^ "June Weybright Sheet Music". cheapsheetmusic.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ "WorldCat.org: The World's Largest Library Catalog". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ Cobb, Hazel. (2000). Belwin theory worksheets set 1. [Place of publication not identified]: Warner Bros Pubns. ISBN 0-7692-3791-6. OCLC 947793675.
- ^ The Purchaser's Guide to the Music Industries. 1953.