Lyravine Votaw Explained

Lyravine Votaw
Birth Name:	Harriet Lyravine Votaw
Birth Date:	December 28, 1874
Birth Place:	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Death Date:	April 4, 1958 (age 83)
Death Place:	Elgin, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation:	Music educator, editor, writer, singer

Harriet Lyravine Votaw (December 28, 1874 – April 4, 1958) was an American singer and music educator, based in Chicago.

Early life and education

Votaw was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Elihu Hilles Votaw and Harriet Weber Votaw. Her father was a clergyman.^[1] She graduated from the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, with degrees in teaching and voice. Mary Forrest Ganz, the first wife of Rudolph Ganz, and Karleton Hackett were among her teachers.^[2]

Career

Votaw was a contralto singer and church soloist, and taught music educators in Chicago.^[3] She was director of the school music department at the Bush Conservatory of Music.^{[4] [5]} She held special classes for public school music teachers in evenings and Saturdays.^[6] She also taught music at the Frances Shimer School, the Dearborn School of Lyceum Arts,^[7] and, until 1937, at North Park College.^{[8] [9]}

Votaw was a contributing editor to The Supervisors Service Bulletin, a publication for school music educators.^[10] She was also head of the Public School Music department of Musicians' Magazine.^[11] She also composed and arranged music for school use. She was an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)^[12] and the American Association of University Women (AAUW).^[13]

Publications

• "Psychological Principles and School Music" (1919)^[14]
• "A Symphonic Tale" (1925)^[15]
• "The Why and Wherefore of the Junior High School" (1925)^[16]
• "A Supervisor's Opportunities" (1928, a four-part series)^[17]
• "Masks or Faces" (1928)^[18]
• "Our American Education: Do You Know?" (1928)^[19]
• "If I Just Had Time" (1929)^[20]
• Rhythm Band Direction (1935)^[21]

Personal life

Votaw moved to Texas in the late 1930s, but returned to Chicago in her last years. She died in 1958, at the age of 83, in Elgin, Illinois.

Notes and References

1. Book: International who's who in music and musical gazetteer . 1918 . New York, Current Literature Pub. Co . Music - University of Toronto . 667.
2. Book: The Frances Shimer Record ... . 1909 . Frances Shimer School . 8 . en.
3. News: 1917-03-06 . Lyravine Votaw Will Appear Here . 2024-05-19 . Journal and Courier . 3 . Newspapers.com.
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=5eELbpb4ztgC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=Lyravine%20Votaw&pg=RA6-PA28#v=onepage&q=Lyravine%20Votaw&f=false "School Music Department Activities"
5. Carroll . Amy . April 19, 1928 . A Chicago Leader in School Music . The Musical Leader . 54 . 16 . 54.
6. https://books.google.com/books?id=5eELbpb4ztgC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=Lyravine%20Votaw&pg=RA21-PA6#v=onepage&q=Lyravine%20Votaw&f=false "Bush Conservatory"
7. July 18, 1919 . Lyravine Votaw . The Music News . 11 . 29 . 14 . Internet Archive.
8. Book: North Park College and Theological Seminary . North Park College Catalog . 1927 . en.
9. News: 1937-10-05 . Personal Paragraphs . 2024-05-19 . Carroll Daily Herald . 4 . Newspapers.com.
10. https://books.google.com/books?id=sJ8US4rNt1gC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=Lyravine%20Votaw&pg=RA1-PA1#v=onepage&q=Lyravine%20Votaw&f=false "Masthead"
11. March 4, 1927 . Public School Music . Musicians' Magazine . 2 . 2 . 18.
12. News: 1943-10-31 . 'Youth Today' D.A.R. Topic; Miss Lyravine Votaw Presents Program . 2024-05-19 . Austin American-Statesman . 25 . Newspapers.com.
13. News: 1941-03-16 . Hobbycade Held . 2024-05-19 . Austin American-Statesman . 26 . Newspapers.com.
14. Votaw . Lyravine . July 18, 1919 . Psychological Principles and School Music . The Music News . 11 . 29 . 15 . Internet Archive.
15. Votaw . Lyravine . October–November 1925 . A Symphonic Tale . The Supervisors Service Bulletin . 5 . 31, 59.
16. Votaw . Lyravine . March 1925 . The Why and Wherefore of the Junior High School . Music Supervisors' Journal . 67–68. 10.2307/3384137 . 3384137 .
17. Votaw, Lyravine. "A Supervisor's Opportunities in the Community" The Supervisors Service Bulletin 8(1)(August–September 1928): 7, 49.
18. Votaw, Lyravine. "Masks or Faces" The Supervisors Service Bulletin 8(1)(August–September 1928): 25, 51.
19. Votaw, Lyravine. "Our American Education: Do You Know?" The Supervisors Service Bulletin 8(2)(October–November 1928): 27.
20. Votaw, Lyravine. "If I Just Had Time" The Supervisors Service Bulletin 8(3)(January-February 1929): 51-55.
21. Canfield . Susan T. . 1933 . Review of Rhythm Band Direction . Music Supervisors' Journal . 20 . 2 . 54 . 10.2307/3384529 . 3384529 . 1559-2472.