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George Brace Loomis |
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Loomis, George Brace, 1833-1887 |
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1833 |
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1887 |
George Brace Loomis was born in Bennington, New York, May 10, 1833. He early showed musical ability and was sent to New York City to be instructed by Lowell Mason. He taught music in Providence, Rhode Island, then came to Worcester, Ohio, and in 1964 was appointed superintendent of music in the public schools of Indianapolis, which position he held for seventeen years. During this time he published a series of music books [Progressive Music Lessons] which were used in the Indianapolis schools for years. Mr. Loomis was a decon in the First Baptist Church of Indianapolis.
The Vawter Family in American: with the allied families of Branham, Wise, Stribling, Crawford, Lewis, Glover, Moncrief by Grace Vawter Bicknell (Indianapolis: The Hollenbeck Press, 1905
George B. Loomis (10 May 1833 – 27 November 1887) was an American music teacher who began teaching in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1866. He was recommended for the position by Lowell Mason, a prestigious American music educator, and worked for several years without instructional materials. In response to this void, he created Loomis' Progressive Music Lessons, a series of texts widely used in Indiana and surrounding states during the late 19th century. He later became the first superintendent of music in the Indianapolis system. in Indianapolis is named after him.
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