Notes on Our Genealogy

In 1964, Hazel Harvey Quaid put together a 15-page pamphlet covering the history of early American music. Quaid had been an Associate Professor of Music at Arizona State University, and the pamphlet was intended for the Arizona State Music Teacher's Convention. Apparently this convention marked the 25th anniversary of the Arizona State Music Teacher's Association, of which Hazel Quaid was a life member. Gammage Auditorium , a performing arts venue on the Arizona State campus designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, had only opened about a month earlier. Hazel Harvey Quaid (1892-1967) was the third wife of John Pier Quaid (1879-1945), and their story is covered here . Early American Music 1620-1869 A Brief Review Prepared for ARIZONA STATE MUSIC TEACHERS CONVENTION Gammage Auditorium October 10, 11, 1964 By Hazel Harvey Quaid Early Colonial Music Every early colonist brought in his own heart his kind of music according to his religion: Catholic, Jewish, Protestant, or if he were an adven...