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Pitts, Lilla Belle

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Personal name headingPitts, Lilla Belle
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Associated placeNew York (N.Y.)
Birth date1884-09-26
Death date1970-01-24
Place of birthAberdeen (Miss.)
Place of deathNashville (Tenn.)
Field of activityMusic--Instruction and study--Juvenile
AffiliationColumbia University. Teachers College
Profession or occupationMusic teachers College teachers
Found inHer Singing every day, 1950: t.p. (Lilla Belle Pitts)
The first grade book, ©1949: title page (Lilla Belle Pitts, professor of music education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York)
ArchivesUM WWW site, April 11, 2017 (Lilla Belle Pitts; born September 26, 1884, Aberdeen, Mississippi, died January 24, 1970, Nashville, Tennessee; music educator known for her advocacy of "child-centered" music education, the promotion of diverse cultural experiences through music, the use of folk and popular music for children, and the integration of music into the wider public school curriculum)