Dates

• Existence: 1920 - 1924

Administrative History

The L.D.S. School of Music (1920-1924) was a private music school in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The L.D.S. School of Music was initially established as the Music Department of the Latter-day Saints University under B. Cecil Gates. In 1920 the president of the university, Guy C. Wilson, reorganized the department as a private music school. First located in the Gardo House, it was moved to the McCune Mansion in April 1921. The school also operated offices in the Historian's Office building and the Assembly Hall. The faculty provided junior college course instruction in piano, voice, violin, cello, drums, woodwinds, brass, music theory, drama, and dance. In 1924 the school was renamed the McCune School of Music and Art.

Citation:

L.D.S. School of Music annual announcement, 1924: p. 2 (faculty included instructors in Piano, Voice, Violin, Violoncello, Drums, Wood-wind and Brass, Theory, Dramatic Art, and Dancing) p. 3 (est. 1920 by Guy C. Wilson, president of L.D.S. University; first school in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints devoted wholly to teaching music and arts; originally located in Gardo House; moved to McCune home in Apr. 1921, with some offices at Historian's Office)

Brigham Young University, 1975: vol. 2, p. 595 (Latter-day Saints School of Music; est. 1919 in Gardo House) p. 596 (moved to McCune Mansion in 1920; cultural center and training center in Salt Lake City)

Contributions of the McCune School of Music and Art to music education in Utah, 1917-1957, 1962: p. 85 (previously known as Latter-day Saints University School of Music, 1917-1919, under B. Cecil Gates; Latter-day Saints School of Music taught junior college courses for training qualified musicians for teaching in Church positions; originally located west of the Beehive House, moved to the Gardo House in 1919; moved to McCune Mansion in 1920, with offices in the Church Historian's Office Building and the Assembly Hall)

Mormonism in transition, 1986: p. 169 (announced that Church would open a music school in the Gardo House in 1920) p. 170 (renamed McCune School of Music and Art in Aug. 1924)

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