WOLLNER, Gertrude Price

Gertrude Price Wollner (1900-1985) was an American pianist, authoress, conductor, lecturer and composer. She published several articles about music education[4] and one book, Improvisation in Music: Ways Toward Capturing Musical Ideas and Developing Them (1963). Wollner taught at Boston University, New England Conservatory of Music, and New York University. She believed that "For any age, a childlike attitude and tenacity of search are essential, and rewarding. Not all “creative” music-making needs to be great music that lasts forever. Through the doing, something genuine occurs which enhances all future music experience for the individual."