Mrs. Frances Taylor Rather

I studied with Frances Taylor Rather, who was a graduate of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.She had a piano in every room in her house.

My father died when I was 9, so my mother struggled to support us.My uncle built a duplex for my mother where we lived and she rented the other side.She was a dressmaker and also made money by hand copying music for 10 cents a line.
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I continued my studies with Mrs. Rather, taking streetcars over to East Dallas - with three changes.When I was 16 she helped me get a scholarship to Cincinnati for 10 weeks.There I had a roommate who practices six hours a day, so I had to too, to keep up with her.
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Frances: Yes.
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Frances: Yes, I really was.Over the years I have been active in Dallas Federation of Music Clubs, National Guild of Piano Teachers, Hall of Fame of Piano Guild USA, judge for National Guild of Piano Teachers, Piano Auditions chairman for the Van Katwijk Club (for 20 years) and president of Van Katwijk Club, English Speaking Union, DAR, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas County Heritage Society and the National Trust.
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Frances: I met John at a costume party at the Adolphus Hotel.My sorority put it on.John was there with some fraternity friends from University of Texas, where he was in school.We met our senior year.I thought he was cute, but I had other things to do at the time.When he finished architecture school at UT, he came back to Dallas, where he was from.He became a homebuilder and built the Irving Recreation Center, designed a planned community and built the home they lived in on University Ave.
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Frances: Yes, John's ancestors came from a small town west of London - Tyrell.We went there by train and then walked to see if we could find his ancestors' graves.
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Frances: We had two children - John now lives in California.
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Frances: The friendships have been the most important.
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Frances: I loved dancing and until I married I danced with the Edith James performing group.
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Frances: I would just say that I've had a full life and I still love life.