American author, composer, music educator and church organist
Anice Terhune in 1890
Anice Morris Stockton Terhune[1] (October 27, 1873 – November 9, 1964)[2] was an American author, composer,[3] music educator, and church organist,[4] who composed over 100 children's songs.[5] She was known as "Annie,"[6] and sometimes published under the pseudonym Morris Stockton.[7]
Terhune was born in Hampden, Massachusetts,[8] to Elizabeth Morris Olmstead and John Potter Stockton.[4] She married Albert Payson Terhune in 1901.[9]
Terhune studied piano, organ, and music theory at the Cleveland Conservatory[10] and in New York and Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She was fluent in French and Italian.[6] Her teachers included Franklin Bassett, Edward Morris Bowman, and Louis Coenen.[11]
Terhune wrote articles for women's magazines as well as books. Her book Home Musical Education for Children was syndicated throughout the United States.[5] She belonged to the MacDowell Club and the Pen Women's League. She hosted lectures in her home, including one by Kate Sanborn.[12]