Frances Mary Guthrie Wolf

Background

Wolf, Frances Mary Guthrie was born on December 2, 1906 in Hemel Hempstead, England. Arrived in Argentina, 1937. Daughter of James and Elizabeth (Coldwells) Guthrie.

Education

Graduate, Montessori College, London, 1927.

Career

Teacher Montessori House, Harpenden, England, 1927-1930. Director English department Escuela Plurilingue, Madrid, 193-134. Founding member Collegium Musicum, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1946, founding director childrens department Argentina, 1949-1958.

Teacher National Institute for the Disabled, 1958-1959. Founder, president Argentine Association Music Therapy, 1966-1987. Music therapist R. Rossell Institute for the Blind, San Isidro, Argentina, 1960-1991.

Founder blind children's choir Los Cantates del Rossell, ca. 1970; lecturer at international congresses International Society Music Education. Lecturer music theory Salvador University, Buenos Aires, 1994-1996.

Visitor to schools for the blind in Germany, United States, Poland, Guatemala, Brazil, Ecuador.

Achievements

• Frances Mary Guthrie Wolf has been listed as a noteworthy music therapist, teacher of the disabled by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Argentine Association Music Therapy (honorary president), Latin American Foundation for Music Education (honorary), Association Democratic Women of Argentina, Argentine Rotary Club (honorary).

Interests

• Teaching english and music to children and adults, gardening, vocational counseling for students, animal behavior.

Connections

Married Ernst Wolf, April 25, 1936 (deceased 1977). Children: Frank, Rose.