Margaret Miller Brown

Margaret Miller Brown (April 22, 1903 – February 15, 1970) was a Canadian classical pianist and music educator. She performed in concert for more than 20 years, touring mostly in Canada and, in 1951, Europe. Concurrently, she taught at the Toronto Conservatory of Music for over four decades. She also traveled throughout Canada administering student examinations and adjudicating piano classes for various organizations.

Early life and education Margaret Miller Brown was born on April 22, 1903, in Owen Sound, Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Hers was a musical family. and by radio station CKRC. She performed on concert tours into the 1950s in Canada and, in 1951, in Europe. and "extremely rigid in her musical viewpoint". This approach did not satisfy the young Arpin's desire to explore and experiment with a variety of styles besides classical music. In a 1953 interview with the Regina Leader-Post, she noted that between 30,000 and 35,000 student examinations—the majority of them in piano—were administered throughout the country annually. Adjusted by grade level, the piano examinations covered a range of categories, including "general style, rhythm, quality and variety of tone, technical ability and accuracy", as well as auditory and visual tests. the Lambton County Music Festival in 1959, and summer courses for the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association in Stratford and Peterborough, Ontario, in 1962.

Personal life Brown died in Owen Sound on February 15, 1970.