Adair, Yvonne Madeleine (fem) 18.mar.1897-17.dec.1989 Channel Islands Guernsey, St Peter Port - England Kent, Tunbridge Wells
pianist, teacher piano, 1901 lived with her family at 22 Vauxhall Street in St Helier at Jersey Channel Islands, studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London where she was honored Bronze and Silver Medallist, 1916-1918 she worked for the Intelligence Department War Office, she taught at the Training School for Music Teachers in London, as private teacher she taught piano and specialized in rythmic and aural training for children, 1933 residing at 117 Westbourne Terrace in London Paddington, 1956 in London Putney and 1969 in Tunbridge Wells, she died 'of old age' at Halliwell Nursing Home ; daughter of Wesleyan minister Philip George Adair (Channel Islands Jersey, St John 1847-) and Mary Jane Norman (Channel Islands Jersey, Grouville 1853-)

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[] Little dog tales. Piano
[] The golden isle. Piano. 1928 1 - The gulls
2 - The cave
3 - The little donkeys with red saddles
4 - Venus pool
5 - Wind in the south west
6 - The cradle rock at dusk
[] 3 Preludes. Piano left hand
pub Stainer & Bell, London. c1930
[] 1 - Moderato in E flat
[] 2 - Andante in g
[] 3 - Allegro in D/d
Air and variations. Piano left hand
pub Stainer & Bell, London

Sketches from Hans Andersen. Piano and harp
Oxford University Press. 1931
1 - The little mermaid
2 - The elfin hill
3 - The little chimney-sweep
4 - The bear who played at soldiers
5 - The wild swans
6 - Ole luk oie
7 - The tinder box
8 - Thumbelina
9 - The bronze boar
10 - The flying trunk
11 - Little Klaus and great Klaus
[] Empire suite. Voices, piano and percussion band
pub Hawkes & Son, London. c1937

[] Folk tunes from all nations. Set II. Drums, tambourines and triangles
pub Boosey & Hawkes, London, Sydney. c1945

[] Pussy velvet. 15 Pieces for percussion band. 1958
[] Songs with tuned percussion. Piano and percussion
pub Novello, London. 1962
1 - Ring-a-ding
2 - Ding dong bell
[] The bronze bear. Piano
[] Thumbelina. Piano
[] Handelesques. Piano
[] Andante and vivace. Voices and percussion
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