Siegel-Myers Correspondence School Of Music

Founded by Samuel Siegel and H. T. (Harry Thomas) Myers in Chicago, Illinois in 1900. Initially a local school teaching only mandolin classes under the instruction of Siegel, the school quickly grew to educate all types of musicians. The School had reportedly grown to over 30,000 enrollees around the world taking correspondence music courses by 1910. Their motto became, "Study music with the Masters by Mail." The Siegel-Myers School later changed its name to the University Extension Conservatory. Siegel-Myers used Edison cylinders in its vocal course taught by George Crampton, a faculty member who was claimed to be a celebrated English baritone.