▁military ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican – American ▁War ▁Category : Tex as ▁Brigade ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁at ▁Hollywood ▁C emetery ▁( Rich mond , ▁Virginia ) ▁Category : Tex as ▁Know ▁N oth ings ▁Category : Miss iss ippi ▁Wh igs ▁Category : Tex as ▁Democr ats ▁Category : Wh ig ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Kate ▁S ara ▁Ch itt enden ▁( 1 7 ▁April ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁– ▁ 1 6 ▁Sept ▁ 1 9 4 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁professor ▁of ▁music , ▁music ▁school ▁founder , ▁and ▁piano ▁teacher . ▁ ▁Ch itt enden ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Hamilton , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada . ▁She ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁origin ating ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁piano ▁instruction ▁known ▁as ▁synth etic ▁piano ▁method , ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁found ing ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁App lied ▁Music ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁heading ▁the ▁piano ▁department ▁at ▁V ass ar ▁College ▁for ▁ 3 1 ▁years , ▁where , ▁upon ▁ret irement , ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁professor ▁emer it us ▁status . ▁ ▁New sp apers ▁also ▁name ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁lect urer ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁for ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁School s , ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁Ch itt enden ▁was ▁the ▁organ ist ▁and ▁cho ir ▁director ▁at ▁Cal v