6 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁pione ering ▁American ▁music ▁educ ator ▁and ▁conduct or . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Well ington , ▁Kansas ▁where ▁both ▁of ▁his ▁parents ▁were ▁teachers . ▁He ▁attended ▁W ich ita ▁College ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁W ich ita , ▁Kansas ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁viol in ▁and ▁later ▁joined ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁music ▁super visor ▁of ▁instrument al ▁music ▁in ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁in ▁Ro chester , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁in ▁Ro chester , ▁he ▁was ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁Will ▁Ear hart ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁Mort on ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Indiana ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁out standing ▁school ▁and ▁community ▁music ▁program ▁Ear hart ▁had ▁developed ▁there ▁some ▁years ▁earlier . ▁ ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁Richmond ▁for ▁four ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁M addy ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁Ann ▁Ar bor ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁super visor ▁of ▁music ▁in ▁public ▁schools ▁and ▁the ▁Music ▁Department ▁head ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁where ▁he ▁developed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁conduct ing ▁courses ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁and ▁also ▁conducted ▁the ▁Michigan ▁All ▁State ▁High ▁School ▁Orchestra . ▁▁ ▁While ▁teaching ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁M addy ▁organized ▁the ▁first ▁National ▁High ▁School ▁Orchestra ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Music ▁Super vis ors ▁National ▁Conference ▁( MS NC ) ▁in ▁Detroit ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁▁▁ ▁In