Peter W. Dykema

Peter W. Dykema
Arthur Farwell, Peter William Dykema, Walter Kirkpatrick Brice, John Christian Freund, and Harry Horner Barnhart in 1917 at the community chorus luncheon in Manhattan
Born	November 25, 1873 Grand Rapids, Michigan
Died	May 13, 1951(1951-05-13) (aged 77) Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Education	B.L. (1895) University of Michigan M.L. (1896) University of Michigan (1904-1905) Institute of Musical Art
Occupation	Music Education
Spouse(s)	Jessie Dunning

Harry Horner Barnhart

Peter William Dykema (25 November 1873 – 13 May 1951) was an important force in the growth of the National Association for Music Education (initially known as the Music Supervisors National Conference), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity, and the music education profession. Dykema was also active in the Music Teachers National Association and the National Education Association Department of Music Education. He also served as 1924-25 chairman of the Kiwanis International Committee on Music. Through these various avenues of involvement, in addition to his work as a composer, author, and educator, he was one of the leading music advocates of his day.

He earned a B. L Degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1895, with certification to teach French and German. He earned an M. L. Degree in English literature from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1896. He undertook vocal studies with Franz Arens in New York from 1903 to 1904. He studied music theory with Frank Shepard at the Institute of Musical Art, New York, from 1904 to 1905. He student music theory with Edgar Stillman Kelly in Berlin, Germany from 1911 to 1912. He also studied ear training and composition at Juilliard from 1912 to 1913.

Dykema served as an English and German teacher at Aurora (Illinois) High School from 1896 to 1898. He served as the Principal of P.S. 8 in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1898 t0 1901. He was in charge of music at the Ethical Culture School in New York from 1901 to 1913.

He was Professor of music at the University of Wisconsin in Madison from 1913 t0 1924. He took a leave of absence from 1918 to 1919 to serve as Supervisor of music for Commission on Training Camp Activities of the War Department. From 1916 to 1917, he served as national president of what is now the National Association for Music Education. In 1917, he was elected to honorary membership in the Alpha Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity at Boston's New England Conservatory. In 1919, he was elected to honorary membership in the Beta Chapter at Combs College of Music. In 1921, he was a member of the charter class of the Phi Chapter installed at the University of Wisconsin. The following year, in 1922, he was elected Supreme President of the Fraternity.