The Teacher
Soon after arriving in NZ to settle, H.M. Lund began teaching piano and singing in Christchurch.

According to a thesis by Helen Watson (Music in Christchurch, unpublished, 1948), H.M. Lund's private piano pupils included:  Ernest Empson; Lance Lewin; Constance Lingard; Alice Maunder; Alfred Merton; Charles E. Tendall (George Tendall's son); Minnie Vartha and Katie Young.  He also taught Alice May Brodie singing.

As well as private tuition, HM taught at Miss. Johanne Lohse's school, which became Mrs. Croasdaile Bowen's school late in 1890 and HM entered into its staff.

Tuition was given at a number of locations during his lifetime including Armagh, Gloucester, High, Kilmore and Montreal Streets in the city;  Blighs Road, Papanui and Tennyson Street, Beckenham.

He was also the founder and first president (1891 - 1894) of the Canterbury Society of Musicians.  In 1895, this organisation became the Canterbury Society of Professional Musicians, for which H.M. was the Secretary / Treasurer 1895 - 1901.  In 1897, it was incorpoarted under the Unclassified Societies Act.

H.M. Lund's daughter, Katherine, was also a piano teacher.  She was a pupil of Alfred Bunz and in 1932 worked from a studio at 141 Cashel Street, Christchurch.

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