Her school's prospectus laid out her belief that "There is an art of whistling which belongs to the higher musical accomplishments, and which, in the majority of cases, falls to the lot of the young woman.

"[3] Most of her students were young women, including Helen Porter, whose father was the mayor of Los Angeles.

[10] But she taught men and women of all ages;[11] she trained actor John Wayne and singers Bing Crosby and Pat Boone as whistlers.

[12] By 1916, she was managing the tours of several of her more successful students,[13] including Margaret Gray McKee,[14] Gertrude Willey, Nina Kellogg, Felice Jung, Mary Louise Hand, and Shirley Irvine.

[15] In 1918, Woodward and her "Forty Whistling Girls" entertained at a Red Cross benefit in Los Angeles, adding "Over There" to their program for the occasion.