Alan Robert Bellhouse AM (28 June 1914 –31 December 1980) was an Australian mathematician, teacher, musician and author of musical textbooks.
[1][2] The National Library of Australia holds over twenty books published by Bellhouse with many of them entitled "... for beginners".
[6] At the beginning of World War II Bellhouse was a maths teacher with the Education Department and so was not allowed to enlist.
In 1942 the RAAF posted him to educational duties in Sydney for two years and he served as an instructor in science, mathematics, meteorology, and aircraft recognition.
The mayor was sympathetic to the idea and provided financial assistance from the council to establish a combined orchestral and choral group.