A native of East Windsor, Connecticut,[1] Terry undertook composition lessons with Louis Victor Saar and Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Severn, among others.
[2] She was active as a piano instructor in New York City and Passaic, New Jersey, later moving to Northampton, Massachusetts.
[3] Much of her output consists of works for piano, but she composed a violin sonata and a theme and variations for string quartet as well;[2] the sonata received a prize from the Society for the Publication of American Music in 1931.
[4][5] Stylistically, her work has been described as "Mildly 20th-century with strong expressive qualities and rich harmonies".
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