Frederic Woodman Root (13 June 1846, Boston[1] – 8 November 1916, Chicago) was an American composer,[2][3] choir conductor,[4][unreliable source] organist, adjudicator[5] and music teacher.
[9] He studied music under BC Blodgett, William Mason, James Flint and Robert Goldbeck, and studied singing in New York City with Carlo Bassini and Luigi Vannuccini from Florence.
Root composed songs, cantatas, an operetta,[10] and other works, including many for use in singing and piano lessons.
He wrote articles and essays for a number of music related publications.
Root gave lectures to promote his teaching methods and opinions about music in general.