They took up residence with Fowler in Montreal. By May1882 Contant had started to teach himself composition and he visited Boston between January and June of 1883 to further his studies with Lavallée, who was at the Carlyle Petersilea Music Academy. ###>De janvier à juin 1883, il séjourna à Boston afin de poursuivre ses études avec Lavallée, qui était à la Carlyle Petersilea Music Academy.