Michael Head (composer)
Early life
Early life
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Michael Dewar Head was born in [Eastbourne](/wiki/Eastbourne "Eastbourne"), East Sussex, on 28 January 1900\. His father was a [barrister](/wiki/Barrister "Barrister") and journalist and his mother an accomplished amateur singer and pianist. His mother's influence evidently dominated, and at age 10 he commenced his musical training, taking lessons in piano with Jean Adair and in singing with Fritz Marston at the Adair\-Marston School of Music. He was educated at [Monkton Combe School](/wiki/Monkton_Combe_School "Monkton Combe School") in Somerset.

Head began to study at the [Royal Academy of Music](/wiki/Royal_Academy_of_Music "Royal Academy of Music") but was soon called up for service in the [First World War](/wiki/First_World_War "First World War"). While working at an ammunition factory, he composed the song cycle *Over the rim of the moon* (Head et al., 1920\).Head, M. D., and Ledwidge, F, 1920, Over the rim of the moon, Boosey, UK. This was to become his first published work.Bush, N., 1982, Michael Head: Composer, singer and pianist, Kahn \& Averill, London. .

After the war, Head resumed his studies at the Academy. He studied composition with [Frederick Corder](/wiki/Frederick_Corder "Frederick Corder"), piano with T B Knott and organ with Reginald Steggall. He won a scholarship for composition. He also won other awards for composition, sight singing and [harmony](/wiki/Harmony "Harmony"). In 1924, Head was made an Associate of the Academy.


What awards did Head win while studying at the Academy?