Mr. Moody was born at Dennis Park, Stourbridge, March 22, 1874, was first a pupil of Mr. G. W. Bates, organist of the parish church at that time, and subsequently an articled pupil of Mr. Westlake Morgan, organist of Bangor Cathedral; but he received many valuable hints, especially on accompaniment to the choral service, from the late Sir John Stainer, who, up to the time of his death, took the greatest interest in his young friend’s career.