Background
Large, John Willard was born on November 29, 1929 in Appalachia, Virginia, United States. Son of John Willard and Elma Elizabeth (Blankenship) Large.
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John Willard Large
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Bachelor of Fine Arts, University New Mexico, 1954. Master of Music, University New Mexico, 1955. Doctor of Music, Indiana University, 1962.
Licence de Concert, Ecole Normale de Musique, Paris, France, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy (National Institutes of Health fellow), Stanford, 1971.
Career
Professor music, New York State University College, Potsdam, 1965-1966; Professor music, San Francisco State University, 1966-1969; Professor music, University of Southern California, 1969-1972; Professor music, Santa Clara U., 1973-1974; Professor music, University of California at San Diego, 1974-1978; Professor music, N. Texas State University, Denton, 1978-1985; Professor music, Texas Christian U., 1985-1987.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1955-1959. Member National Association Teachers Singing, Acoustical Society American (director International Conference on Research in Singing 1975), International Association Research in Singing (formerly International Association Experimental Research in Singing. Founder 1971, general secretary 1971-1987.
Editor Journal Research Singing and Applied Vocal Pedagogy, 1977-1987).
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October 22, 1987 (aged 57) -
Resting place
Cremated, interred New Mexico -
Nationality
American
Education
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1954
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1955
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1971