Background
Rahn, John was born on February 26, 1944 in New York City. Son of Sheldon Lloyd and Barbara Rahn.
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Rahn, John was born on February 26, 1944 in New York City. Son of Sheldon Lloyd and Barbara Rahn.
Bachelor in Classical Languages, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1966. Diploma in Music, Juilliard School Music, New York City, 1967. Master of Fine Arts in Musical Composition, Princeton University, 1972.
Doctor of Philosophy in Musical Composition, Princeton University, 1974.
Teaching assistant, Princeton University, 1971-1972;
lecturer department of theory, School of Music, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1973-1975;
assistant professor composition and theory, U. Washington, Seattle, 1975-1980;
associate professor composition and theory, U. Washington, Seattle, 1980-1984;
professor composition and theory, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1984. Member numerous music education committees and chairs including member steering committee First National Conference on Music Theory, Boston, 1976. Member University Graduate Council U. Washington, Seattle, 1985-1988.
Member of advisory county School of Music U. Washington, 1986-1989. Chairman division of composition and music theory U. Washington, since 1988. Director School of Music Computer Center U. Washington, 1988-1990.
Chairman review committee Graduate School proposed Master of Fine Arts degree program in dance U. Washington, 1988-1989. Lecturer in field.
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With United States Army, 1967-1970. Member Society for Music Theory (program design committee 1978-1979, organizer, chairman Symposium on Future Computer Applciations in Music Theory for annual meeting 1981, program committee 1981, chairman serial theory session, Baltimore, 1988, program committee 1989, chairman program committee 1990), International Musicological Society (international advisory board 1988), Society Music Theory, American Musicological Society, Society Ethnomusicology (joint program committee 1990).
Married Suzanne Henry, February 3, 1966.