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| − | Born: <br /> | + | Born: January 04, 1910<br /> |
| − | + | Died: October 1988<br /> | |
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| − | + | Country: Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. <br /> | |
| − | Teachers: | + | Studies: Ohio State University (M.A.1933) |
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| + | Teachers: [[H. Davidson]],[[A.I. McHose]], [[H. Elwell]] | ||
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| + | Notes from 1955 bio provided by the composer: Faculty member at Temple University, Philadelphia, 1947 to 1951; Guest at Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY, July to September 1949; Music librarian at Free Library of Philadelphia, 1951-1952; Faculty member at Sacramento State College, Sacramento, CA, summer 1952; Faculty member at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, summer 1953; Faculty at University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, from 1953 - | ||
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| + | Elected secretary-treasurer of the Mississippi Music Teacher's Association at the time of its founding, Feb. 5, 1955. Author of a book, Music for Elementary Teachers was published in the fall of 1951 by Appleton-Century-Crofts, used in over 200 colleges and universities.<ref>[http://composers.com/w-parks-grant W. Parks Grant Bio] Retrieved 06/06/2012</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:49, 6 June 2012
Biography
Born: January 04, 1910
Died: October 1988
Country: Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
Studies: Ohio State University (M.A.1933)
Teachers: H. Davidson,A.I. McHose, H. Elwell
Notes from 1955 bio provided by the composer: Faculty member at Temple University, Philadelphia, 1947 to 1951; Guest at Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY, July to September 1949; Music librarian at Free Library of Philadelphia, 1951-1952; Faculty member at Sacramento State College, Sacramento, CA, summer 1952; Faculty member at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, summer 1953; Faculty at University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, from 1953 -
Elected secretary-treasurer of the Mississippi Music Teacher's Association at the time of its founding, Feb. 5, 1955. Author of a book, Music for Elementary Teachers was published in the fall of 1951 by Appleton-Century-Crofts, used in over 200 colleges and universities.[1]
Works for Percussion
References
- ↑ W. Parks Grant Bio Retrieved 06/06/2012