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Music Composition - The Ultimate Final Exam

Posted by Thomas J. West on July 29, 2010 at 10:50 AM Comments comments (0)


Throughout my experience as a musician, I have grown through many different kinds of experiences. I began as a child enjoying music performance. In order to remain involved with the kinds of performing groups I enjoyed as a student, I became a music teacher. Gradually over the course of my teaching career, I found myself increasingly interested in teaching m...

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Independence Day and Thoughts on Self-Directed Creativity

Posted by Thomas J. West on July 4, 2010 at 7:38 AM Comments comments (0)


Today, on U.S. Independence Day, I find myself pondering "independence" and "freedom" and thought I'd share a few thoughts on that. The fact of the matter is, we are born free and we remain free. Freedom is a universal truth, but we create experiences for ourselves that limit our freedom in many ways for many reasons. Consider the following:


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e.e. cummings "i thank You God for this most amazing day" featuring music by Eric Whitacre

Posted by Thomas J. West on June 10, 2010 at 10:25 AM Comments comments (0)


Every once in a while, a piece of art finds its way in front of you that just strikes you to the core. Today is one of those days for me.


While working at my desk, I was listening to recordings from one of my favorite contemporary composers, Eric Whitacre. He made a big splash recently with his

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The Best Choices for Music Sequencing and Looping Software for PC - an Online Discussion

Posted by Thomas J. West on May 7, 2010 at 10:10 AM Comments comments (5)


Alright, here's the situation. I bleed music for a living. I have been a computer geek since the age of 5 starting with my first Sears Pong game for the TV. I have been an avid Finale user for over 15 years. I have used Audacity a few times for various simple purposes. I ha...

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Repertoire Selection - The Fluff Ratio Philosophy

Posted by Thomas J. West on May 1, 2010 at 10:34 PM Comments comments (0)


In a recent Music Education Chat on Twitter, the topic we were discussing was "What is your criteria for selecting great repertoire and weeding out poor repertoire?" In the midst of that chat, the discussion turned to the practice of allowing students to have input i...

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Diamond Dance Concert Band Music

Posted by Thomas J. West on July 22, 2008 at 9:43 AM Comments comments (0)


This is the first of a series of videos I am creating to upload to youtube. This one features one of my concert band compositions, which can also be found on the Compositions page. In future installm...

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