Thomas J. West Music

It's spring, and with the spring comes the migration of flocks to warmer climes. In this case, we're talking about a flock of music teachers.

There's been some behind-the-scenes discussion and planning for a little while about migrating the Music Professional L...

As most of my readers are aware, I teach online private music lessons via webcam and have done so since 2008. I currently only have two webcam students and have been struggling to find more. I am asking for help from my readers to spread the word and recommend potential students. I have several incentive awards available ...

After a twelve month hiatus, I am pleased to present a new podcast with a great new interview.

In this episode: John Thirkell is a professional trumpet player who has performed with Level 42 and artists such as Tina Turner, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Elton John, and Bon Jovi. He is the co-founder of Pu...

KeyStone A Cappella is my newly-formed semi-professional contemporary a cappella singing group. We were formed in April of 2011 and sang our first public performances in December. KeyStone sent an application to the Mid...

While sharing a few articles with the Facebook Band Directors PLN today, I saw the announcement that W. Francis McBeth had passed away.

Read Southern Music Company's Announcement HERE

McBeth had a long and pro...

Yesterday, I shared one side-project that has kept me from writing my typical blog posts this fall. Today, I will r...

Things have been pretty quiet on my blog lately, and with good reason. Besides my extremely busy schedule with my primary teaching job, I am currently involved in two projects that have taken up a lot of my available time and energy. The first of those projects is org...

As November ends and rolls into December, my father, James T. West, will be leaving his full-time work for official retirement.

We all have heard the stories of "the American dream" and the self-made man. My dad is a self-made man in every sense of the word. He began his first job at the age of fourteen and has worked consistently for nearly sixty years. He ...

Tomorrow, I will be presenting at the PMEA District 12 In-Service Conference at Valley Forge Christian College in Phoenixville, PA. This is the same presentation I did last spring for District 3, but it's been updated with the latest information available.

You can view the Prezi presentation and all of the resource videos and handouts I will be using on this

The Pennsylvania Music Education Association's Advocacy Chairperson, Richard Victor, published the following information concerning tomorrow's Music Education Advocacy Day at the state capital in Harrisburg:

On October 4, music education supporters from across the ...