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 Thomas
J. West (b. 1973) is an active music teacher, composer, adjudicator,
and clinician in the greater Philadelphia area. He has over ten years
experience as a concert band director, marching band director, jazz
improvisation instructor, choral director, orchestra director, private
instructor, and marching drill writer. His directing career has
included small rural programs, small metro programs, large
high-achieving suburban programs, and non-profit youth bands. In
addition to his band compositions, he also has over forty unpublished
vocal arrangements to his credit, most written for use with collegiate
men's a cappella groups. He is currently a music teacher at the Center for Performing and Fine Arts, a unique school which is part of the innovative Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School.
Thomas
has a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from The
Pennsylvania State University with Master's equivalency. He holds a
teaching certificate in the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey and
has taught at the secondary level in both states. In addition to both
instrumental and choral ensembles at Penn State, Thomas was a student
leader in the Penn State Blue Band and a member of the brass section of
the Cadets of Bergen County Drum and Bugle Corps in 1993 and 1994. He
served as an Associate Director of the Warren Junior Military Band of
Youngstown, Ohio from 1995 to 2005. He also served as a visual staff
member for the renowned North Penn Marching Knights of Lansdale, PA for
one season in 2004. He is a current adjudicator with the United States
Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) and Cavalcade of Bands. He is a
member of MENC, PMEA, NJMEA, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and the National
Band Association. He appeared in the Marquis Who's Who Among American
Educators in 2004 and 2005, an honor rarely bestowed upon teachers, as
students who appear in the Who’s Who Among American High School
Students must nominate them. He resides in Downingtown, PA with his
wife and two sons.
Commissions
Tom
is available as a clinician, adjudicator, guest conductor, and
composer. Prices for services are completely negotiable depending upon
your circumstances. Please use the contact page to introduce yourself and describe the services you are interested in.
For students in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Tom is also available as a private instructor. Visit the Private Lessons page for details or register for an introductory lesson here.
Curriculum Vitae
A current copy of Tom's CV is available for download here in pdf format: 
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