Thomas J. West is creating Music

for instruments, voices, electronics, and students

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Gear Upgrade!
$100 per creation
If I reach this goal, I will be able to purchase a new USB interface - a Scarlett 2i2. This will improve the quality of the recordings I am able to produce significantly.
Studio Album!
$250 per creation
If I reach this goal, I will be able to produce a full album of my original music, performed by myself and other professional musicians, mixed and mastered by professionals, and made available for sale. Everyone who helps me reach this goal will get a free copy.
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About

Thomas J. West is an active music teacher, composer, adjudicator, and clinician in the greater Philadelphia area. He has over fifteen years of experience as a concert band director, marching band director, jazz improvisation instructor, choral director, orchestra director, private instructor, and marching drill writer. He is also an online private music instructor, a music education blogger, a professional vocalist with KeyStone A Cappella, and Director of Education for The A Cappella Project - Philadelphia.

Location

Downingtown, PA 19335, USA

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BE MY PATRON AND I WILL BE YOURS!

It has become clear that Patreon makes a lot of money for musicians, artists, and creators who already have a large following elsewhere.

I came to Patreon because of Peter Hollens, a great musician with a YouTube following of nearly 1 million people.  Most creators on Patreon do not have that kind of following. So the only way to grow on Patreon is to support each other!

As a community of creators, we can help each other grow our Patreon patrons by paying it forward!


I PLAN TO WRITE:

  • Original music for scholastic band, orchestra, and chorus at all levels of ability
  • Original songs (lyrics, melody, chords)
  • Original contemporary a cappella songs (full arrangements for SSAA, TTBB, and SATB)
  • Original electronic music tracks
  • Arrangements for contemporary a cappella

WHAT I WILL DO FOR YOU:

  • If you are willing to pledge to me at the $2 level, I will immediately pledge you back
  • I will help promote your work via a special category on my award-winning music education blog
  • I will help promote your work via my Facebook page and Google + accounts, which have over 600 and 400 followers, respectively
  • I will help promote your work via my twitter account, which has over 2,300 followers 
  • I will pass on other helpful tips and discoveries as I use Patreon to share my music
  • I will offer free music lessons to a person of your choosing on any band instrument, orchestra instrument, piano, or voice

Thanks for reading this far, and be sure to check out my main website   thomasjwestmusic.com for samples of my work.

Here is a video of yours truly conducting the premiere of one of my concert band works:

Here is me singing lead on an a cappella classic with my professional a cappella group KeyStone A Cappella from INSIDE OF AN SUV!

Pledge $1.00 or more per creation

6 patrons
Access to my Patreon Activity Feed where I will be sharing posts, pics, screenshots, and vlogs describing the compositions I'm currently working on. I will be sharing my experiences with building my Patreon page as well. I will also be sharing occasional partrons only posts.

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21 patrons
PLEDGE TO ME AND I WILL PLEDGE BACK! Get me as your next patron if you are creating on Patreon.

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4 patrons
Get the rewards above, plus I will promote a creation of yours on my Facebook page (600+ likes) and Google Plus profile (400+ followers)

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Get the above rewards, plus I will feature a creation of yours on my Twitter profile (2,300+ followers) AND on my award-winning music education blog.

Pledge $5.00 or more per creation

2 patrons
Get the rewards above, plus get a free online music lesson ($30 value) or get a free consultation on your own music ($30 value). That's one free lesson/consultation each month! Don't want a lesson for yourself, and don't have any music for me to look at? You can give your reward to someone else - just have them contact me and mention they are your Patreon beneficiary. You also get a pdf copy or mp3 file of my latest electronic music or chamber music piece.

Pledge $10.00 or more per creation

Get the rewards above, plus you also get a pdf copy of my latest major work for band, chorus, or orchestra.

Pledge $25.00 or more per creation

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COMMISSIONER'S LEVEL! If you will support me at the $25 level, you will get all of the above perks, plus I will take on a music composition project of your choosing. A cappella groups: this is an arrangement at a 25% to 75% discount on my normal commission fee. Scholastic band, choral, and orchestra directors - get an original composition customized for your ensemble's ability and instrumentation. In order to receive this reward, please support me at this level for a minimum of 3 months. The total cost of your patronage will be between $75 and $300 depending on how many creations I produce during that time period. That's a 70% to 93% savings on my normal commission fee!
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