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Music Battleship!

April 24th, 2012 No comments

To everybody who participated in the Mused Chat on Twitter on April 23, 2012, you can download the musical battleship grid by clicking this ridiculously long link.. Enjoy colleagues!

Fanfare on Themes of Davenport

April 21st, 2012 No comments

My thanks and appreciation to mentor and long-time friend Dr. Edwin P. Arnold for including Fanfare on Themes of Davenport on his program for the 2012 PMEA All-State Concert Band. The work was originally debuted by The Grove City College Wind Ensemble at their 2007 PMEA All-State Performance in Hershey. The piece is a homage to the leading authority in music education in the keystone, and borrows from Davenport’s rousing “Salute to PMEA” March. Slightly bolder than the original, this was subtitled “Hail to PMEA”. Enjoy!
Fanfare on Themes of Davenport by Travis J. Weller

New recordings!

April 15th, 2012 No comments

I am pleased to announce that new recordings have been added to the composition page. Coming in the summer of 2012 from the FJH Music Company, Jubilant Flourishes will be available for High School Concert Band and The Last Stagecoach Heist will be available for Jr. High Concert Band. I am also pleased to announce the following pieces will be available from C.L. Barnhouse: Dream Chaser (A New Day Has Begun) for High School Concert Band (Grade 3), I Bought Me A Band for Middle School Concert Band (Grade 2), and Winds of a New Day for Elementary Band (Grade 1).

A little help? Experimenting with some survey software

March 31st, 2012 No comments

Click here to take a short survey regarding your undergraduate training in the evaluation and selection of repertoire. I am experimenting with some new survey software courtesy of Kent State University. If you are a fellow music educator, please consider taking the survey. Thank you!

The survey software is powered by Qualtrics.

Figuring It Out One Note at a Time

February 26th, 2012 No comments

Where did all this music come from? My role as a composer has become an integral component of my philosophy and my daily walk as a music educator.  Since my time as an undergraduate student I have always held an interest in arranging and composition for instrumental ensembles, but after taking my first teaching position I found my duties did not allow me to devote the proper time to this art. I found myself often envious of colleagues who had directed or played in a group in the evenings or on weekends. They had a great outlet to feed and nourish the musicians inside. Read more…

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