Dr. BJ Brooks
Director of The School of Music
Professor of Theory & Composition
Office: Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex, Room 202A
Email: bbrooks@wtamu.edu
Phone: 806-651-2840
Professional Profile
Doctor of Musical Arts, Composition, Texas Tech University, 2008 Master of Arts, Music (Composition), West Texas A&M University, 2005 Bachelor of Music Education: Winds/Percussion, Eastern New Mexico University, 1998
Teaching and Related Service
Dr. Brooks is the director of the Sound of West Texas Buffalo Marching Band and teaches Music Theory and Composition.
Research and Creative Activity
Dr. BJ Brooks has composed hundreds of works for ensembles, solo performers and the electro-acoustic medium. His music is enjoyed by a wide range of performers, from military bands to beginning ensembles around the world. His scores have been honored with numerous awards, has been included as educational material at several universities, is included in the acclaimed book series Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, is found on several repertoire lists including Texas’ PML, and has been featured at numerous conventions such as TMEA, TBA, CBDNA, The Midwest Clinic, and the International Society for Contemporary Music. BJ is an active clinician and adjudicator with concert ensembles and marching bands across the Southwest. A complete listing of his band works is located in The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music.
Personal sketch
Dr. Brooks is the Assistant Artistic Director of the Amarillo Youth Choirs and Professor of Music Theory and Composition at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas. There he resides with his wife, Melanie, and two children, Meghan and Tobin