Thomas Hughes
Thomas Hughes is Associate Professor of Music, Organ and Music Technology,
and Coordinator of Music Technology for the School of Music.
He earned the B.S. degree in Music Education from West
Chester University in his home state of Pennsylvania, and
the M.A. degree, with concentration in Organ Performance and
Pedagogy, from Ohio State University. His D.M.A. degree was
awarded by the University of Arizona in Music Education,
concentration in Computer-Aided Instruction in Music.
Dr. Hughes has taught at the Sydney (Australia) Conservatorium of Music,
the University of Arizona, the Pennsylvania State University,
and has received awards for excellence in teaching at each
institution. During his career he has worked in a variety of
areas, including curriculum design, distance education,
electronic music, organ pedagogy and performance, wind
conducting, administration, and music education/music technology
and computers. He has presented research papers and workshops on
music technology internationally, including the Music Educators'
National Conference conventions, the Australian Society for
Music Education, the New Zealand Society for Music Education,
the Apple University Fellows and the International Society for
Music Education. Dr. Hughes was recognized as an Outstanding
Alumni by the University of Arizona in 1995 and won the Lady
Henley Grant for Teaching at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Dr. Hughes is in demand as an Educational Technology consultant, and has
an active workshop schedule throughout the United States and
Internationally. A special topic of interest is cognitive
function in musicians, and advanced teaching with distance
education involving biofeedback. He has presented papers on
utilizing the World Wide Web for delivery of educational content
at the 2004 TI:ME/TMEA national conference in San Antonio, TX.
Along with co-presenter Jane Ann Wilson, he presented a paper on
"An Online Database for Piano Pedagogy." to the Texas Music
Teachers Association, the Lubbock Texas Music Teachers
Association, and the International Conference on Arts and
Humanities in Hawaii. He has also presented this paper at the
biennial conference of the Australian Society for Music
Education in Melbourne, Australia. More recently, Dr. Hughes was
invited to lecture by the Ministry of Education of the Republic
of Taiwan. The topic was “Composition using Pre-Existing Content
in Digital Media.” His article “From Bytes to Beauty” was
recently published in Southwest Musician magazine, the official
voice of the Texas Music Educators Association.
Dr. Hughes is an active concert artist. He performs throughout the United
States, and recently concluded a series of solo recitals
throughout the West Texas region, including venues such as
Midland First Presbyterian Church, and Amarillo St. Andrews
church. As part of a community outreach program, Dr. Hughes has
initiated a Town Hall Organ Recital Series combining Texas Tech
Faculty and students with local and regional organists. This has
become a highly anticipated annual spring event. Hughes
organized the first event in conjunction with the American Guild
of Organists International Year of the Organ.
This year marks the successful completion of the restoration of the Holtkamp pipe organ in Hemmle Hall. This huge project has been in planning since 2008. It has energized the entire School of Music in support.
To contact Dr. Hughes directly, email thomas.hughes@ttu.edu.