Welcome to McDowell Music

I’m Jake McDowell, a composer, arranger, educator, and performer based in the Eugene, Oregon area. I offer original compositions and arrangements, custom commissions as well as private lessons. Explore my catalog or get in touch to collaborate on something new!

What's New?

Winter 2026 Update (January 30th, 2026)

Greetings and happy new year!

After a few months of work, I have finally compiled all of my completed compositions and I am excited to share them on this website.

Due to copyright restrictions, I am unable to post a majority of my arrangements publicly but can still provide a complete catalog and samples upon request! I have over 40 completed works in total (over two and a half hours of music), with 5 works publicly available and 37 with copyright restrictions, as well as 11 new compositions in the works! For more information regarding my catalog, pricing, edits and more: see the catalog information page.

Additionally, I am now accepting commissions for new works! I also have open consortiums available to join and participate in as well! For more information, please see the commissions and consortiums pages.

Lastly, I have now created an Instagram and Facebook page for McDowell Music! You can find them here: Instagram / Facebook

That's all for this update, thanks for visiting the site! Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions, you can reach me at inquiries@mcdowell-music.com!

Summer 2025 Update (August 10th, 2025)

Welcome to the brand new website, I am really happy with how it has turned out. If you notice anything off, please let me know and I will fix it as soon as I can. I designed the site myself in VS Code and there could very easily be a bug or two! :D

I am very excited to announce that I have just recently graduated from the University of Oregon and have begun my professional career. This summer I have been working on compiling all of my works from the past few years and creating a catalog for this website!

Additionally, I am performing a few summer gigs with E 18th Brass Band, as well as teaching a band camp once again with the Mountainside High School Marching Ensemble! Additionally, I have also been making steady progress on the development of a drill design application I am excited to share with the public at a future date.

That is all I have to say for now, thanks for stopping by and checking out my site!