My name is Norman and I am a professional musician living in Hollywood with over 35 years of experience in teaching students how to improve their music composition and orchestration skills. I have worked on hundreds of blockbuster films including recent films: Rogue One, Jurassic World, and CoCo. I have a Doctorate in Composition, written ten books on music, and have taught in the UCLA Extension Film Scoring Program for over 15 years.
Class curriculum is custom designed to suit your specific requirements.
I teach self-paced private Skype lessons in:
Music Theory 1 and 2
-Orchestration-Basics to Advanced
• Instrumentation (how the instruments work)
• Orchestration (putting the instruments together)
• Notation issues
• Mockup problems
• Approaches to orchestration based on genre
• Score-Cue/Orchestration analysis
• Orchestration exercises
-Film Composition Lessons
• Your workflow and how to streamline it
• Notation issues
• Film Composer composition sketches
• Score-Cue analysis
• Development exercises
• Analyzing material together from my books
• Use of hexachords to become more chromatic
• How to develop your material
• Writing short cues or exercises based on templates
• Scoring to video
In addition to what is mentioned above, each lesson includes:
• Detailed look at your own music
• Looking at scores together and listening to tracks
• Going over material in my books
• Reviewing exercises from the previous lesson
• Discussion on the music business in LA and in general
• Examining pieces I have called "Common Problems in Mockups"
My fee is reasonable and I offer a pay-per-class payment option through PayPal. I have references for serious inquires.
I promise you dedication and commitment to your progress and the achievement of your goals.
Thank you,
Norman