Orchestral Writing Seminar 2017

Please include the following in your application:

1. Letter of Intent (why you'd like to take this seminar)

2. Sample (or link) of musical writing. If you do not have any sample, you may still be accepted.

3. Summary of Musical Training/Experience

Includes:

Orchestration workbook (PDF)
8 Private Composition Lessons (45 min.)
8 Group Composition Seminars (90 min.) Featuring guest composers, musicians to play students' music, and lectures on essential topics of orchestration, form, technology, and composition.
Individual training in score/click track preparation.
Professional Recording Session with orchestra (Strings, Woodwinds, Brass) to record the piece that you will have written (or workshopped) during the seminar.

Required Materials:

Software. I recommend using professional grade software Finale or Sibelius. Sibelius is cheaper, and it is considered to be the most widely used professional notation software. I personally use Finale because I've used it all my life and I know it better. There is also a cheaper version of finale called Finale Print Music (up to 24 staves). Finale also has a free version called Finale Notepad which can handle up to 8 Staves. There is also a free notation software called Musescore, which will be suitable for many people.
Computer

Proposed Format:

Mondays

8am-2:45pm 9 Lesson slots (45 minutes)

Tuesdays

9am-10:30 Seminar

11am-2pm 4 lesson slots (45 minutes)

Wednesdays

8am-2:45pm 9 lesson slots (45 minutes)

Thursdays

9am-10:30 Seminar

11am-2pm 4 lesson slots (45 minutes)

Saturday August 26, 2017

8am-6pm Orchestral Recording Session