The Art of Orchestration for Film & TV Live Courses - Los Angeles - May 12-13, 2012
Learn the exact orchestration techniques that top film composers like Jerry Goldsmith, Danny Elfman and others use to get the biggest, best sound from live orchestras in these live courses with master Hollywood orchestrator Scott Smalley
If you're a composer who writes for live orchestra, you need to know what Scott Smalley has taught over 2,500 film and television composers from across the world. Through 39 lessons of intense, detailed study of the music of Jerry Goldsmith and others, top Hollywood film music orchestrator Scott Smalley ("Batman," "Mission: Impossible," "The Insider") demonstrates why some Hollywood scores sound so good, and what you as a composer can do to make your scores sound bigger and better.
Enroll in these live courses if you:  are a composer who writes music for strings, brass and orchestra instruments are interested in a full-time or part-time career as an orchestrator have a basic knowledge of reading music and writing for sampled or live orchestraAbout This Course This is the live version of the industry's most popular and longest running orchestration course taught by Scott Smalley for over 20 years. This intensive look at the specific orchestration techniques of master film composers including Jerry Goldsmith, Danny Elfman, Basil Poledouris, Alan Silvestri, David Newman and others will show you how these master composers achieve the richest, strongest and most effective sound from live orchestras. Through the use of audio examples and over 350 pages of detailed scores and sketches from top films that course participants are provided, Scott Smalley explains and demonstrates specific orchestration techniques and shows you how and why they work. Based on feedback from students and the industry, we have now divided this landmark course into two parts - Part 1 (STRINGS) explains important orchestration concepts including techniques of balancing and voicing the orchestra and the use of the Zed Clef, a special technique developed by Scott to guide the process of creating voicings and harmonizations. This is followed by highly detailed, focused lessons about orchestrating for strings. Part 2 of the course provides a detailed focus on orchestrating for brass and orchestrating for woodwinds, and closes with a discussion of orchestral recording techniques and other additional topics. Prerequisites: Some familiarity with writing for orchestral instruments using samples or live players is helpful. This course extensively utilizes scores and sketches (downloadable in PDF format) so a basic knowledge of how to read music is required to achieve the best results from this course. Course Materials: Over 350 pages of Scores, and Sketches, and Examples studied in the course are provided in hardcopy format at the course, and a glossary of special musical terms is provided electronically. What You'll Learn In These Live Courses
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Why You Will Learn More From a Film Music Institute Online Course
Tired of overly expensive courses, inconvenient travel, and rigid class schedules? Film Music Institute online courses let you learn when you want, where you want at your own speed using cutting-edge online rapid learning technologies that allow you to learn more quickly and efficiently. Forget about reading impractical books, travel hassles and expenses, or listening to an instructor who hasn't worked professionally in years. At the Film Music Institute, you engage in a world-class learning experience focusing on practical skills, experience, and knowledge you can apply to your career immediately.And because our courses are taught by experienced industry pros, the information and skills you're learning are state-of-the-art techniques used by working pros today.