IMPRESSIONS music Not a lot of theory

Not a lot of theory just a lot of easy-to-use formulas to get you instantly in the vibe

” Call them inspirations call them seeds call them templates… I call them Kickstarters

The better the player you are the faster more fluid and successful you will be in getting your ideas down

Lots of "Ah-Ha

Well in this class we’re going to analyze the Main Title - both compositionally and especially orchestrationally - because today I would do it very differently

IMPRESSIONS music Not a lot of theoryI think we should be able to do passable "impressions" of our composing contemporaries. Doing so reveals our understanding (or lack thereof) of the colors and styles we're surrounded by which naturally influence our own work! This oft requested class explores the "essence" of the sounds from composers like James Horner Alan Silvestri Thomas Newman Jerry Goldsmith and others. What makes them sound the way they do? Through harmonic orchestrational and