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Music composition course by a professional
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From 114.88 £ /h
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Learn the musical composition of all aesthetics, beginners to advanced.
Also orchestration, harmony, counterpoint, arrangement lessons, live music, professional level music engraving.
Introduction to the profession of composer, copyright and editorial rights.
Contact with publishers, performers and festivals at the end of the course.
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Lessons 2 x per month in Lausanne, Winterthur and Paris and by videoconference.
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About Me
Composer and double bass player, his music is played all over the world by prestigious artists and orchestras. He has performed with the Béjart Ballet Lausanne and as a freelancer with several orchestras. He is currently professor of orchestration at the Conservatoire d'Aubervilliers (near Paris) and legal expert in musical matters at the Paris Court of Appeal. He also sits on the Young Audience Commission of SACEM.
Education
- Master in Composition, Royal Academy of Music, University of London, 1997
- 1st Prize in Double Bass, CNSMP, 1995
- 1st Prize in Counterpoint, CNSMP, 1993
- 2nd Prize in Fugue, CNSMP, 1994
Experience / Qualifications
DISTINCTIONS:
- Nomination Victories Music, 2016
- Grand Prix Symphonique SACEM, 2015
- Prix Vaudoise Foundation for Culture (CH), 2014
- High School Student Grand Prix, Symphonic Arcana, 2009
- Hervé Dugardin Prize, SACEM, Paris, 2006
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music, 2003
- Pierre Cardin Prize, Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 2002

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :
- Teacher. Orchestration, Conservatoire Aubervilliers CRR93, 2020- present
- SACEM Contemporary Classical Music Commission - 2010, 2015-18
- Orchester de l'Opéra National de Paris - free lance double bass, 2002-present
- Paris Sorbonne Musicology: lecturer
- Purcell School - Prof. composition, 1995-2002
- Royal Academy of Music - Fellow, 1997-99
Age
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration
60 minutes
90 minutes
The class is taught in
French
German
English
Russian
Spanish
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