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Music composition - learn techniques and get feedback to develop your unique musical writing style

These classes are designed to equip students of composition with the confidence they need to develop their own unique musical voice. Technical exercises are set to nurture a deeper understanding of instrumentation/texture, harmony, melody, rhythm and structure. The classes also encourage the student to consider the connection between musical and extra-musical ideas and to explore different approaches and starting points.

Work is set and feedback is given on all work sent before the day of a lesson.

Location

Online via webcam

General info

Age:
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
45 minutes
60 minutes
The class is taught in:English

About Me

I love helping my students find their voice as composers. I understand the challenges composers face and can offer guidance on process, helping composers to structure their music convincingly.

I offer expertise in orchestration, harmony, melody and rhythm and am diligent in listening to my students' scores to provide detailed feedback with concrete suggestions for next steps.

I found my musical voice in Trinidad and Tobago when I began blending the sounds of local styles with my training and early career in Western Classical Music. I therefore have many years of experience assisting composers writing in diverse styles.

Education

Royal Holloway, University of London (PhD in Music Composition)
Royal College of Music (postgraduate degree in Music Performance)
Cambridge University (undergraduate degree in Music)

Experience / Qualifications

I taught composition at the University of Trinidad of Tobago for nine years before moving back to the UK to continue teaching and to write music to commission.

As a professional performer on French horn, I am immersed in orchestral music - this has helped me develop my instincts in writing for different instruments and I bring this experience to my composition teaching.

My original pieces and arrangements have been performed by ensembles including Sinfonia Smith Square (BBC Proms), the Orchestra of Opera North (Huddersfield Town Hall) and Chineke! (Purcell Room). Many performances of my work have been given throughout the Caribbean and the US.

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