About
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THE INSTRUCTOR
WHAT IS IT?
12 weeks of intensive, personalized study that includes:
- Nine guided scoring assignments
Weekly demos – 1:15-1:45 minutes scoring to picture.
Or feedback on your current scoring job, as you prefer.
- Ten 40-minute private mentoring sessions
- Ten 75-minute Lectures
- Weekly curated independent study
Soundtrack listening, score study, reading of articles, interviews, watching “behind-the-scenes” videos: ~3 hours weekly at your convenience. This can be done at a different time altogether, depending on your schedule.
- The class can be customized and personalized to fit your needs (lecture attending only, mentoring sessions only, private lessons)
Please email Penka to discuss at penkakouneva@gmail com
All sessions are on Zoom and open to emerging & professional composers from any regions. Masterclass graduates have come from: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States.
* * * * DETAILS ABOUT THE MASTERCLASS * * * *
- The Masterclass focuses on compositional mastery, scoring techniques and skills via the analysis of great soundtrack cues and weekly feedback on your original compositions. All scoring assignments are tailored for the industry using actual film, TV & game video clips.
- The Masterclass is open to all career levels and all backgrounds.
- The Masterclass takes 12 weeks (3 months). Two “off” weeks (without a lecture) are built in to give you time to complete your scoring assignments & finalize your website & reels.
- The Masterclass can be taken concurrently with a full-time or part-time job.
- The Masterclass can be modified to fit your schedule: private lessons only, or attending the lectures only (no assignments).
- You will craft nine original demos by the end of the course.
- The weekly score analysis of cues (PDFs) are presented by, and provided by the instructor. All scores are recent, masterful soundtracks by top composers. (See the Curriculum page.)
- OK to reschedule the lecture and/or the private mentoring, if a conflict occurs.
- Cost $1,000 USD (tax-deductible in the US as a vocational expense / educational expense via the Instructor’s corporation Penka Kouneva Studios, Inc.)
Prerequisites
- Music program bachelor’s degree or similar
- Ability to read orchestral scores
- A few film, game, additional-music, or concert music credits (entry-level is OK; student projects are OK)
- Working proficiency with music production and mixing a graduate-level sounding demo with virtual instruments. This skill will be expected, commented on, but not covered in detail. (There are many other classes that focus on Music Production.)
- You will receive feedback on your production skills. “Graduate-level sounding demo” is defined as a realistically sounding emulation of the ensemble you are composing for, with well-balanced instrumental lines, dynamics and expression – the skills you’ve learned in your bachelor’s program.
- Commitment to a composer career, or actively exploring opportunities.
- Commitment to completing the class (contract will be signed).
COST: $1000