PIANO LESSON 1 Star Wras It gives us tons of

It gives us tons of new colors to play with

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

The sheer number of ideas characters emotions and actions needing to be expressed combined with the dizzying pace of the beatpoints required nothing less than total mastery of craft and an ability to hold the chaos together structurally

Alan Silvestri is undoubtedly one of the greats - his contribution to film music is immense

We’ll examine the practical performance and VI input process and where to put performance priority – something I call the “magic 70%

PIANO LESSON 1 Star Wras It gives us tons ofThe better the player you are the faster more fluid and successful you will be in getting your ideas down. That's the simple truth of it and being a better player also makes the process infinitely more fun. Studying piano to be a concert pianist or session player is very demanding and takes decades to perfect. But in this class we'll be looking instead at techniques specifically for composers who want to streamline and improve their composing process