IMPRESSIONS music on a lot of us

on a lot of us I suspect

letting the music tell you which instruments will best express the inherent drama and message within

I’ve kept them in a special folder all year

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

IMPRESSIONS music on a lot of usI 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