Scott Healy’s Ellington Group: Quantum Harmony and Early Jazz, featuring Joshua Moshier
Vitello's Restaurant 4349 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City, CA, United StatesEllington Study Groups are back! Our next class on February 1st will be jam-packed with a detailed of some of the basic harmony of jazz music. I’ll start with a deep dive into early jazz harmony, focusing on how improvising players manipulated and exploited the “classical” chromaticism of popular music and the evolved late 19th…
Deep in the Asteroid Field: A Score Study
Vitello's Restaurant 4349 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City, CA, United StatesJoin us on February 8 as the Scoring Arts team is joined by composer and orchestrator David Russell (Star Wars Rebels, Clone Wars, and hundreds of others) to help us take a deep dive into the tumultuous "Asteroid Field" cue from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Thanks to our dedicated team of score prep…
Legends of Film Music: Alex North
Vitello's Restaurant 4349 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City, CA, United StatesComposer Alex North brought a fresh perspective to film scoring. His mastery of capturing the psychological underpinnings of any narrative, coupled with his unique brand of modernism, made him one the most revered figures in film music history. On March 7, join us as we examine North's ingenious use of themes, motifs, and even the…
The Goss – Gershwin Challenge
Livestream , United States**** MARCH 14th EVENT IS CANCELLED**** ***RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 21ST AS A FREE ONLINE STREAM!*** Get ready for the latest challenge event hosted by the Academy of Scoring Arts! On March 21st, 2020, we’ll be hosting preeminent orchestration teacher and composer Thomas Goss for a VIRTUAL visit. As in years previous, Thomas will be our…
Fans of Film Music 11 with John Powell
Vitello's Restaurant 4349 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City, CA, United StatesIn celebration of the ten-year anniversary of the Fans Of Film Music Society, we are proud to host Oscar-nominated composer John Powell as our guest of honor for this special co-hosted event with the Academy of Scoring Arts. For over twenty years, John has delivered one extraordinary score after the next, and his work in…
Study James Horner’s Apollo 13 with Orchestrator Steve Bramson
ZoomAfter a short Covid hiatus, the ASA is back to launch its summer season, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Ron Howard’s inspiring docudrama Apollo 13. For the first time ever, we’ll set course towards James Horner, who delivered a noble and regal score, unique in its simplicity and originality, and elevated the picture to its…
Study James Horner’s Apollo 13 with Orchestrator Steve Bramson
ZoomAfter a short Covid hiatus, the ASA is back to launch its summer season, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Ron Howard’s inspiring docudrama Apollo 13. For the first time ever, we’ll set course towards James Horner, who delivered a noble and regal score, unique in its simplicity and originality, and elevated the picture to its…
Part Two! Study James Horner’s Apollo 13 with Orchestrator Steve Bramson
ZoomThank you to all who joined our Zoom score study event on June 20th! We had over 160 people in attendance. We will have a continuation of this online study on July 11th at 10am! Sign up to be a member and you'll automatically be sent the Zoom link the day before the event. If…
Writing, Orchestrating & Recording Strings with Tim Davies
ZoomJoin us on Sunday, July 26 for an informative discussion with veteran orchestrator and conductor Tim Davies, who will walk you through his process preparing for and then executing a string recording session. We’ll start with “just the notes” — what happens when you begin to populate your score page and how the players will…
James Horner’s Apollo 13 Score Study Series | Part III with Orchestrator Steve Bramson
ZoomOur Apollo 13 James Horner score study series continues! We are thankful to have so many new members joining us virtually from all over the world. We are hosting part III of the series on August 8th at 10am! Sign up to be a member and you'll automatically be sent the Zoom link the day before the event. If you weren't able to make the first score study, do not worry! It's fine to jump in for this one... there's always plenty to learn!