My teaching
style:
I have strong opinions about music and about what I personally prefer
to hear,
and I will have several suggestions and topics to talk about for almost
any
composition. However,
first and foremost,
your music belongs to you, and my aim will never be to get you to write
like
me: my goal is to have you develop as large of a palette of
compositional
skills as possible so that you become the best person in the world at
writing
exactly what you want to hear.
Besides building the traditional fundamentals such as orchestration and
form, I think it is important to understand how to shape each of the elements of music (melody, harmony, rhythm, development, pacing, dynamics, timbres, composite rhythm, harmonic rhythm, texture etc.) and to learn how to build creativity,
imagination, and audiation skills.
Things
to prepare for each
composition
lesson:
Bring any music that you are currently working on or have recently
completed:
(at least
an hour in advance, send me a PDF of the
score and an audio file)
Have a way to quickly write things down when necessary (alternatively, you can record
our
lessons)
In person and online masterclasses are also available:
Contact me at michael@michaelmikulka.com for rates and availability
