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7 music composition teachers in Canada

Mehdi - Montreal, 1027€

27€Piano classes (and optionally music theory and composition)

Trusted teacher: As a pianist and musician with 20 years of experience, I offer classes that are adapted to you, your age, your proficiency level, and your preferences. Whether you want to learn through techniques, songs, or theory, whether you're an adult or you're looking for your kids, whether you have experience with music or not, whether you're into classical music or pop and rock, I'm here for you! My session lasts one hour, at my place or yours (for a fee), and includes exercises and tips that are adapted to you. The class is fun and playful while keeping your improvement as its main objective.

Piano · Music theory · Music composition

Louis-Thomas - Montreal, 1034€

34€Private lessons in MAO/Synthesizers/Recording/Hearing training/Experimental sound creation

Trusted teacher: Do you or your child want to broaden your musical horizons? Learn how to integrate technology into your music learning? Want to know how to turn a song idea into an audio file professionally? Maybe just introduce you to music in general? Or deepen your knowledge of computer composition? YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE! ☺♫ What I offer: → Complete training in DAW software (Ableton Live and others!) → In-depth exploration of electronic instruments (synthesizers, MIDI controllers) → Instrumental recording techniques and construction of audio models → Hearing training and awareness of the different characteristics of sound (timbre, pitch, audio effects) → Experimental sound creation and sound design (eg: reproducing the roar of the T-REX) → Introduction to music theory and composition → Support and coaching for your musical project → What you think is relevant to your journey! The course will be adapted to your needs and all subjects are adaptable to your level! Simple, fun and enriching! But why learn all this? → Computers today have an essential and central role in music in general. No matter what musical style you listen to, it is necessary that these artists have used DAW technologies to deliver their piece to you. Also, the accessibility of software today allows anyone with an artistic intention to be able to exploit it and offer it to the general public. ¤ Computer access is ideal for taking classes, but I am open to discussing alternative options! ¤

Computer generated music · Music composition · Children's music

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Emmanuel Auger - Rock Forest, 1037€

37€Songwriting support service

Have you been playing music for some time and the call to create is starting to be felt? It can be difficult to get started at first. With around fifteen years of experience, I therefore propose a writing method which allows you to delve into your own sensitivity, to identify the contours of your artistic style, focusing on the methods of ideation and development of his creative confidence. Through the medium of guitar, piano and pen, I offer regular meetings in order to support the young creator in the development of a work, or even a style.

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Mauve - Montreal, 1031€

31€Private lessons in violin, musical composition and computer-aided music

Trusted teacher: Hello! I use different learning methods depending on the profile of each student. In all cases, I transmit a real working method that will be useful for your entire life as a musician! I usually divide the course into 2 parts, with a more technical part (warming up the hand and working on left hand agility, small exercises on the problems you might encounter), and a more musical part with the pieces. If you don't know how to read scores, I can also teach music theory or use an auditory learning method! I also often suggest playing in a duet, because music is above all a sharing :) My teaching experience is varied: I have taught very young beginners (4 years old) and less young, and I also take care of the improvement of more advanced students! I also offer support in addition to courses at conservatories for example. I have been offering courses for 4 years now and I have always had excellent feedback from long-time students! :) If you are interested in composing, don't hesitate! I work for film music and I was assistant to a composer in Hollywood. I also won many international awards for my projects.

Violin · Music composition · Computer generated music

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Mathias - Montreal, 1037€

37€Studio musician gives piano (and composition) lessons in Montreal

-- I also teach in english -- My lessons are for anyone wishing to approach the piano in a personalized way, regardless of the style and level targeted. I divide my teaching into equal parts between theory (melody, harmony and rhythm) and practice (all pieces of your choice), the aim being to offer you a grid of global understanding of writing and musical interpretation. I start from the principle that you have to have fun from the start, while looking for a high level of autonomy. -- About me -- Having grown up abroad (in the Central African Republic then in Saudi Arabia), I had the chance to learn the piano through an eclectic teaching. In particular, I was a student of Gulmira Abdukhalikova, a Kazakh concert artist now based in Abu-Dhabi, who made me progress by applying the famous "Russian method". At 13, I won 3rd place in the International Piano Competition of Île de France at Maisons-Lafitte. At the end of my adolescence, I participated in the Big Band of the Children of Jazz, within the framework of a festival organized each year in Barcelonette by Stéphane Kochoyan (who was also, at the time, artistic director of the Jazz Festival in Vienna). Subsequently, I set sail for Canada where I lived for six years. I co-animated several Open-Mics of poetry, as a pianist-improviser, and I produced two albums: "Fragments" (2018) and "Echoes of space-time" (2019), the latter having been 100% improvised and recorded "one-shot" in the studio. At the end of 2020, three years after having started giving piano lessons in Canada and France, I publish "The method of the self-taught pianist" as well as my own sight-reading manual.

Piano · Music composition · Music theory lessons

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Philip - Montreal, 1046€

46€Your Favourite Popular Songs on Guitar for Beginners

Trusted teacher: Music is a creative and fun way to express yourself. What better way to learn a new skill by learning some of your favourite songs? By taking this course, I will guide you through Guitar chord basics, understand popular song structures, no previous music theory is required! By providing me with your favourite tunes, I will also walk you through the process of "reverse-engineering" the track in order to recreate the music at your own pace. I am a professional musician from Montreal, Canada and I have performed and produced albums with Folly & the Hunter (CAN) and Geoffroy (CAN). I have major touring experience and I am currently performing music in Amsterdam.

Guitar · Music composition · Voice (music)

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Barbara - Montreal, 1036€

36€Learn electroacoustic composition - sound creation and sound techniques

Trusted teacher: Who is this workshop for? For anyone curious about sound, all music, music in general, who wants to manufacture, build, examine ... (from 12 or 13 years old). Do you need to know music theory? No. But familiarity with music of various styles can be of great help. DJ? "Electro" music? No ! We will not learn here to be a DJ or to compose “dance-music”, “electro” music in the commonly understood sense, not even songs. Do you need to know the computer? It is better if it is, but learning can be done at the same time as musical research. Is this course a software learning course? No. I give the basics (only on Logic Pro X or Garageband) to be able to compose but I do not teach the deep use of software. Is it necessary to have a computer? Yes ! A "workshop" rather than a class? The course takes the form of a practical workshop, listening sessions, criticism of works. By computer? Everything happens on a computer once sound elements of all kinds have been recorded. Editing, transformation, mixing on software designed for this. No software required. The proposed route can be adapted to any multitrack sequencing software. The computer is only a tool, it is the composer who makes the music. Practically what do we do? The composer works “from the sounds” that he has most often recorded himself. He chooses them, assembles them, deforms them, mixes them according to his project, at will. of his intuition, his ideas and desires, gradually builds a music. For those who wish and need it, exercises are offered which allow to approach at the same time techniques of realization and precise musical proposals. Composition / Invention It is not a question of declaring themselves all composers, but of affirming that we can all ask ourselves composers' questions, with both seriousness and imagination. To confront the game of a free invention. What musical orientation? What style ? This is a “musical research” process: seek to invent a music beyond traditional values - note pitches, regular pulsations, instrumental timbres - without forbidding all that. A “music of sounds”, in the broadest possible sense, a “music of all sounds “as opposed to what one could obviously call too simplified“ a music of notes ”. This choice, which apparently seems to shake up musical uses, is nevertheless part of a tradition of more than a century and rich in a repertoire that is too little known and which has had various names: - Electroacoustic music - Concrete music - Acousmatic music - Contemporary music Finally, we each have a precious tool to never forget: our ear, and a fascinating and rewarding job to lead, questioning about oneself.

Music composition · Computer generated music · Sound (music)

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Andrea López - Barcelona, SpainRecently active36€

36€Let's talk about music! Musical language, harmony, composition, various analyses, music in its sociocultural context or commented readings

Trusted teacher: Hello! I've been teaching nonstop for over 10 years, and I'd love to tell you what a class with me offers: 100% personalized approach: The first step is to define your goals. Learning for pleasure? Preparing for entrance exams? Or taking the professional leap? I'll adapt the methodology, curriculum, and even the repertoire to your goals. Dynamic environment (without losing rigor): Relaxed but demanding classes, where practical methods (and my irremediable sense of humor) prevail. Hearing + Musicality + Analysis: We'll work on listening, understanding, and analyzing your musical references. The goal: for you to make artistic decisions with confidence and feel music as your own. No stylistic biases: For me, all music is valid. We'll explore everything from classical to electronic, using each style to work on key aspects: melody, harmony, production... We'll even explore genres you're unfamiliar with together! Important! I balance classes with concerts and projects. Although you're my priority, I appreciate the occasional flexibility to reschedule (only when strictly necessary). If you like this approach, write to me! Learning music is an exciting journey, and I'd love to be your guide.

Music theory · Music composition

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Michiel - Lochristi, BelgiumRecently active41€

41€Customised music production, songwriting and mixing lessons - for beginners, intermediate and advanced students

🎶I'll teach you all the basics of music production, songwriting, and mixing, and if you're already a bit more advanced, I'll help you grow and develop your sound. These lessons are for all levels! 📚With a bachelor's degree in music production from the Conservatory of Ghent and years of experience in the music industry, I am now ready to further spread my knowledge. 🎧We will work on your productions at your level, with the aim of bringing you closer to a professional sound and enabling you to express yourself through your productions. I hope to find your own sound and develop it into a finished product! I hope to see you in my studio soon! (see profile photo) See you in class :))

Audio production · Music composition · Computer generated music

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Steve - Nottingham, United KingdomRecently active36€

36€Music Exams Support - any aspect, any board, any level.

Trusted teacher: Sometimes you can sit in a music lesson with your class mates and feel completely baffled as to why others are 'getting it' and you are not! If you are wanting some extra help in preparing for a music exam or even wanting to feel more comfortable with the rest of the class then this class is right up your street. Alternatively, if you would like some extra advice on performance techniques then I can help. Perhaps you are struggling with your composition tasks - that is my speciality. Then there is the analysis of a piece of music that can be so confusing that we could spend some valuable one-to-one time on. I am here to help and below are some reasons why I am well suited to give you the appropriate advice that you need. I worked in a comprehensive school teaching music for over 35 years. In that time I engaged with many different exam boards at GCSE and A level delivering a range of different courses. This experience and my passion for all aspects of music, whether it be performing, composing or listening and analysis enables me to give you the right advice. Whatever you need help with, I am very keen to be able to offer my expertise in any or all of these areas. Each of the three disciplines is intrinsically connected with the other two and having a good grasp of all three will enable you to improve your ability overall.

Music theory · Music composition

Piano - SpainRecently active35€

35€Film Scoring - Learn to create music for movies and videogames

Trusted teacher: Have you always wanted to write music for movies, ads or videogames, but didn’t know where or how to start? This is your place. We are Alonso and Vincent, two composers with different formation but that are actively working in the field of Film Scoring. Our classes are developed for students of different ages. Let us explain! If you are 15 years old or just 40 but want to immerse into the music world, we can help, whether you have previous experience or not in the field. What will you learn with our lessons: - Beginner: we’ll guide you through your first steps in your digital audio workstation. With pre-existing sample packs, you’ll discover how to build music with sound blocks, and become your very own producer/beatmaker! -Intermediate: we’ll show you how to deal with MIDI programming. You will write the notes, yourself, of your own digital symphony, with free virtual instruments from state-of-the-art production facilities, always following the style you want to follow. The music is yours! -Advanced: we’ll bring you to Hollywood’s antechamber: our most advanced tips about writing music, mixing, mastering, how to write your own readable sheet music... You’ll be the next Hans Zimmer in no time.

Music composition · Computer generated music · Music theory lessons

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Lucy - Amsterdam, NetherlandsRecently active78€

78€🎛️ Music Production Lessons & Creative Coaching 🎶 (ONLINE & IN-PERSON)

Trusted teacher: 🎛️ Music Production Lessons & Creative Coaching 🎶 Want to learn how to create, record, and refine your own music in Logic Pro X? Whether you’re a complete beginner or already producing your own tracks, I offer online lessons and personalized production coaching to help you grow and elevate your sound. If you’re just starting out, we’ll build a solid foundation: - MIDI & audio basics - Arrangement & structure - Sound design & effects - Vocal editing - Mixing fundamentals - Workflow tips & creative approaches Already producing? Great — then I offer tailored production advice and feedback. You can bring in your tracks, questions, or challenges, and I’ll help you with: - Song structure & dynamics - Sound choices & layers - Mix clarity & depth - Artistic direction - Developing your unique sonic identity The sessions can be fully online or live, flexible, and built around your needs. I combine my experience as a pop producer and artist with my background in classical music theory and a degree from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (Pop). Whether you're starting from scratch or fine-tuning a nearly finished track — I’m here to help you move forward with clarity, confidence, and creativity.

Audio production · Music composition · Computer generated music

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Music Lessons (Including: SINGING-, PIANO-, SONGWRITING-, PRODUCTION LESSONS) – Online or in-person (Amsterdam)

Lucy

Marloes does an excellent job of understanding the student's needs and goals. Always attentive during the lessons, she provides clear/targeted feedback on areas of improvement and actively listens to your singing. Most importantly, she creates a comfortable/safe environment to experiment with your voice. As a beginner in singing, I highly recommend anyone who wants to get started singing to take lessons with her!

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