Instrumentation and Introduction to Orchestration
Instrumentation and Introduction to Orchestration
Explore why musical instruments sound as they do, how their sound is produced, and the rudiments of combining those sounds together by learning the scoring techniques for each orchestral family.
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What you can learn.
About This Course
The ability to read music, knowledge of music notation, and an understanding of the fundamentals of music theory. Basic working knowledge of a music notation program such as Sibelius, Finale, or Dorico is required, as students are required to produce and print music scores and instrumental parts for their assignments. Additionally, it is recommended to have any professional quality computer-based Digital Audio Workstation.
Fall 2026 Schedule
Discounts can only be applied to a portion of this course. Some meetings will be in Westwood Village and some meetings will be at an off-site facility in Burbank.
Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access required. Materials required.
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
This course applies toward the following programs
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