Develop your screen composing skills

Screen Composers’ Guild of Canada Presents

The SCGC Academy

This initiative from the SCGC provides a crucial educational link between music school and the real world of professional screen composing. Its courses are designed to help fill in any learning gaps, allow access to established composers’ expertise and strengthen each learner’s pathway to success. For more advanced learners, they provide an opportunity to discover and discuss new ideas and workflows with other talented colleagues.

Each course is designed to last four weeks and is personally created by the educator to reflect their experience in the field. The SCGC also makes every effort to offer them at an accessible price.

What to expect

Academy sessions are held in the composers studio to place learners in a real working environment. The classes are kept small with fewer than six learners to give everyone an opportunity to get to know the instructor, join the conversation and receive personal attention throughout the four weeks.

Learners also have the chance to hear and discuss the work being created by their peers. Classes may be attended online if necessary. Each learner will need to have their own a basic mobile composition setup including a laptop or small computer they can transport, headphones, external hard drive with instrument libraries, and a licensed copy of Logic or ProTools.