What Can I Learn During the 10-Week Program With Amy?

Although film music is Amy's focus and first love, there are many facets to composition that you can get Amy's mentorship with during the 10-week program:

  • Writing Music for Film, TV, Games and Media
  • Writing Your Own Music (in whatever style you are drawn to)
  • Orchestration
  • Notation
  • Music Composition Software (Sibelius, Logic Pro)
  • Are you already writing music but get stuck and don’t know how to take it further?
  • Are you wishing you had the knowledge to put your ideas down on paper or into music notation software?
  • Are you interested in writing music for film or television?
  • Do you want to learn more about the industry, music business and navigating project contracts etc?
  • Music Theory, Harmony, Chord Progressions, Key Relationships
  • It’s all about achieving YOUR music-writing goals, so tailoring the lesson to suit your needs is Amy’s priority.



Our Composition Lessons Can Involve Any or All of the Following:

  • Your Compositions – Listening to any composition work you have done during the week…providing feedback, suggestions on how to improve, orchestration ideas, how to use your music software to achieve the best result etc. 
  • Technology – A huge part of composition these days is learning the technology and software that is available to assist with our music-making. So many emerging composers don’t know how to get their ideas out of their heads and into a form that other people can listen to. Amy can help you learn music notation software (Sibelius) and music sequencing software (Digital Audio Workstations) commonly used for recording music, and for writing Film and TV music (Logic Pro) and ultimately, help you set up your own studio. 
  • Theory – Composing intuitively is an amazing feeling; but knowing the nuts and bolts of how music actually works can help take your compositions to the next level. 
  • Analysis – Listening to the music of your favourite composers or songwriters, and analysing what they are doing. This is a great way to get fresh ideas of your own. 
  • Instrumentation and Orchestration – If you play an instrument, chances are you may have tried composing for that instrument. But how do you go about writing for instruments you can’t play? This is where we learn about instrumentation and orchestration…how to write for an orchestra, a brass band, a wind quintet, a string quartet, etc etc. 
  • Creative Tasks to Complete – Each week, you will be assigned a creative task to take home and work on during the week, which you would show me at the following lesson. This will be tailored to your specific areas of interest.
  • Music Business – We can also include lessons on music business, getting started in the industry, marketing yourself and equipping yourself with skills you will need if you are serious about establishing yourself as a professional working composer. 
  • Film Music – How would you write music for a sad scene, or a scary scene in a movie? What kind of music would you write for an action movie, or a love story? How do you develop a musical theme? How do I synchronise my music with a movie? How can I get a start in the industry? Amy’s speciality is Film and TV Music! 


Please note: Amy only offers 60-minute composition lessons as part of the 10-week program (not 30 or 45 minutes). Amy does not offer advice, feedback or consultation outside of lessons.

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Where Does Amy Teach?

  • Online, via Zoom. 
  • So, as long as you have an internet connection, your location does not matter! Amy teaches students all over the world!
  • Amy’s studio is Apple Mac – based, and uses Logic Pro X as her main DAW and Sibelius as her main notation software.



Program Fees

this formhttps://virtualpianoacademy.typeform.com/to/jrBAmy runs 10-week intensive workshops with composition students.


  • Over the 10 weeks, you receive a 60minute 1:1 lesson each week.
  • All lessons are conducted online, via Zoom.
  • Fees for the 10-week program are paid upfront, before the commencement of the program.
  • Fees for the entire 10-week program: $2,000 (AUD).
  • All fees are in Australian Dollars, but can be paid in any currency.
  • Any lesson/s you miss or do not attend (for whatever reason) during the 10-week program, you will forfeit that lesson and not receive a refund.
  • Any lessons cancelled by Amy (due to sickness, holidays etc) will be made up to ensure you receive the full 10 lessons.
  • An invoice will be issued before the program commencement, which can be used if you intend to claim lessons as a tax deduction.
  • No refunds are given once payment has been received.
  • Your spot, time and day cannot be secured until full payment is made.
  • Once you’ve completed your 10 lessons, you can either stop lessons, or decide to continue with another 10-week program. There is no obligation to continue.