Composition / Music Theory Lessons

One-on-one composition and/or music theory lessons from a dedicated and experienced instructor

I am a composer / academic at Stanford offering 1-hour composition lessons once a week at affordable rates. The lessons will be on campus. My formal musical training includes:

Stanford University, Stanford, CA
D.M.A. in Music Composition (ABD)

University of Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
MSt in Music Composition with distinction

New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
B.M. in Composition with academic honors

Festivals & Workshops
Cheltenham Music Festival Composer Academy, Cheltenham, UK
48th International Summer Course for New Music, Darmstadt, GR
Composit Festival, Rieti, IT
Ostrava Days Institute and Festival, Ostrava, CZ
highSCORE Festival, Pavia, IT
Wellesley Composers Conference, Wellesley, MA
The Etchings Festival, Auvillar, FR
Bath International Music Festival, Bath, UK
Eötvös Foundation Chamber Opera Workshop, Budapest, HU
ALEA III International Composers Workshop, Boston, MA
CoMA Young Composers Workshop, Oxford, UK
Fresh Inc. Festival, Kenosha, WI
New Music on the Point Festival, Leicester, VT
Atlantic Music Festival, Waterville, ME

In addition to private composition lessons I have experience teaching or TAing the following undergraduate / graduate courses:

Workshop: "Algorithmic Composition with Max/MSP and OpenMusic"
Research Seminar in Computer-Generated Music
Analysis of Tonal Music
Musicianship/Ear Training I
Elements of Music III
Introduction to Music Theory
Physical Interaction Design for Music

I am comfortable with a number of different genres including electronic, classical, contemporary, rock, jazz, songwriting (etc). For more information please visit www.andrewawatts.com