THEORY

 

 Beginning to advanced instruction. 

 
 

 

Hurst studied under Dr. Beverly Grigsby, Professor Emeritus at California State University at Northridge, world renowned for her succinct and practical approach to harmony and counterpoint.

 
  Offering:
   

Beginning to advanced instruction and tutoring in:

 
    Music basics
       

  Reading notes, scales, chords, rhythms, etc.

   Musical Theatre

   Sacred

   Pop

 Jazz
     
   

Music Analysis
     

 Understand why the composer wrote those notes.

 
   

Harmony
     

 18th century style through present.

 
   

Counterpoint
     

 
   

Arranging
     

For Piano, Harp, Vocal and Chral, Ensembles & Orchestra.

 
   

Orchestration
     

Hurst has orchestrated over 150 pieces that have been performed and recorded.
       

 
     

     

 
  Composers:        
1.

Frédéric Chopin

Polish composer
(1810-1849)

 

2.

Robert Schumann

German composer
(1810-1856)

3.

Franz Schubert

German composer
(1797-1828)
4.

Franz Liszt

Hungarian composer/pianist
(1811-1886)

 

5.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austrian composer
(1756-1791)

6.

Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer and keyboard player
(1685-1750)
7.

George Frideric Handel

German composer
(1685-1759)

8.

Ludwig Van Beethoven

German composer
(1770-1827)

9.

(Franz) Joseph Haydn

Austrian composer
(1732-1809)