Private music notation software consulting at your location in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles and online. Private tutors and experts in troubleshooting all issues relating to Sibelius, Finale, Encore and other music notation software, including orchestration. Sometimes the best thing is to just hire an expert to help solve the block or problem so you can get back to composing instead of wasting your time.
(Please see our page on midi music studio technical consultants. )
Contact
Tel: (voice and text) +1-818-337-2610 (Pacific Standard Time)
or email
Expert Advanced Instruction on using the Following Music Notation Sofware Programs
- Sibelius
- Finale
- Encore
- Musescore
- Other lesser-known programs
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
We are Here to Help in the Following Specializations:
- Installation
- Licensing
- Workstation integration
- Sound sample selection
- Score Layout
- Import/Export
- Integration with Pro Tools
- VST and Audio Units
- Plugins
- Creating Cues
- Assigning Instruments
- Scanning existing sheet music
- Chord Symbols
- Adding Lyrics
- Lead Sheets
- Orchestral Scores
- Composition Support
- Orchestration
- Arranging (vocal/instrumental)
- Proofread Scores
- Prepare Scores for Publication
- Personalize Scores
- Incorporate Proper Notation Conventions
Satisfaction Guaranteed!
If one of our technicians cannot solve your problem, YOU WILL RECEIVE A COMPLETE REFUND.
Our Music Notation Consultants…
Garo Avessian (San Fernando Valley/Santa Clarita Valley)
Garo Avessian teaches Conducting, Music Theory, Composition, Music Notation, Orchestration, Piano and Music History. Master the colors of the orchestra through hands-on writing, score study, and deep understanding of instrumental capabilities and combinations. Garo specializes in Musescore music notation software. Click here for full bio.
Languages Spoken
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- English
- French
- Armenian
- Arabic
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Location of Lessons With Garo Avessian.
Garo Avessian teaches online and also will travel to the home in the San Fernando Valley, including: Northridge, Granada Hills, Porter Ranch, Chatsworth, North Hollywood, Arleta, Sylmar, Panorama City, San Fernando, Van Nuys, Lake Balboa, Reseda, Canoga Park, West Hills, Calabasas, Woodland Hills, Tarzana, Encino, Sherman Oaks, Studio City. He can also travel to the Santa Clarita Valley, including Val Verde, Stevenson Ranch, Pico, Castaic, Hasley Canyon, Saugus, Valencia, Newhall, Humphreys, Forest Park, Aqua Dulce, Canyon Country, Bouquet Canyon.
Rates.
ONLINE
$40/30 min
$55/45 min
$75/hour
$110/90 min
IN HOME (San Fernando Valley/Santa Clarita Valley)
$55/30 min
$75/45 min
$90/hour
$125/90 min
To Pay for Lessons with Garo Avessian, Click Here.
Dennis Nilsson
Dennis Nilsson specializes in teaching Sibelius notation software. Click here for full bio.
Location of Lessons.
Dennis Nilsson teaches online only.
Languages Spoken
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- English
- Swedish
Rates.
FREE/1st lesson without obligation
ONLINE
30 min: $30
45 min: $40
60 min: $50
To Pay for Lessons with Dennis Nilsson, Click Here
Shahar Amdor – Van Nuys, CA, Online
Shahar Amdor teaches arranging, orchestration and music notation (Sibelius). He offers techniques for creating ensemble arrangements, from small groups to big band. His passion is to inspire students to reach their musical potential. Click here for full bio.
“My one and only love” – Arr. By Shahar Amdor
Languages Spoken
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- English
- Hebrew
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Location of Lessons.
Shahar Amdor teaches from his studio in Van Nuys, CA (90007). He can also travel to your location in the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley and West Los Angeles, including Van Nuys, San Fernando, Sylmar, Granada Hills, Northridge, Chatsworth, Pacoima, Arleta, panorama City, Sun Valley, North Hollywood, Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, Valley Village, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Encino, Tarzana, Reseda, West Hills, Canoga Park, Woodland Hills, Calabasas, Newhall, Valencia, Canyon Country, Stevenson Rach, Castaic, West Hollywood, Culver City, Westwood, Century City, Brentwood, Santa Monica. He is also available to teach online if you are out of the area.
Rates.
30% Discount/1st lesson (in studio/online only)
IN STUDIO/ONLINE (Van Nuys, CA)
$40/30 min
$55/45 min
$70/hour
IN HOME
$55/30 min
$70/45 min
$85/hour
To Pay for Lessons with Shahar Amdor, Click Here.
Tyler DeTulleo (Los Angeles, CA)
Tyler DeTulleo teaches Sibelius and Finale music notation software. He can help you with all your sheet music and orchestration goals. He has experience producing and music directing for artists such as America’s Got Talent contestant Kieran Rhodes, orchestrating and copying for Film and TV projects such as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Family Guy, Disney Plus’s The Santa Clauses, and Justin Hurwitz’s Oscar Nominated score for Babylon. Click here for full bio.
Tyler Detulleo in Video Montage of Conducting, Producing, Performing (No Sound)
Location of Lessons With Tyler DeTulleo.
Tyler DeTulleo teaches from his studio in Los Angeles, CA (Mid-Wilshire 90019). He can also travel to you in the following cities of Los Angeles: Miracle Mile, Crenshaw, Baldwin Hills, Jefferson Park, West Adams, Koreatown, Silver Lake, East Hollywood, Hancock Park, Downtown LA, West Hollywood, Beverly Grove, Beverly Hills, Century City, Rancho Park, West Los Angeles, Westwood, Brentwood, Culver City, Palms. He can also teach online if you are out of the area.
Rates.
Free Consultation
IN STUDIO/ONLINE
30 min: $45
45 min: $60
60 min: $75
IN HOME (Los Angeles)
30 min: $70
45 min: $85
60 min: $100
To Pay for Lessons with Tyler DeTulleo, Click Here.
Mel Guérison – Silver Lake, CA
Mel Guérison teaches music notation (Sibelius), orchestration, music theory, arranging, scoring for film and TV, and songwriting. She loves seeing students light up when they learn something they’re passionate about. She has toured globally, arranged parts for and recorded with bands like Sleater-Kinney, Other Lives, Alexandra Savior, Whitney, Joseph and more. Click here for full bio.
Frayed Rope Sessions – String Arrangements by Mel Guérison
Location of Lessons with Mel Guérison.
Mel Guérison teaches from her studio in Silver Lake, CA. She can also travel to the home in the following areas of Los Angeles: Silver Lake, Highland Park, Los Feliz, Glendale, Alta Dena Eagle Rock, Echo Park, Chinatown, DTLA, Boyle Heights, Little Armenia, Thai Town, Mt. Washington, East Hollywood, South Los Angeles, Mid-Wilshire, Hancock Park, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills She is also available online if you are out of the area.
Rates
First Lesson Free (in studio/online only)
IN STUDIO/ONLINE (Silver Lake, CA)
30 min: $45
45 min: $60
60 min: $75
IN HOME
30 min: $60
45 min: $75
60 min: $90
To Pay for Lessons with Mel Guérison, Click Here.
Charles Fernandez – Van Nuys, CA, Online
Charles Fernandez teaches Sibelius. He is a bassoonist, composer, orchestrator, and conductor. He has worked on many television shows, films and studio settings. He enjoys sharing his professional knowledge with his students. Click here for full bio.
Charles Fernandez Performs Movement II From his Casablanca Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Location of Lessons.
Charles Fernandez teaches from his studio in Van Nuys, CA. He can also travel to your location in the East San Fernando Valley, including: Van Nuys, Lake Balboa, North Hills, Panorama City, Sherman Oaks, Encino, Tarzana, Winnetka, Northridge, Porter Ranch, Granada Hills, Mission Hills, San Fernando, Reseda, Canoga Park, Chatsworth, Valley Glen, Studio City, Burbank, Pacoima, Sylmar, Lake View Terrace, Arleta, Hansen Hills. He is also available to teach online if you are out of the area.
Rates.
First Lesson Free
IN STUDIO/ONLINE (Van Nuys, CA 91406)
$50/30 min
$65/45 min
$80/hour
IN HOME
$70/30 min
$85/45 min
$100/hour
To Pay for Lessons with Charles Fernandez, Click Here.
Babak Rostami – Woodland Hills, CA, Online
Babak Rostami teaches music notation and arranging and transcribing for guitar (Sibelius). Babak has some published works as an arranger with a reputable music publisher. Click here for full bio.
Location of Lessons
Babak Rostami teaches from his studio in Woodland Hills, CA. He can also travel to the following areas of the San Fernando Valley: Woodland Hills, Tarzana, Calabasas, Encino, Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Lake Balboa, Reseda, Canoga Park, West Hills, Bell Canyon, Chatsworth, Northridge. He is available to teach online if you are out of the area.
Languages Spoken
-English
-Farsi
-Turkish
Rates
1st lesson free without obligation
IN STUDIO/ONLINE (Woodland Hills, CA)
30 min: $30
45 min: $40
60 min: $50
IN HOME
30 min: $45
45 min: $55
60 min: $65
To Pay for Lessons with Babak Rostami, Click Here.
Bonnie von Duyke – Long Beach, CA
Bonnie von Duyke specializes in teaching Sibelius music notation software. Bonnie composes and performs for orchestra, band, and film and game music. She has recorded music for HBO, Netflix, Hulu, etc. She writes in the styles of jazz, funk, folk, pop, and rock. Click here for full bio.
Location of Lessons with Bonnie von Duyke.
Bonnie von Duyke teaches from her studio in Long Beach. She can also travel to your location in Long Beach, Westchester, Inglewood, Westmont, Lennox, Hawthorne, Lawndale, Torrance, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Carson, Downey, Santa Fe Springs, Whittier, Norwalk, La Mirada, Signal Hill, Lakewood, Bellflower, Cerritos, Los Alamitos, Buena Park, Stanton, Paramount. She can also teach online if you are out of the area.
Rates
1st lesson FREE
IN STUDIO/ONLINE (Long Beach, CA)
$45/30 min
$65/45 min
$85/hour
IN HOME
$55/30 min
$75/45 min
$95/hour
Beyond 5-mile radius may require additional travel fee.
To Pay for Lessons with Bonnie von Duyke, Click Here.
Joe Hagen Music LLC – San Fernando Valley, in home, online
Joe Hagen Music LLC teaches music notation, composition, orchestration, music technology and viola. His strengths include teaching Orchestral film scoring, Synth/hybrid orchestral, Pop, Classical, Techno and String Arranging. He brings his professional music background and his love of sharing knowledge with his students to help them reach their goals. His music notation software specialties are with Sibelius and Musescore. Joe has several years of experience doing MIDI clean-up, copying and orchestrating for recording orchestras at Sony, Warner Bros, Hollywood Scoring and Budapest Recording Orchestra. Click here for full bio.
Location of Lessons with Joe Hagen Music LLC
Joe Hagen Music LLC teaches from his studio in Sherman Oaks, CA. He can also travel to the home in the following cities of the San Fernando Valley and surrounding areas: Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Valley Glen, Encino, Valley Village, Toluca Lake, Studio City, North Hollywood, Burbank, Glendale, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Westwood, Tarzana, Winnetka, Canoga Park, Reseda, Lake Balboa, Porter Ranch, Northridge, Granada Hills, North Hills, Arleta, Panorama City, San Fernando, Shadow Hills, Sun Valley, Sylmar. He is also available to teach online if you are out of the area.
Rates.
IN STUDIO/ONLINE (Sherman Oaks, CA)
$60/45 min
$100/90 min
IN HOME
$80/45 min
$110/90 min
To Pay for Lessons with Joe Hagen Music LLC , Click Here.
Paul McDonald – Santa Monica, CA
Paul McDonald teaches music notation and orchestration. He is expert at teaching Finale but can help a bit with Sibelius notation software. Paul’s arrangements and compositions were featured regularly on BBC Radio where he also worked with the BBC Radio Big band and Orchestra for six years. Click here for full bio.
Location of Lessons
Paul McDonald travels to the home to teach lessons. He can go to the following areas of West Los Angeles: Santa Monica, Malibu, Topanga, Pacific Palisades, Ocean Park, Mar Vista, Palms, Marina del Rey, Culver City, Westwood, Brentwood.
Rates
FREE/1st lesson without obligation
IN HOME
$55/30 min
$75/45 min
$85/hour
To Pay for Lessons with Paul McDonald, Click Here.
Maxwell Pierce – Glendale, CA, in Studio/Online
Maxwell Pierce specializes in Sibelius music notation software consultation. Click here for full bio.
Location of Lessons
Maxwell Pierce travels to the home in the following cities: Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge, Altadena, Pasadena, Alhambra, Northeast Los Angeles, Downtown LA, Los Feliz, Hollywood, Sun Valley, Sunland-Tujunga, Lake View Terrace, Van Nuys. He is available to teach online if you are out of the area..
Rates.
ONLINE
20% discount/first lesson
$35/30 min
$47/45 min
$55/hour
IN HOME
$65/hour
To Pay for Lessons with Maxwell Pierce, Click Here.
iliana Rose – Online
iliana Rose is a music notation software consultant online. She specializes in Finale. As an added benefit to her students, Iliana can share her expertise as a successful working, touring musician living in Los Angeles. Click here for full bio.
Location of Lessons with iliana Rose.
iliana Rose teaches online.
Languages Spoken
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- English
- Spanish
Rates.
FREE/1st lesson without obligation
ONLINE
30 min: $35
45 min: $50
60 min: $65
To Pay for Lessons with iliana Rose, Click Here.
Jay Asher – Los Angeles and Surrounding Cities
Jay Asher teaches “old-school” pencil and paper orchestration. For software notation coaching, he ONLY coaches the notation component of the Logic software. Click here for full bio.
Location of Sessions with Jay Asher.
Jay Asher teaches from his home studio in Lake Balboa/Northridge, CA. He can also travel to a VERY wide radius of Los Angeles and surrounding areas. These include: Ventura County, Conejo Valley, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Ventura, Oak View, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Camarillo, Santa Paula, Ojai, Fillmore, Bardsdale, Moorpark, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Point Mugu, Malibu, Piru, Santa Clarita Valley, Castaic, Val Verde, Stevenson Ranch, Newhall, Valencia, Bouquet Junction, Saugus, Canyon Country, San Fernando Valley, Hidden Hills, Calabasas, Woodland Hills, Tarzana, Encino, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Van Nuys, Winnetka, Reseda, Canoga Park, West Hills, Chatsworth, Northridge, Granada Hills, Sylmar, North Hills, North Hollywood, Panorama City, Sun Valley, Valley Glen Valley Village, Toluca Lake, Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, Eagle Rock, Monrovia, Duarte, Covina, Citrus, Irwindale, Baldwin Park, West Covina, Hacienda Heights, Industry, Puente, Whittier, Pico Rivera, Montebello, Monterey Park, San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Lynwood, Compton, Downey, Inglewood, Hawthorne, Gardena, Long Beach, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Westchester, Fox Hills, Venice, Mar Vista, Palms, Culver City, Beverly Hills, Century City, West Los Angeles, Brentwood, Beverlywood, West Hollywood, Holmby Hills, Bel Air, Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica. He is also available for online consultation if you are out of the area.
Rates.
IN STUDIO/ONLINE (Northridge, CA)
$65/hour
IN HOME
$75/hour
To Pay for Sessions with Jay Asher, Click Here.
Contact
Tel: (voice and text) +1-818-337-2610 (Pacific Standard Time)
or email
