What Students are Saying:

"Thank you for all of your notes on the piece, it really made it much more interesting and musical! I wanted to be brief in the interest of your time during our meeting, but also I wanted to thank you so, so much for all of your time and attention during this program." - Ethan G.

"Thank you, Norman!. I enjoyed the class very much and am grateful to have been exposed to a few pieces which I otherwise wouldn’t have." - Philip W.

"Norman’s class is exceptionally insightful and filled with wisdom that can only be described as gold dust. His teaching is in-depth, engaging, and like any great score, he leads you on a journey that perfectly supports and enhances the material. I can't wait for the sequel!" - Robert M.

"Thank you for the course. It was hugely helpful to me! I found the format and the feedback worked extremely well. A 10 out of 10 experience!" - Niall M.

"Hey Dr. Norman! I want to thank you so much for all you did to help me reach to this point. I applied all your suggestions and corrected everything. It was a wonderful experience." - Pablo S.

"Thanks for offering this, it was a great learning experience!" - Brian F.

" Thank you for the classes, I've learned a lot! Your presentations, the class materials and the videos were very informative and helpful! - Gyula L.

"I’m writing to thank you for the inspiring orchestration class you taught recently. They were the most practical and engaging orchestration lessons I’ve attended. Scoring a scene for the first time was a milestone for me, and your guidance showed me that I can do it—and keep improving. Thank you once more for your dedication and encouragement." -Jonathan G.

"Thank you for providing us with this inspiring course.  There are lots of new concepts and ideas that will benefit our career for a long time." Kwun W.

"Thank you very much Norman I hear and agree with all of your comments, it is so valuable studying with you!" - Marco D.

"Thanks a lot Norman for the feedback! Looking forward working further, feels great learning new things every class and task!"- Dave P.

"Just a note to say thank you for such an amazing Master Class!"-Elizabeth B.

"Thanks again for a very edifying series of classes, I've really enjoyed them and all the knowledge you've been generous enough to share."-Jon N.

"Thank you for the feedback as well as for having me in your class. I’ve learned so much, as always with every lesson from you. The workflow and materials you’ve shared with us were extremely helpful. It changed my approach to orchestration, giving me more confidence in my instrument and color choices."- Amine S.

"Thank you for your constructive and thoughtful comments. It was great attending this class, and also just as challenging as the first one." -Alex L.

"Thank you for your time and for the precious comments." -Alberto M.

"Thank you Norman for this amazing information …..class was wonderful. "-Louis T.

"Thanks for the wonderful feedback! -Debra A.

"Guten Tag Norman, thanks a lot for taking the time to go through my “Tale of the Three Brothers” score in such detail. Your comments were really helpful and motivating — I’ve already started reworking the orchestration." - Regina W.

"I made most of the changes you suggested.  I was trying to figure out how to change to the feeling of hopelessness at the end of the cue, your suggestion made that possible, thanks."- Art L.

"I just finished Norman's class, and it was excellent! I hope you continue to host these types of classes. It's very important to pass the skills down to the next generation of artists in this manner. I see Norman Ludwin fulfilling the same important role. He has so much knowledge and experience. Thanks!" - John M.

“I wanted to tell you what a great experience it was to attend Norman Ludwin's orchestration courses. Norman covers a lot of material in quite a bit of depth. He also is able to explain the material very well and his conversational manner is congenial as well as entertaining….” -Mike S.

“I took the online orchestration seminar with Norman Ludwin, and just wanted to thank you and the entire Local 47 staff for organizing and presenting the class. It was an enjoyable time, with a lot of good discussion and ideas, and was well organized and presented by Norman. Thank you!” - Chris R.

“Dr. Ludwin is a terrific teacher... very organized, personable, and knowledgeable. His stories about working in the business were very interesting and insightful. This class has inspired me, it has expanded my horizons of understanding orchestration. Thank you Local 47 for giving this gift of Orchestration classes with Dr. Ludwin.” - Jeffrey S.