Geoff Hannan

I teach music composition and film scoring to students who want to develop their own musical instincts and strengthen their compositional craft.

I am an internationally awarded concert and film composer with more than twenty-five years of professional experience. My music has been performed by orchestras and ensembles internationally, and I have taught composition and related subjects at university level for many years.

Lessons focus on the practical craft of composition: shaping musical ideas, developing structure, refining harmony and orchestration, and strengthening the expressive clarity of a piece. Students typically bring compositions or sketches to the lesson, and we examine them together in detail.

For film scoring students, lessons explore how music interacts with image — spotting scenes, shaping cues, pacing dramatic moments and building coherent musical structure across a sequence.

I work particularly well with motivated intermediate and advanced students, conservatoire applicants, developing composers and serious adult learners who want thoughtful and constructive feedback on their work.

Lessons are always tailored to the individual student’s interests, experience and musical goals.

Lessons are tailored to each student’s goals and experience. We work through analysis, practical writing exercises and detailed discussion of works in progress.

Composition lessons focus on developing musical ideas, strengthening structure and refining orchestration.

Film scoring lessons explore how music interacts with image — narrative timing, emotional pacing and cue construction.

I work best with motivated intermediate and advanced students, conservatoire applicants, developing composers and serious adult learners.