The Composer's Mentorship Studio
Unlock your full potential as a composer, with expert mentorship and academic excellence.
About the Program
The Composer’s Mentorship Studio is a personalised learning space designed for composers who are serious about refining their craft and advancing their skills. Whether you're preparing for a portfolio submission, building your compositional technique, or exploring new styles, this program meets you at your current level and takes you further — guided by a professional composer and music educator with over a decade of experience.What You Will LearnYou’ll receive in-depth guidance in a wide range of compositional techniques and styles, including:Choral Writing — From SATB settings to SSAA/TTBB and gospel-influenced arrangements
Bach Chorale Style Writing — Voice leading, harmonic rhythm, and modulation in four-part harmony
Counterpoint and Fugue — From Renaissance imitative textures to Baroque formal fugues
Contemporary Modulation Techniques — Pivot chords, chromatic mediants, enharmonic shifts, and more
Chromaticism and Extended Tonality — Exploring 19th-century and early 20th-century harmonic vocabularies
Modernism and Post-Tonal Techniques — Serialism, quartal harmony, modal and atonal approaches
Jazz Harmony — Functional jazz progressions, reharmonisation, and extended chord voicings
Arranging for Voices — Including small vocal ensembles, chamber choirs, large choral forces and accompaniment
Orchestration — From string quartet to full orchestra, with hands-on scoring examples
Film Scoring — Writing for visual storytelling using cinematic orchestration, leitmotifs, and mood-setting textures
Voice Leading and Harmonic Control — The foundations of elegant, professional writingEach lesson is rooted in real-world application, with feedback on your works-in-progress, score study, listening tasks, and composition challenges to help you produce portfolio-worthy music.Who Is This For?This mentorship is ideal for:High School Students preparing for GCSE, A-Level, or IB Music coursework or portfolios
College and University Students studying composition or music theory
Postgraduate Students (including MA/MMus) needing structured mentorship or critique
Choral Composers wanting to expand into orchestral or instrumental composition
Independent Learners & Hobbyists committed to mastering composition seriously
Biography
I'm Tinashe Jera — a composer, music educator, and PhD candidate in Music Composition. I hold a Master of Music in Composition (Cum Laude) and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), and bring over a decade of experience in music education and creative mentorship.I’ve composed for choirs, orchestras, soloists, and film and have helped students from all levels develop their craft and prepare for music exams with confidence. Currently, I teach in the UK and work independently as a composer.Through The Composer’s Mentorship Studio, I’m passionate about equipping emerging composers to write boldly, think musically, and finish their best work.Below is a sample of the kinds of pieces I write — and what you can start creating too.
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Book a free 30-minute Zoom call where we can chat about your goals and I’ll answer any questions you may have.
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