NYU/BMI TV Scoring Workshop

Led by a yearly rotating cast of top professionals like Sean Callery (24, Homeland), Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, Feud), David Schwartz (Arrested Development, The Good Place), Nathan Barr (The Americans, True Blood), Blake Neely (Arrow, Riverdale), Chad Fischer (Scandal, Garden State), and Ben Decter (Lucifer, Lethal Weapon) — and featuring industry guests such as composers Peter Nashel (Marco Polo, Incorporated) and Mandy Hoffman (I Love Dick), and more — the NYU/BMI Television Scoring Workshop will immerse you in all aspects of scoring for television. Last year’s workshop was led by Sean Callery, David Schwartz, and Ben Decter.

This 12-day workshop will give you the real-life experiences of how to be creative with limited resources, interface with key players of post-production teams, and successfully deliver on time in high-pressure situations and under short deadlines. Over the course of the workshop, you’ll receive professional instruction how to:

Blake Neely with headphones on next to a workshop participant — Blake Neely on a “break” listening to a participant’s cue

Streamline your creative process
Create professional mock-ups and final mixes
Work within the confines of the TV ‘work week’
Get the most out of your sample libraries
Work with showrunners, music editors, and producers

Screenshot of Sean Callery demonstrating how he scored a scene from Homeland — Sean Callery walks us through scoring a scene from Homeland.

Screenshot of John Kaefer leading a virtual tour of his template — John Kaefer leads a virtual tour of his template.

Program Dates

June 13 – June 24, 2022 view sample schedule

Application Deadline

March 13, 2022
Scholarship Deadline: March 13, 2022

Costs and Fees

$55 (Non-Refundable Application Fee)
$1,696 (Participant Tuition)
$612 (Auditor Tuition)
$1168 (On-Campus Housing $808, Required Meal Plan $360)
Scholarships and Financial Aid Available

Intended For

High School
Undergraduate
Post-College and Graduate Students
Continuing Professionals

TV Scoring FAQs

As a participant, your work will be critiqued by top composers in the field and NYU Steinhardt's acclaimed Screen Scoring faculty, and you will mix your music with top industry professionals.

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Professional Mixing in Dolan — Professional mixer Angie Teo mixes a participant’s work

Application Requirements

Fill out your personal information
Submit a short statement introducing yourself and explaining your past experience in screen scoring. You may also submit, optionally, a one-page bio.
Select the workshop (or workshops) you are interested in applying to, and specify if you are interested in applying as a participant or as an auditor.
Submit 3-6 audio/video files to showcase your music. Submit your best work, regardless of its connection with the workshop you are applying to. We are not judging your past experience in the field, but your overall composing/production skills.

For each file, submit a PDF explaining the purpose or context of the piece/track, the composing process, technical details if applicable (libraries used, sound processors, software, etc.) and any other relevant information.

Summer 2022 Application

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