Course The Apprentice

Course | Scoring From Home: Music for Film, Video, Theater

By Kaan Bautista
1 Session
March 20, 2026 to March 20, 2026
3:00-6:00PM
2F Comuna bldg, 238 Pablo Ocampo Sr. Ext, Makati City, 1203, Metro Manila

Composer and music practitioner Kaan Bautista leads this two-part course on the fundamentals of music scoring using a practical home-studio setup. Designed for aspiring composers and music producers, the course focuses on flexible, foundational skills for scoring film, video, and theater.

Participants will learn how to build a simple scoring workflow using accessible tools such as a laptop, MIDI controller, headphones, and any DAW. By the end of the second session, learners will have completed a short score for a Filipino video sample.

Kaan Bautista

Kaan Bautista (@kabaitanbautista) is a multidisciplinary Filipino artist with a focus on music, theater, and sound design, actively contributing to the performing arts community in the Philippines. He is known as an artist-teacher at the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), a valuable senior member and mentor for his work in composition, film scoring, and sound design for various productions. Recently, he was the Musical Director, Arranger, and Sound Designer of the play, Si Faust, a rock opera adaptation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Faust, reimagined with the music of Filipino rock band Wolfgang that ran at Areté in Ateneo de Manila University.
Kaan Bautista

This course is ideal for:

  • Beginner to intermediate learners with basic familiarity with audio or DAWs
  • Aspiring composers, filmmakers, or theater practitioners who want hands-on scoring experience
  • Musicians who want to learn to score music to picture
  • Anyone looking for practical, accessible tools and workflows for scoring

Classes under this course:

  • Sound Fundamentals: Workflow and Scoring (3hrs)
  • Scoring to Picture: Creating a Short Score (3hrs) – TBA
Technical Requirements (Participants Must Bring)
  • Laptop capable of running audio software
  • MIDI controller (required)
  • Headphones
  • A DAW/audio software (any is acceptable; ProTools, FL Studio, or GarageBand preferred)
  • Basic familiarity with recording or working with sampled sounds

Course | Scoring From Home: Music for Film, Video, Theater

Composer and music practitioner Kaan Bautista leads this two-part course on the fundamentals of music scoring using a practical home-studio setup. Designed for aspiring composers and music producers, the course focuses on flexible, foundational skills for scoring film, video, and theater.

Participants will learn how to build a simple scoring workflow using accessible tools such as a laptop, MIDI controller, headphones, and any DAW. By the end of the second session, learners will have completed a short score for a Filipino video sample.

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