Daniel Leo Simpson
Master the Art and Craft of Music Composition
 Male, 49 Years| San Francisco - 94070, United States
Member since: Sep 10, 2009
Last active on: Nov 17, 2009 at 01:43 PM (EST)
Classes Conducted: 3
About Daniel Leo Simpson

Daniel Leo Simpson, an American Composer with a flair for creating "contagious" and engaging music, specializes in unusual, interesting and dynamic works of every genre. He holds a Masters degree in Theory and Composition. In Los Angeles where he studied and wrote for motion pictures under the tutelage of Henry Mancini, Bill Conti, Joe Harnel and Allyn Ferguson at the Grove School of Music. Mr. Simpson’s composition “Nocturne - A Poem for Symphonic Orchestra” was selected as a winning composition from over 500 entries to be and will be recorded by the Grammy Award-Winning Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra followed by released with worldwide distribution through Naxos record label the following year. His “Soliloquy” for Violin & Orchestra was chosen from over 600 submissions to recorded in 2010 by the Millennium Symphony Orchestra for worldwide CD distribution. He won First prize in the First Annual International Schillinger Composition Contest for his composition "The Art of Schillinger", composed wholly using Schillinger techniques and sponsored by The Schillinger School of Music in conjunction with the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. His entry “Tuscaloosa Tango”, has been selected as the winner of the 2010 Alabama Orchestra Association Composition Competition which includes an all-expense paid invitation as composer in residence to attend the 2010 All-State Festival on February 11th-14th in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, participate in the Meet the Composer aspect of the Festival, and work closely with the conductor and ensemble that is premiering his work. Most recently, Mr. Simpson’s music was chosen from over 650 entries for an opportunity to score the 1904 Thomas Edison silent film classic, “Maniac Chase” and will be released on DVD the following year. Daniel currently and happily resides with his wife, Palo Alto music teacher Mary Helen Simpson, in the San Francisco Bay area and is highly sought after as a composition teacher and educator.

Teaching Preferences

Online Teaching at $50-70 per hour
Offers free trial classes

Teaches these Subjects and Topics

Music Composition (Others)

Language of Instruction: English

Music theory, music composition

Classical Music (Music)

Language of Instruction: English

Orchestration

Digital Music (Music)

Language of Instruction: English

Sibelius Music Notation Software used audio/video and music composition

Teaching Experience

Composer

DanielSimpson.com, California, United States

Jan 1981 - Present

Music Theory, Music Composition, Piano, Guitar, Drums, Violin, Viola


Mr. Simpson holds a Masters degree in Theory and Composition from the University of Arizona in addition to holding both Elementary and Music Teaching Credentials from Arizona State University and a K-12 California State Teaching Credential (with music endorsement) and has taught in all classroom settings from kindergarten through junior college.

Professional Experience

ASCAP
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers , California, United States
Jan 1981 - Present

Performance rights society and royalties received.

Academics and Credentials: Education

Film School Graduate

Groves School of Music Los Angeles, California, United States

Jun 1990 - Jun 1991


From website bio:
He moved to California in 1990 and was accepted at the Grove School of Music in Los Angeles, where under the tutelage of Henry Mancini, Bill Conti, Joe Harnel, Allyn Ferguson and other master craftsman, he studied the art of writing music for motion pictures. There he worked as a commissioned artist creating music for featured films, television talk shows, documentaries and commercials.

Master of Composition

Bachelor of Music

Groves School of Music Los Angeles, Arizona, United States

Sep 1981 - Jun 1986


Please see website for details at www.danielsimpson.com

Academics and Credentials: Professional Exams

Schillinger Certificiate of Proficiency

The Schillinger Society Massachusetts, United States

Year of Passing: 2009


The Composer has just completed the Rhythm Engineering course through The Schillinger Society and has been awarded the same coveted "Certificate of Proficiency" as originally presented by Joseph Schillinger himself to his own students. (See http://www.danielsimpson.com/schillinger-certificates.html)

Certifications or Credentials

Secondary K-12 teaching credential with music endorsement
California, United States
Year of Passing: 1993

Daniel Leo's Public Activities on WiZiQ

Join WiZiQ to Contact Teacher
Name: Email address: Confirm Email address: Password:
(6 or more characters)

(Enter the text you see in the picture above)
Join Now I have read and agree to WiZiQ's User Agreement and Privacy Policy
Copyrights © 2009 authorGEN. All rights reserved.