Studio Pro - 20 week course
20 one-hour lessons: $850

This course is designed to take a student with a serious interest in music production to a professional that makes money operating their own studio. This intensive course will require the student to complete take-home assignments. There will be a heavy emphasis on Pro Tools for use of recording, mixing, editing, and beat making. At the end of the course the student will have a business plan. Prerequisites for music lessons: Students must have a working version of Pro Tools. If you are just starting out consider the MBox or Digi003 package. Click here for full course details.


Video Pro - 10 week course
10 two-hour lessons: $500

This course is designed to teach a student the intricacies of creating video using Final Cut Pro software. Hands on activities include shooting video, use of green screen, FX, adding text and graphics, and editing with Final Cut Pro. By the end of the 10 weeks, the student will have completed their own video project. Click here for full course details.


*Courses must be paid in full before scheduling first lesson.


Hourly Lessons
Music Lessons: $50 per hour
Video Lessons: $30 per hour

These lessons are designed to help the student with their unique interests in learning music or video production. We will work together to advance the individual skills of the beginner or intermediate studio music composer or videographer.

Please contact carl@gemstarpro.com or 240-353-9517 for free orientation.