July 12th-13th and July 18th-20th (Online or San Francisco)
Women’s Audio Mission is an Avid Learning Partner.
The certification is the Avid Certified User for Pro Tools, providing an industry-recognized credential for both academic users and industry professionals.
Join us in San Francisco or virtually via Zoom to boost your audio skills.
To gain the title of Avid Certified User for Pro Tools at Women’s Audio Mission, you must take the both Pro Tools courses (Pro Tools Fundamentals PT101 and Pro Tools Fundamentals PT110) before sitting and passing the associated certification exam, as shown in the graphic below.
Becoming an Avid Certified User for Pro Tools at WAM verifies that you possess a fundamental understanding of and the capability to use Avid Pro Tools to engineer a project through to completion, with all of the fundamental operational skills to record, edit, mix, and output the finished session.
Any Questions? Please email education@womensaudiomission.org.
Pro Tools Fundamentals PT101
Introduces fundamental Pro Tools concepts and principles, covering everything an individual needs to know to complete a basic Pro Tools project, from initial setup to final mixdown.
- Dates: July 12-13
- Time: 10 am – 6 pm PT
Location:
- 447 Minna St | San Francisco, CA
- Online via Zoom
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Pro Tools Fundamentals PT110
The Pro Tools Fundamentals 110 course expands upon the Pro Tools Fundamentals PT101 course and includes using MIDI, virtual instruments, and additional recording and mixing tools.
- Dates: July 18-20
- Time: 10 am – 6 pm PT
Location:
- 447 Minna St | San Francisco, CA
- Online via Zoom
*You must receive approval from the class instructor if you have not taken Pro Tools Fundamentals (PT101) with WAM. Please email education@womensaudiomission.org for any questions.
Pro Tools Certification Exam Date: July 20th, 2025.
Additional retakes are chargeable. Attendees can receive refunds up to 7 days before the course start date.
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TICKET INFO
*EARLY BIRD SPECIAL – Ends June 1st!*
- Early Bird Pro Tools 101 ONLY – $250
- Early Bird Pro Tools Bundle (101 + 110) – $500
GENERAL ADMISSION PRICES
- Single Course (PT101 only): General – $300
- Certification Bundle: General (PT101 & 110) – $550
WAM MEMBER PRICES
Member Early Bird Special:
- Member Pro Tools 101 ONLY – $230
- Member Early Bird Bundle (101 + 110) – $480
Member General Admission:
- Member GA Pro Tools 101 ONLY – $250
- Member GA Pro Tools Bundle (101 + 110) – $500
SUPER SUMMER BUNDLE (Pro Tools + WAM Academy – IN PERSON ONLY)
- Super Summer Bundle (Academy + Pro Tools) – $1075 until June 1st ($1200 value)
Want to go even deeper into audio fundamentals? Combine Pro Tools on the weekends with our accelerated WAM Academy summer program during the week, for a 2 week intensive where you will learn the ins and outs of audio fundamentals, recording, and mixing. The Super Summer Bundle includes WAM Academy Levels 1 + 2 & Pro Tools Fundamentals 101 + 110. To learn more about our WAM Academy summer classes and schedule, click here.
*Please note: Unlike our Pro Tools course, WAM Academy is offered IN-PERSON ONLY. Do not sign up for the Super Summer Bundle if you are planning on taking the Pro Tools classes remotely.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Heidi Trefethen is a recording and live sound engineer, producer, classical and jazz French Hornist, educator and composer. During her 31 years of work in the music industry, Heidi has worked with artists such as Shawn Colvin, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, Michelle Ndegeocello, Herb Alpert and Lani Hall, Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul, and Mary, and has a Concert Sound credit on PBS’ American Masters | Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives.
As a French Hornist, she has performed and given master classes in Italy, Thailand, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the UK, Canada. The LA Philharmonic, Il Teatro d’opera di Roma, the SFJAZZ Monday Night Band and several Bay Area regional orchestras are a few of the ensembles she has performed with. Heidi is a faculty member of the SFJAZZ Digital Lab, Women’s Audio Mission, the Institute for the Musical Arts and teaches private classes and lessons.
Heidi is also a GRAMMY® Voting member, Governor on the Board of the San Francisco Chapter of the Recording Academy. She is the San Francisco Chapters’ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Ambassador to the National DEI Team of the Recording Academy. She is passionate about equality and creating a healthy environment for women of color, gender non-conforming and women-identified individuals in the music industry.
Women’s Audio Mission courses focus on increasing the gender balance in audio production and technology sectors since less than 5% of the population employed in these sectors are women and gender-expansive individuals. There are limited spots available in our classes, and they often sell out, so we ask that if you are not woman-identified (cisgender or transgender), nonbinary, or gender-expansive, you reconsider enrolling in the class. We will not turn anyone away, but please be mindful that if you take up a seat in the class, that is one less woman, non-binary, or gender-expansive individual that we can serve. We thank you for your understanding in advance and for joining us in our mission to advance women and girls in music production and the recording arts.
Visit our website to learn more about the benefits of becoming an Avid Certified User for Pro Tools.