Experiments in Music

This course is slightly experimental. That's why it's free.

My goal is to experiment with editing techniques to find new ways to show the act of composition.

Let me know what you think of the lessons.

Course curriculum

    1. Initial Basic Idea

    2. Modifying the Harmony

    3. Change the key, tempo, and feel

    4. Changing the Mood From Happy to Sad

    5. Picking a Basic Idea to Develop

    6. The Contrasting Middle

    7. Finalizing and Adding Details

    8. Completed Theme

    9. The Final Theme

    10. Thoughts on "From Basic Idea to Small Ternary Form"

    1. About this Lesson

    2. Working on an Orchestral Idea

    3. Thoughts on "Messing with an Orchestration"

    1. Intro and Initial Improv

    2. Composing the A Theme

    3. Composing a Transition

    4. Composing the B Theme

    5. Finished Theme

    6. Test Live Stream

About this course

  • Free
  • 19 lessons
  • 2.5 hours of video content

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