LEARNING RESOURCES
TITLE MUSIC
Compose Music for the intro of a film or TV show - Any Genre
EDM MUSIC
Compose Music for the the DJ students. Dance Music of any genre.
AMBIENT MUSIC
Compose chilled out music. for the new BBA Spa. - Can also be used for underscores for folm
HIP HOP
Compose the Music for a Hip Hop song and find an audio engineer to record the rap.
FOUND SOUNDS
Record sounds from the environment and turn them into a song
BUILDING YOUR EARS
BUILDING YOUR EARS
MUSIC PRODUCTION OFFERINGS
FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC PRODUCTION
Students new to the Music Production Program
Foundations of Music Production will provide students of any musical ability the tools, skills, and understandings to be able to create, mix, and share music using the common tools used for music production. Essential skills that will be developed to include:
Part One:
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Steady Beat
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Drum Groove Creation
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Bass Line Construction
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Chord Creation
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Arpeggiation and Pad Construction
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Melodic and Harmonic Composition
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Form
Part Two:
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Fundamentals for Sound Creation/Synthesis
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Mixing Fundamentals - Panning and EQ
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Open Composition/Genre Exploration
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Rekordbox/DJ Introduction


MUSIC PRODUCTION STUDIO
Students that have completed the Foundations Level Certification
This studio-level course will be customized to meet the individual needs and interests of the students. Together, the teacher and student will chart a pathway through concepts that will advance their music production skills. Foundational skills will be explored at the beginning of the course, leading to a choice of pathway once complete.
Part One:
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Synthesis - Serum Synth
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Mixing and Mastering
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Compression, Advance FX Processing
Part Two Options:
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Capturing audio- Mic Technique
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Advanced Digital Composition
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Digital DJ
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Foley
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D.A.W. Exploration - Fl Studio. Ableton Live, ProTools
ADVANCED PRODUCTION TOPICS
Students that have completed the Studio Level Certification
This third level course is for the student that is highly motivated to explore the field of music production in a self-directed manner, building off the skills that have been acquired from the previous courses taken. Working with the instructor, research, and application projects will be created over the course of the semester. Previous projects have included:
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Radio Station Development and Curation
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Audio Networking - Dante Ethernet
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Advanced Ableton Study
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Music Distribution and Licensing
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Mastering Audio
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Electronic Instrument Construction
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Advanced Synthesis Programming
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Collaborative Album, EP creation
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Theory for the Electronic Musician