Some of what you'll learn:
- Intro to Ableton Live
- Software orientation - Session view vs. Arrangement view
- Insight on a variety of beatmaking techniques using Impulse & Drum Rack
- Basic melody composition
- Common music structures and arrangement essentials
- Strategies to get the most out of your audio with FX
- Composition basics, C major & A minor scales, chords
- Creating your own Re-edit
- Use of MIDI instruments for making melodies and bass lines
- Workflow strategies and basic library organization
- Understanding of the entire frequency spectrum and ranges as measured in notes, hz, khz, and the relationship to the sounds you create
- Intro to Returns/Sends and Audio Effects
- *Students are required to bring their own laptop with an installed full or trial version of Ableton Live
