In my previous post I said that I was going to be starting the ‘How to Write Music’ course from ThinkSpace Education. I have been looking at the courses that I have from ThinkSpace and have decided that I am going to look at one of the free courses first, before moving on to the short course.
The course that I am looking at is a free course that I signed up for with ThinkSpace and it is ‘Foundations of Making Music’.
I have decided to this course first as it seems to be more foundational than the ‘How to Write Music’ course and should be a nice introduction,
What does this course include:
The overview says that ‘This micro-course for beginner composers covers the basics of writing melodies, building chord progressions, creating interesting rhythms, and developing your ideas further – and we’ll provide you with practical tasks to do along the way’.
Sounds interesting and a good lead I to the ‘How to Write Music Course’ where the overview states ‘Whether you are just starting out, or looking to take your skills to the next level, How To Write Music explores the fundamental skills that underpin every great piece of music whether it’s a song or a film score, string quartet or video game soundtrack. The course aims to give you a process for writing effective music’.
The modules for the ‘Foundations of Making Music’ course are as follows:
- Introduction and Workflow
- Harmony and Chords
- Melody
- Rhythm
- Texture
- Structure and Form
- Conclusion
So, it looks like this would be a good introduction and I am looking forward to getting started. Having completed the ‘Mastering Orchestral Composition with Spitfire Audio‘ course, except for the last two assignments that I will continue to work on, I intend to spend the next few months working my way through several of their courses, namely
- Foundations of Making Music – Free Course
- Getting Started with Songwriting – Free Course
- Getting Started with Music Theory – Free Course
- How to Write Music – Short Course
- Introduction to Writing for Orchestra with SSO Discover – Free Course
- Introduction to Film Scoring – Free Course
Not necessarily in this order, but I would like to go through all of these over the next few months. I should gain a lot of information and benefit from several assignments and practice pieces.
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