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This course introduces the student to arranging music for the orchestra. Students will work with programs such as Reason¿s sampled orchestra to produce orchestrated music for a variety of scoring needs. Students will learn about the various instruments and sections that make up the typical orchestra...

Students study the structure of many different styles of arranging, from creative different styles of grooves, to melody, harmony and lyrics. Students will learn how to create memorable riffs, chord structures, harmonies and how to bring them together in a way that captures the emotion or point of...

This course will explore Reason and Cubase¿s advanced patching and routing capabilities. Push the tab key on Reason and you will see that the software is designed code by code to act the same as it¿s analogue counterpart. This gives Reason almost unlimited possibility when it comes to patching...

Mixing is almost as much an art form as performing. Students will hone their skills in mixing the levels, pan and effects to the various tracks of a song. This course will cover sonic space, EQ and balance. Students will learn how to use EQ to ensure that compositions do not become muddy, and to...

The Advanced Ableton Live course will incorporate the concepts learned in the introductory Ableton course, and apply them in-depth to compositional practices while learning and applying new techniques. These techniques will include advanced editing using automation of macros, chains and groups...

Songwriting and Arranging is the study of the elements that make a great song and how to arrange them for various combinations of instruments. The students will analyze the characteristics of all song genres with respect to form, melody, harmony, arrangement and production techniques. Students will...

This course builds on the Logic Pro introduction and teaches students much more complex production skills from a very applied perspective. Students will learn advanced techniques in MIDI and audio editing, mixing and mastering as well as notation techniques for producing TV and film scores...

This course starts the third term off where the second term ended. Students work in a very practical environment producing far more complex scoring assignments. The instructor works carefully with students as they work on theme and background music for film & games as well as advertising jingles for...

This course teaches the students about the business side of the music industry. First the course teaches students how to market themselves, research prospective clients and projects and how to position themselves for that account. Making strategic demo CDs are covered as well as visual elements such...

This workshop-based course looks at structure and execution of a composition. Students will continue to hone their compositional skills while working on advanced sound design issues by interpreting their work with a variety of sonic treatments and instrument choices. Emphasis is placed on creating...