
Learn from a veteran composer about writing music by choosing and arranging notes across electronic and acoustic styles, illustrated through a string quartet unison motif.
Explore melody-driven composition by building a canon from a single melody, layering entries to reveal harmonies and accompaniment, and listening for what’s in the melody to guide harmony and texture.
Musical form, or musical architecture, shapes a piece by organizing sections and balancing repetition with contrast, using A, B, and C forms to guide writing.
Start with a plan for form using a ternary aba structure, outlining a major-key a section with simple triads and a texture-driven b section in minor, keeping melodies cohesive.
this lecture builds all diatonic chords in C major from each scale degree, identifying major, minor, and diminished qualities and diatonic progression pattern major, minor, minor, major, major, minor, diminished.
Explore how a C major cadence uses a three-chord, four-bar progression with per-bar chord changes, and learn what defines a major triad in this practical chord analysis.
Explore circle of fifths to borrow chords from closely related keys. See how a borrowed chord from D major colors a G major diatonic progression while keeping the key center.
Identify non chord tones within a bar by comparing bass notes, chord tones, and beats to determine a D major chord or its alternatives, and distinguish strong and weak beats.
Learn to craft melodies with an antecedent and consequent pattern, a question-and-answer over four-bar progressions, starting on the root or third and resolving to the chord's root.
Explore tension and release as a fundamental compositional technique, using form, meter, rhythm, and harmony to create drama and drive music toward meaningful resolution.
** UDEMY BESTSELLER **
Welcome to the COMPLETE Music COMPOSITION Guide!
This class series has been designed for the average person who is ready to take their music career (or music interest) and develop it into something more. Whether you are an active musician or an aspiring musician, this class is perfect for you.
When most people think of a composer, they imagine someone sitting in a dusty attic with a grand piano, a big white wig, and the year is 1800. That might have been accurate back then, but the modern composer is just like you and me. In fact, I am one.
In this course, I'll show you the techniques I use for writing music in a variety of styles and situations. I've worked with major American orchestras, film studios, and video game designers, so I've got more than a little experience. I'm also a Ph.D. in music composition and a university professor (of music composition).
Recently I was named as a semi-finalist for the Grammy Foundation's Music Educator of the Year award because of my in-person university classes. Now I'm taking those classes to Udemy in an online format in order to reach more students and give them the joy of Music Composition.
This class is Part 1 and Part 2 combined into a single class.
In this class, we will cover:
My background, and listen to some of my music
The difference between music theory and music composition (highly opinionated!)
Tools of the trade: Software
Tools of the trade: Pencils and fine paper
How do you start?
The process
Program music and metaphors
Character sketches
Writing through canon
Form
Binary, Ternary, and Rondo forms
Starting with a plan
Graphic form representations
Triads, and basic rules of harmony
Chord progressions
Inversions
Song analysis
Melody writing
Principals of Orchestration
What Music Theory do we need to know?
To use a keyboard or not use a keyboard?
I'll include some sheet music for free!
And much, much, more!
And of course, once you sign up for this class, all my other classes are yours at steep discounts! Over half off for all future sections!
The course is a roadmap to launching your career as a composer!
All the tools you need to prepare, organize and start your career are included in this course and the entire course is based on real-life experiences - not just academic theory.
Please click the "Take This Course" button so you can launch your music career today.
** I guarantee that this course is the most thorough music business course available ANYWHERE on the market - or your money back (30-day money-back guarantee) **
Closed captions have been added to all lessons in this course.
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Praise for Courses by Jason Allen:
⇢ "It seems like every little detail is being covered in an extremely simple fashion. The learning process becomes relaxed and allows complex concepts to get absorbed easily. My only regret is not taking this course earlier." - M. Shah
⇢ "Great for everyone without any knowledge so far. I bought all three parts... It's the best investment in leveling up my skills so far.." - Z. Palce
⇢ "Excellent explanations! No more or less than what is needed." - A. Tóth
⇢ "VERY COOL. I've waited for years to see a good video course, now I don't have to wait anymore. Thank You!" - Jeffrey Koury
⇢ "I am learning LOTS! And I really like having the worksheets!" - A. Deichsel
⇢ "The basics explained very clearly - loads of really useful tips!" - J. Pook
⇢ "Jason is really quick and great with questions, always a great resource for an online class!" M. Smith
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Students who register for this course will receive ongoing exclusive content and discounts to all future classes in the series.