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Music Production 101 - Producing + Songwriting for Beginners

Learn the basics of Music Production + Songwriting as we Compose, Produce + Arrange Beats and Melodies
Rating: 4.4 out of 54.4 (92 ratings)
787 students
Created by Tomas George, Christopher Carvalho, Digital Music Masters
Last updated 1/2021
English
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What you'll learn

  • How to learn the basics of writing a Drum Beat
  • Understand how to write chords
  • Learn how to write bass lines and melodies
  • Understand the basics of Song Arrangement
  • Learn the Basics of Mixing and Mastering

Requirements

  • A computer with at least a basic music production application such as Logic Pro and Ableton Live
  • A basic understanding of Music Production and Songwriting

Description

Still struggling to finish tracks? Fed-up of relying on others to fill in the gaps?

We get it, and that’s why we made this course.

In this course, we compose, produce and arrange a song from scratch, and document the entire process.

The purpose of this course is to show you how you can produce a song, from scratch, all by yourself.

You will no longer have to rely on other people to fill in the gaps for you. This course has it all covered.

Who are your instructors?

Tomas George is a Music Producer and Songwriter, teaching over 100,000 students worldwide all aspects of music production.

Tomas will be taking you through the first half of the process, where he documents himself writing and producing a basic song from scratch.

Christopher Carvalho is a producer and engineer, who works with artists worldwide and has years of industry experience.

Christopher will take you through the second half of the course, where he takes the song that Tomas produced, and mixes and masters it in front of you.

By the end of this course, you will be armed with a consistent writing and production workflow, which will have you finishing as many tracks as you start.

Writers block ends now!

This course will cover the basics of Music Production + Songwriting, including:

  • Writing Chords

  • Writing Drum Beats

  • Writing Basslines

  • How to write a Melody

  • How to Arrange your Song

  • An Overview of Mixing and Mastering

  • and much more!

We show all of these examples in Logic Pro X, but the skills and techniques we teach are applicable for all Digital Audio Workstation.

Our Guarantee

You have a 30-day money-back guarantee, so there's no risk in enrolling in our course right now. You can try our course out, and if it's not the right course for you, then you can always get a refund. We want to make sure you are happy with our course.

If there is anything we can do to make this a better course, then we are always here to listen to your feedback.

Ready to Learn the Essentials of Music Production + Songwriting Today?

So go ahead and click the enroll button, and we'll see you in lesson 1!

Cheers,

Tomas and Christopher

Who this course is for:

  • Aspiring music producers and songwriters looking to make their own music at home without anyone's help!
  • Songwriters who want to learn how to make music on their computer
  • Music Producers who want to start writing their own Songs
  • Anyone interested in learning the Basics of Music Production and Songwriting

Course content

6 sections • 19 lectures • 2h 38m total length

  • Preview00:32
  • Join the Official Student Group
    00:39

  • Preview11:37
  • Writing a Bass Part
    10:18
  • Building a Drum Beat
    08:57

  • Writing a Melody
    17:15
  • Arrangement - Part 1
    14:23
  • Arrangement - Part 2
    19:06

  • Vocal Demo Melodies
    04:31
  • Instrumentation
    18:18
  • Let's hear what we've created so far
    02:31

  • Mixing Introduction
    00:31
  • Mixing Levels
    13:44
  • Mixing Demo Vocals - Part 1
    11:59
  • Mixing Demo Vocals - Part 2
    09:40
  • Mixing Final Touches
    03:05
  • Demo Mastering
    10:59

  • Thanks and Bye
    00:07
  • Bonus Lecture : Get Any of Tomas's Courses for Up to 90% Off
    00:08

Instructors

Tomas George
Music Producer, Composer and Audio Engineer
Tomas George
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 23,102 Reviews
  • 238,488 Students
  • 33 Courses

Hi, Tomas here. I'm a UK Music Producer, Composer and Audio Engineer.

I've been producing and writing music now for over ten years and I've got a MMus Masters Degree in Music Production and a BA (Hons) Degree in Music Composition.

I really enjoy creating and editing all types of music, but I especially love teaching it online.

Christopher Carvalho
Founder of Unlock Your Sound
Christopher Carvalho
  • 4.6 Instructor Rating
  • 10,085 Reviews
  • 220,154 Students
  • 10 Courses

Hi, I run Unlock Your Sound, helping independent music artists and producers create and release their music.

Digital Music Masters
Online Music Production Academy
Digital Music Masters
  • 4.6 Instructor Rating
  • 23,370 Reviews
  • 226,477 Students
  • 34 Courses

Founded by Tomas George and Christopher Carvalho Early 2018

DMM is an online community and academy aimed at teaching budding artists the world over how to get the best out of what they have at home.

Based in Leeds, UK. Digital Music Masters specialises in creating practical music production content and resources for producers, singers, songwriter, and audio engineers.

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