Shaping Music for Dramatic Scenes
Explore different methods to adapt your own music for film and games. We will study timing, arrangement, and mood to help you become a more flexible composer.
Using Ostinatos to Construct a Piece
When writing music for media, an ostinato can be a valuable tool for creating a piece with a focal point that builds on itself over time. This course will examine ostinatos in the modern epic orchestral genre, where we can use them to create a sense.
Creating Mood Instantly with Two-Chord Structures
Creating evocative music by moving back and forth between two chords, or what we call a two-chord structure. If you are an entry-level musician, a basic knowledge of chords and intervals should be sufficient to get started.
Applying Modal Color to Your Music
Our seven-note scale system gives us seven different starting points (and therefore seven different modes) to explore, each one with its own color and mood. As composers, we can use this variety to explore new melodic and harmonic possibilities.
Scales in Action
The spacing of the notes of a scale greatly influences its character. In this course, we explore a small variety of scales in-depth that differ from the conventional major and minor scales.
Practical Application of Genre & Styles
Working as a professional media composer means being able to write in a vast variety of styles at any given time. The course deals with various musical examples that many current composers may encounter in the field.
A Second Look at Melodic Minor (FREE)
The purpose of this course is to demonstrate some of the most common melodic minor progressions and how they should be applied when played in descending order. We also study the Mixolydian โญ6 six scale (the 5th mode of the Melodic minor scale.)
Master Music Modulation - Pt.1
Become a master of modulation! Topics discussed in the course include common functional harmony modulation, pivot modulation, closely related major chords, and just about everything you need to know to become a master of modulation. (Part 1)
Basic Chromatic Harmony
The foundation of modern film music can be found in Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckner, and Richard Strauss's chromatic harmony. In this course, we study chromatic harmony in-depth and learn various harmonic progressions that help us transition smoothly between chords.