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Music Composition 101: Fundamentals, Principles, and Myths
Demystifying music composition, film scoring, music production, and more
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What you are going to learn
When most people think of a composer, they imagine someone sitting in a dusty attic with a grand piano, big white wig, and the year is 1800.
Here is a list of some of the topics we will cover:
- My background, and listen to some of my music
- What you need to know
- Myths of the composer
- 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
- Starting with a plan
- Graphic form representations
- Film Music and Tension Cues
- Composing for Films and Games
- Any much, much, more!
Dr. J. Anthony Allen
Music PhD, Producer, Composer, Instructor, Professor, Author, & Ableton Certified Trainer.
About
Dr. Allen is a professional musician, top-rated online instructor, and university professor. In 2017 the Star Tribune featured him as a "Mover and a Shaker," and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes. He currently teaches at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, MN, Slam Academy, and Punkademic Courses.