You’ll learn how to write songs and music from scratch. Understand how the music market works and how to work with other artists and labels. You’ll be able to promote and monetize your creativity.
About the profession
A songwriter is a songwriter. He comes up with the original idea, writes the harmony, the melody – from the blank sheet to the finished composition. A songwriter can either be a performer himself, or an individual who only writes but does not perform the music.
Who is suitable for this course
Those who want to try their hand at music
You’ll learn the creative trade under the guidance of industry professionals. You’ll write your first songs and understand how to find an audience.
For vocalists, musicians and producers
Get a head start in songwriting and music management. Gain new skills to grow your career and make money creating songs for yourself or clients.
Copywriters, Writers and Poets Learn how to use your writing skills to create hits
Learn how to write music, create arrangements and promote a musical product. Understand how to get into the music industry.
Beginning songwriters
Break down the most popular songs and understand how to create catchy tunes. Be in complete control of your track creation: from writing the tune to releasing it to streaming platforms. Understand how to protect your copyrights and make more money.
To current songwriters
You’ll learn how to overcome a creative crisis, stay inspired and create ideas for new tracks every day. You’ll understand how to promote your work and make a name for yourself in the industry.
What you will learn
Orient yourself in the history of music
Learn how music evolved from its origins to its modern sound. Be able to navigate through the eras and combine different genres intelligently in one song.
Put musical theory into practice
Learn to read and write notes, tune tunes by ear, and understand musical terminology.
Write music
Get to grips with all the features and options and learn how to make your own compositions, mix and master tracks from the ground up.
Come up with song concepts and write hits
Understand how to work with meaning, rhythm, and lyrics. Be able to build the drama of a track and create catchy melodies and vivid arrangements.
Organize musical projects
Learn to work with other artists. Understand how to promote music and create your own project.
Promote your own work
Understand how to find your own audience through working with your fanbase and collaborations. Make a marketing plan for a song release.
How is training on the platform
Elective courses
Introductory courses to help you learn the musical fundamentals essential to writing your own songs. You can choose to learn classical musical theory or visual theory – based on the relationship between sounds and colors.
Elementary music theory
- Sound. Notational stanza.
- Strokes. Alteration
- Rhythm
- Meter. Dimensions
- Tempo
- Intervals. Part 1. Preconceptions.
- Intervals. Part 2.
- Chords. Sobering
- Septacord
- Fret and its elements
- Major
- Tonality
- Minor
- Intervals and major chords in major and minor. Resolution of intervals and chords.
- General concepts of other harmonies. Same-name tonalities.
- Arranging: melody, harmony, form.
Visual music theory
- Introduction
- The nature of sound and perception
- The nature of light and its perception.
- Ways of marking notes.
- Chromatone stickers Intervals
- Chords Harmonies and tonalities
- Rhythm. Tempo. Duration. Dimensions
- Melody
- Harmony
- Composition
Core courses
Required courses for your profession. These are the basics that are important to learn in order to have a successful start to your career as a songwriter.
Music History
You’ll learn about the history of the emergence and development of music. Explore its evolution from ritualistic singing to modern pop songs. Learn how different genres and recording formats came about.
- From prehistoric music to jazz
- From the first charts to the advent of funk
- From Krautrock to today
Ableton Live from Zero to PRO
You’ll master one of the most popular studio software. Learn to use all the features of the audio editor, apply sound effects, and basic music mixing.
- Introduction
- Introduction to the interface
- Editing audio in Arrangement View
- Creating a Drum Part
- Melodic Instruments
- Creating Variations
- Audio Effects
- Session view
- Working with software and hardware MIDI controllers
- Automation
- Creating synthesizer tones
- Applying Effects After Synthesizer
- Unobvious Functions
- Audio mixing
- Mastering
- DJing in Ableton Live
- Finishing work: writing a track and getting ready for a performance
Songwriting
You’ll learn how songs are written, you’ll understand how to create real hits through original lyrics and music. You’ll be able to write music, record vocals, prepare tracks for release, and promote your releases.
- About the course
- Definition of song and genres
- History of songwriting
- What will my song be about?
- Songwriting techniques
- What does the song consist of?
- Work on lyrics
- Working on the music for the song
- Interview with Yana Blinder
- Writing lyrics to music
- Interview with NIA
- Arrangement with Shumno
- Vocal recording and processing
- Basics of mixing and mastering
- Music production and production
- Music marketing
- Copyright in Music
- Bonus feature: remixing
- Bonus-Module: How to Make Money with Your Songs?
The Music Manager
You’ll learn how to create promotional strategies for music products. You will learn how the music market works and how to monetize your creativity and build a successful artist brand.
- Music Market
- Immersion
- The profession of Artist Manager and communication in the music business
- Finding an up-and-coming artist
- Law in the music industry
- Developing a promotion strategy
- Artist branding
- Artist’s repertoire. Product assembly Product distribution
- Signing the artist to the label
- Preparing the product for release
- Marketing strategy
- Marketing tools
- Work with media
- Product distribution (distribution)
- Tours and tours
- Advertising contracts and integrations
- Psychological aspects of work in musical projects
- Licensing
- Publishing
- Streaming services
- Interaction with related industries
- Economics of a music project
- New Ways of Monetization
- How to start your own label?