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  • GENERAL

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    Advanced Beat Production &  Composition

    AMC -201

    Advanced Music Composition introduces students to the process of writing and arranging music using Digidesign’s Pro Tools Digital Audio Workstations, Ableton Live and Reason Rewire. For the final project, the student is responsible for taking a song in its most basic form (harmony, melody & lyrics) and providing an arrangement for a larger ensemble.

  • LESSON 1

    INTRODUCTION-ORIENTATION
    • charts 2 Introduction to AMC
      Establishing course Goals, Orientation and DAW overview
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      COURSE SYLLABUS Lesson
      Not available unless: You belong to any group
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      Ableton LIVE interface overview URL
      Not available unless: You belong to any group

  • LESSON 2

    Loops
    • Looping
      Looping, Editing and working with Loops/Clips
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      TED TALK ABOUT SAMPLING URL
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      URL
      Looping in Ableton Live - Session View URL
      Not available unless: You belong to any group
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      Ableton Live: Editing and Looping in Arrangement view URL
      Not available unless: You belong to any group

  • LESSON 3

    MIDI Fundamentals
    • midi MIDI Fundamentals

      MIDI Devices and the Piano Roll
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      A SHORT HISTORY OF MIDI URL

      Short video explaining the evolution of MIDI.

  • LESSON 4

    COMPOSITION -- SONG STRUCTURE
    • rewire Song Structure
      Understanding song structure, form, transitions, harmonic and melodic content
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      SONG ANALYSIS PROJECT Lesson
      Not available unless: You belong to any group

  • LESSON 5

    COMPOSITION 2
    • comp
      		 Composition II
      Chord Progressions and common compositional practices
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      22 Arranging Tips URL
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      URL
      4 simple steps to writing a song URL

  • LESSON 6

    ARRANGING -- DRUMS/PERCUSSION
    • drums
      		 Drums and Percussion
      Fundamentals of Drum and Percussion Writing
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      DRUM BEAT PROJECT Lesson
      Not available unless: You belong to any group
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      Programming Realistic Drum Parts URL
      Not available unless: You belong to any group
    • url icon
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      GROOVE PIZZA URL

  • LESSON 7

    HARMONIC CONCEPTS
    • lesson icon
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      4 PART VOICE LEADING PROJECT Lesson
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      Basic Voice Leading - Piano URL
      Not available unless: You belong to any group

  • LESSON 8

    SYNTHS AND SAMPLERS -- BASS
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      		 Bass
      Bass/Synth Bass Concepts and Bassline Construction

  • Welcome to AMC 202

  • LESSON 9

    UTILIZING MULTIPLE DAWs

  • LESSON 10

    KEYBOARDS

  • LESSON 11

    EFFECTS -- GUITARS
    • guitars
      		 Guitars
      Guitar Concepts, Styles and Effects

  • LESSON 12

    VOICE LEADING -- STRINGS
    • srtrings
      		 Strings
      Fundamentals of String Instruments and Voice Leading Techniques

  • LESSON 13

    COUNTERPOINT -- WINDS
    • Winds
      		 Horns
      Brass and Wind Instruments, Types and Function

  • LESSON 14

    VOCALS
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      		 Vocals
      Singing Techniques and Vocal Sound

  • LESSON 15

    FINAL PROJECT 1

  • LESSON 16

    FINAL PROJECT 2

  • LESSON 17

    FINAL PROJECT 3

  • LESSON 18