Music Workshop – Syllabus
SONGWRITING & MUSIC COMPOSING
This workshop has been designed for young talented Musicians who would like to take their Music experience to the next level. Creating your own music may seem a bit challenging sometimes, but with the right fundamentals of music, this could be a piece of cake.
The short duration of 3 hours entails the understanding of the most deeper basics of music which opens up the creative minds to experimenting with various genres of music.
- Music Theory Basics
- Melody – Notes (Pitch), Scales, Modes
- Harmony – Chords – Triads
- Rhythm – Tempo , Note values. Time Signature
- Chord Progression – Genres & Rhythm, Diatonic and Chromatic Progression and Transposition
- Notation – Clefs, Note Value & Rests, Time and Key Signatures, Slurs & Ties, Dynamics and Accents, Riffs and Vamps
- Song form – Introduction, Pop/Rock Songs, Bridges, Intros & outros, Chorus & Versus and how to read Lead Sheets
- Lyrics – Protocols
- Composing and creating Digital Music arrangements
AUDIO RECORDING
- Digital recording process by using a Digital Work Station e.g. Cubase
- Recording Techniques for various instruments – Strings, Brass, Percussions,
- Recording Techniques for Vocals (Individuals and Group)
- Using VSTs and Plug- ins
- Interfacing with other Music Production Software e.g.Band in a Box
Recording Techniques
- Miking – Vocals and Instruments
- Understanding Studio Accoustics
- Usage of Recording Instruments & Equippment
- Sound proofing and sound absorption
- Studio ambience : Artist/Producer interaction
Mixing
- Blending all the individual tracks in a recording to create a version of the song that sounds as good
- Balancing the levels of the tracks that have been recorded.
- Fine-tuning the sound of each instrument or voice using equalisation (EQ)
- Using Effects (Internal within the Workstation and External plug ins)
- Using Faders to attenuate�� or boost levels of signals
- Panning for signals to left and right
- Compressors
- Using Processors like Reverb, Filters, Denoisers, Auto-tune
Mastering – understanding the role
- Compressors
- Equalisers
- Limiters
- Dithering
- How to obtain radio quality
Who Should attend?
Theses programmes are open to all age groups of people. If
you have a passion for music and composing the
internet has made it possible with programs like
YouTube and other social media to showcase your
talents and reach out to every corner on the planet.
The concept of Home Recording is gaining popularity
due to a very affordable cost of music production.
What do you have to gain?
These workshop modules will set you on a path of creating your own music from the corner of your home with very basic resources of just a Laptop, Keyboard a small mixer, Speakers and of course your talents. Whether it nurtures a passion or profession, you will have a head start on to a very creative and distinctive skill.
