Modern Pop Music Production & Recording
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A DAW you can work in and a way to record - the course covers modern pop production and recording the way records are actually made, from the session up.
Yes. The Modern Pop Music Production & Recording course can be taught one-to-one, in person in Nashville or online, built around your own projects - ask admissions about private instruction.
The Modern Pop Music Production & Recording course runs in small groups in Nashville. Ask admissions at Garnish Nashville for the current dates and tuition.
Pete Gleadall, live online.
Yes - live online, with weekly sessions and playback of your work.
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