Music Foundations
Music Foundations
- →Presentation and Critique of Student Projects The importance of electronic tools for composition Lead lines, pads and rhythmic section Transposition in practice and theory When & how to break the rules
- →Rhythm Rhythm & your body Note lengths and starting position Bars, beats, syncopation & polyrhythms Rhythmic precision - swing vs. straight vs. swag
- →Keys and Chords All about keys – happy and sad chords How to find the key of a song – the root note Scales and arpeggios in practice Musical frequency spectrum
- →Intro to Written Music Understanding and creating chord charts Chord progressions Time & key signatures Dynamics - score examples - Beethoven's 5th score example Song structure and form
- →Musical Notes & Chords in Relative Context Pedal tones and leading tones Modulations & key changes Melody, bassline & harmony
- →Translating Ideas in Practice Articulations Musical phrasing on instruments and vocals Dynamics & the importance of silence Riffs and riffing How to write a hook
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In Nashville, a city built on songwriting and recording, this course is taught by producers who work in its studios. Classes are small and hands-on, and the same sessions are available live online, using our specialist music collaboration software, Muse.
2017 | $999
Sundays | 11 - 6
February 19, 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26
Summer School | 11 - 6
August 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
Sundays | 11 - 6
October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5
2018: Same schedule
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Yes. The Music Foundations course runs in person at Garnish Nashville and live online in the same sessions, using our music collaboration software, Muse - you join whichever suits you.
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