Get Started Making Music – A Production Course for Absolute Beginners

Have you always wanted to make music but don’t know where to start? Are you a live musician or DJ who wants to get into the software side of music-making?

If you’ve got music in your mind and want to know how to make it into a real track – you’ve come to the right place

Taking those first few steps to make electronic music is intimidating. Between infinite software choices, technical terms and tutorials that seem to assume a high level of working knowledge – It’s easy to feel like you skipped a lesson and for even the most passionate of beginners to feel locked out.

That’s why we created Get Started Making Music – A Production Course for Absolute Beginners

READY TO MAKE MUSIC?

Finally a video course designed for absolute beginners.

Get Started Making Music assumes no prior knowledge of music production software and all you need to follow along is a desire to make music, a computer, Ableton Live Lite (or higher) and the sampler pack that comes free with the course.

Optional extras that might make it easier would be a set of headphones, a midi keyboard, and lots of coffee.

Take the frustration out of using production software for the first time, gain the confidence to make music and achieve the sound you want to make, clearing a path for your musical journey to continue

• Discover the essential functions of Ableton Live Lite
• Learn how to build chords, bassslines and melodies
• Get an intro to programming drums, finger drumming
• Learn how to work with samples
• Understand the basics of mixing & arrangement
• Plus a free “Get Started” Sampler Pack

What You’ll Learn:

This course has 6 videos each focused on a fundamental topic in music production.

With a grasp on these basic techniques you will be ready to start experimenting with whatever kind of music you want to make. Of course each of these topics are in themselves very complex, the aim of this course is to introduce you to the concepts so you can get started right away and – as you begin to love the production process more – open the door to further study.!

COURSE FEATURES

• Understand both theory & practice with an accomplished Producer and Sound Designer
• Learn at your own pace, watch as many times as you need to learn the lessons
• 6 walkthrough videos each providing an introductory lesson on making music using Ableton Live Lite.
• Total runtime 128 minutes
• Practical instruction by an experienced tutor
• Learn at your own pace, watch as many times as you need to learn the lessons

Lesson 01 : Setup

Get an introduction to the course and the initial setup of your project in Ableton Live so you’re ready to follow along with subsequent videos.

Lesson 02 : Chords

A basic introduction to chords and the music theory behind them. The first important step in building chords is choosing the right polyphonic sound. In this lesson, you learn how to create and play a chord progression and how to record it so you can start creating your own loops. By the end of the video you will have a basic understanding of Triads, how to build a chord and lay down a 4-bar chord progression – making the start of a track!

Lesson 04 : Bass Line

Your bass line is one of the most important elements of your track. In this lesson you’ll get some idea starters to build two bass lines, one that is very basic and follows your initial chord progression, and another that adds a bit more movement. By the end of this lesson you’ll know how to record a bass loop and how to build on your chord progression so you can go it alone long after the course is done.

Lesson 05 : Melody

Many elements go into creating a catchy melody that works in your track. We’ll create a basic melody focusing on melodic direction, movement, and the call & response technique. By the end of this video you’ll be able to start thinking about melodic content that matches and brings to life the other elements of your track. By this point you’ll be wanting to mess around with your own ideas but stick with it and follow along through to the next lesson.