Music Composition Courses and Certifications

Learn Piano in 30 Days with 8+ Hours Piano Video Instruction, 31000 Piano Students!

Master piano fundamentals, scales, chords, and techniques. Progress from beginner to intermediate level through hands-on practice and music theory. Learn to play by ear, read sheet music, and even compose your own songs.

• Skillshare
• 7 hours 18 minutes
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• Free Trial Available

Writing Great Lyrics

105 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Learn how to write effective lyrics with Grammy-winning songwriter Cliff Goldmacher.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 27 minutes
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• Free Trial Available

Learn Guitar: The Complete Beginners Guide

Comprehensive beginner's guide to guitar, covering essential techniques, chords, scales, and songwriting. Develop playing skills through exercises, riffs, and songs, with resources for continued learning.

• Skillshare
• 2 hours 39 minutes
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• Free Trial Available

Beginners Guide to GarageBand (Mac) - Let’s Write a Song

Learn to create music using GarageBand for Mac, from understanding the interface to recording, mixing, and mastering your own song. Perfect for beginners looking to start their music production journey.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 48 minutes
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Writing Stronger Melodies: Lessons from trees, smoke, muscles and waves (Music Composition)

Explore nature-inspired techniques to create powerful melodies. Learn from trees, smoke, muscles, and waves to enhance your music composition skills and understand the fundamentals of effective songwriting.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 32 minutes
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FL Studio 12: Blazing Beatmaking Beginner Basics

Learn FL Studio 12 basics for beatmaking in just over an hour. Master the interface, tools, and techniques to create quality beats as a beginner producer. Step-by-step guidance included.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 26 minutes
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Great Masters: Haydn-His Life and Music

74 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

<p>Explore the unqualified musical success of Franz Joseph Haydn with an esteemed music historian.</p>

• The Great Courses Plus
• 6 hours 5 minutes
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• Free Trial Available

Great Masters: Brahms—His Life and Music

70 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Explore how Brahms found unique ways of combining the formal complexity of older Classical genres with the melodic inventiveness, harmonic sophistication, and expressive richness of the Romantic Age.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 6 hours 7 minutes
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• Free Trial Available

Songwriting Techniques with Chords

65 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Learn about writing songs with chords, and how altering chords can add depth to your music. Discover many ways to use chords from harmonizing a melody to forming an entire song.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 2 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Chamber Music of Mozart

58 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

<p>Examine the music and the man behind it with a music historian as you study and enjoy a variety of chamber works drawn primarily from Mozart's "golden years.” Focus on works that represent the three types of chamber music that Mozart c…

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Music Composition with the Piano

Unleash your musical creativity with piano techniques, harmony, and composition strategies. Learn to express ideas fluently, build chord progressions, and compose in various styles.

• Skillshare
• 7 hours 44 minutes
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• Free Trial Available

Writing Music 101: Songwriting Basics

Discover songwriting essentials with composer Jason Rivera. Learn chords, melodies, lyrics, and arrangement techniques to create your own original composition, suitable for all skill levels.

• Skillshare
• 23 minutes
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• Free Trial Available

Concert Masterworks

54 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Gain a new level of listening sophistication as you learn to open your ears to a composer's creative intentions.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 1 day 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Ultimate Sound Design Complete: Mastering Sound Design

Comprehensive sound design course covering essential tools, synthesis techniques, and practical applications for music producers, aspiring producers, musicians, and songwriters. Learn to create original, compelling sounds.

• Skillshare
• 7 hours 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Film Scoring - Techniques For The Modern Composer

Explore essential film scoring techniques through analysis and hands-on composition. Learn industry tools, emotional response, music theory, and professional practices to create compelling soundtracks.

• Skillshare
• 4 hours 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available