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Undergraduate level course
Undergraduate level course
Creating music from inception to premiere
Course of Prof. Taras Kutsenko / Terry Heimat. Zhangjiajie University, Hunan, China.
Professor at Zhangjiajie University.
Graduate of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory.
Master's degree in Musical Arts and Public Administration.
Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts (USA).
Professor of the Academy of Arts of Zhangjiajie University, Hunan, China.
Member of the International Guild of Principal Conductors in Paris, France.
Member of the Association of Sound Engineers and Arrangers in Berkeley (USA).
Member of the Association of International Arbiters.
Winner of international awards in the field of culture and art.
Graduate of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory.
Master's degree in Musical Arts and Public Administration.
Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts (USA).
Professor of the Academy of Arts of Zhangjiajie University, Hunan, China.
Member of the International Guild of Principal Conductors in Paris, France.
Member of the Association of Sound Engineers and Arrangers in Berkeley (USA).
Member of the Association of International Arbiters.
Winner of international awards in the field of culture and art.
2022
Introduction
The course is designed for 16 weeks
(three days a week for 48 hours)
The course is divided into four components, which are labeled "Platforms
(three days a week for 48 hours)
The course is divided into four components, which are labeled "Platforms
- Platform 1 Scoring with Sibelius (4 weeks 3 hours = 12 hours per month)
- Platform 2 Arrangement with Logic Pro X (4 weeks 3 hours = 12 hours per month)
- Platform 3 Mixing and Mastering (4 weeks 3 hours = 12 hours per month)
- Platform 4 Promotion (4 weeks 3 hours = 12 hours per month)
If you ever want a famous record label or movie studio to rent your music, you need to have a quality product that shows what potential your composition has and that you are a competitive unit in the music industry.
What are we learning?
- Programs Sibelius 7, Logic Pro X, Photoshop, Final Cut.
- Writing sheet music score and creating arrangements.
- Mixing and mastering.
- Production of promo videos.
- Public Relation.
- Promotion.
The curriculum begins with learning about software and bringing your musical ideas to life. You will learn:
- techniques for writing musical scores for ensembles and orchestras in Sibelius
- Drum programming, synthesis, sampling, guitar and vocal recording techniques, EQ, compression, reverb, and other effects in Logic Pro X
- mixing and mastering with Logic Pro X
- release design and artwork using Photoshop
- production of promo videos and music videos with Final Cut
- digital product placement worldwide
- promotion of musical products on digital platforms all over the world
Projects are hands-on and involve recording other instrumentalists/vocalists.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Analyze works and apply active listening to them
- Identify different genres for stylistic study
- Identify and use synthesis techniques and develop electronic patches
- apply realistic drum programming and electronic textures
- apply sampling and create realistic-sounding instruments using a computer
- apply methods for recording solo parts
- determine the basics of EQ for mixing
- apply basic compression to mixing and effects
- apply the basics of mastering to make mixes louder for radio and louder for television.
And remember: everyone is able to come up with something new, but not everyone can convey their idea in an accessible and high-quality format.
Curriculum
Platform 1
Creating a score with Sibelius
Creating a score with Sibelius
- Introduction to Sibelius
- Overview of the interface, creating templates and score types.
- Terminology and score recording procedures.
- Listening to references and applying them to your own work.
- Finding your own melody and arranging it.
- Reviewing the operations of scoring material and adapting it for the next stage of creation.
Platform 2
Arranged with Logic Pro X
Arranged with Logic Pro X
- Introduction to Logic Pro X.
- PEW terminology.
- An overview of the Logic Pro X interface.
- Overview of operations with tempo, markers, and recording.
- Importing and adapting music material from a finished MIDI project.
- Introduction and selection of samplers (Kontakt, Drumkit Designer, Drum Machine Designer).
- MIDI Quantization.
- Preparation of the master for mixing.
- Course review and self-assessment.
Platform 3
Mixing and Mastering
Mixing and Mastering
- Introduction to the information course.
- Choosing the perfect room: Types of reverbs and their settings.
- Importing tracks and creating groups, submixes for joint processing of similar instruments.
- Vocal Recording Setup.
- Compilation of vocal takes.
- Preparing a project for the recording of instruments.
- Creating the right balance with volume and panning.
- Adjusting the frequencies for a perfect mix: EQ basics (Channel EQ).
- Targeting and eliminating problematic frequencies: Peak and Sweep EQ.
- Adding Brightness and Eliminating Boom: Filters and Band EQ.
- Types of atmospheric creation techniques.
- Plugin Automation.
- Making room for percussion with sidechain.
- Creating more realism with advanced quantization.
- Oscillators, filters, envelopes, and LFOs.
- Strengthening the arrangement with overdubbing and balance synthesizer techniques.
- Acoustic guitar recording techniques.
- Electric guitar recording techniques.
- Using limiters to prepare songs for radio airplay
- Shaping your production style
- Course review and self-assessment
Platform 4
Promotion
Promotion
- Techniques of self-promotion.
- Networking and distribution.
- Product promotion at festivals.
Prerequisites and specific course requirements
Requirements
- Students must have a basic knowledge of music theory.
- Comfortable recording into a microphone.
A guide to controlling Sibelius 7, Logic Pro X, Photoshop, and Final Cut.
Software requirements
Sibelius 7, Logic Pro X (Logic Express is not supported in this course), Photoshop, Final Cut.
Hardware requirements
Condenser microphone
Pop filter
MIDI controller
Audio interface with two inputs (XLR and ¼"), two outputs and phantom power
The following are the minimum requirements for accessing the course environment
General requirements for the course
Mac users
Windows users
All users
Windows users
All users
- Speakers or headphones
- External or internal microphone for ZOOM conferences
RELATED CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
What's next?
- Certificate of Higher Professional Education in General Music Studies.
- If you want to continue learning Logic Pro X and get a higher level of knowledge, you should check out the following 12-week course "Producing Music with Logic. Second Semester Course," which is not a prerequisite, but gives you additional insight into Logic Pro X.
