Full course outline

1. BEFORE WE BEGIN

   2 lessons

   1. My Experience as a Music Composer & Producer
   2. How To Get Good: Everything In One Video

2. THE POWER OF THE "SONG SKETCHING" WORKFLOW

   4 lessons

   1. The 4 Big Picture Steps to Music Production
   2. Sketch to Production Workflow
   3. More Demonstrations of Song Sketching
   4. How to Practice Songwriting through Sketching

3. MIDI & PRESET DOWNLOADS

   2 lessons

   1. Purposeful Progressions MIDI Pack
   2. Serum Presets

4. CHORDS & MELODIES FOR LIFE

   67 lessons

   1. Where Chords Come From

      1. Chords In The Major Scale
      2. Chords In The Minor Scale
      3. Double Harminonic Minor Arabic Scale
      4. Major Minor Mindblow
      5. Hearing Scales

   2. How to Write Good Chord Progressions

      1. Chords & Progressions PDF Lesson
      2. Tonic Subdominanant Dominant Functions
      3. TIP Start on 1 6 or 4
      4. Substitute Chords
      5. Substitute Chords In Action
      6. Writing Longer Progressions With Substitutes
      7. Writing Progressions In Minor
      8. Substitutions In Minor
      9. 3 Chord Voicing Tips
      10. Bass Inversions
      11. A Few Practical Voicings
      12. The Magic of I V vi IV
      13. The Magic of the i III VI VII
      14. STUDENT RECORDING: Passing Chord lesson

   3. Adding Color with Extensions

      1. Building 7th Chords
      2. Building Extended Chords
      3. Sharp and Flat Extended Chords
      4. Diads
      5. Writing Progressions With 7th Extended and Suspended
      6. Playing on the Keyboard
      7. 7th and Extensions under an Ostinato Examples
      8. Sus Chords vs Add Chords

   4. Secondary Dominant Chords

      1. Intro to Secondary Dominant Chords
      2. Secondary Dominants In Action
      3. The Most Common Secondary Dominant Major V in Minor Progressions

   5. Advanced Chords (Soul, Jazz, Lofi, etc)

      1. IMPORTANT NOTE BEFORE WE START
      2. Instant Soul - Minor 7 9 Major 7 9 Trick
      3. Tritone Substitution
      4. Passing Diminished Chords
      5. Augmented b9 Dominant Chords
      6. Comparing SD TS PD
      7. Soul Progressions
      8. Chords In 5 Levels
      9. Tweaking a I vi IV V

   6. Modes

      1. Mode Chord Chart PDFs & Lesson
      2. Introduction to Modes
      3. Major vs Minor Modes
      4. Dorian
      5. Phrygian
      6. Lydian
      7. Mixolydian
      8. Locrian
      9. Modal Interchange
      10. Major Minor Interchange

   7. Writing Good Melodies

      1. Setup Repeat Vary Destroy
      2. Magic of the Pentatonic Scale
      3. Listening to the Personality of Intervals AKA get to know what notes feel like
      4. STUDENT RECORDING: Emotion of Notes
      5. Rhythm Melodies
      6. Writing Melodies on Chords
      7. What is an Ostinato
      8. Ostinatos PDF
      9. What is an Arpeggio
      10. What is a Riff
      11. How to Develop a Melodic Idea
      12. Live 10 Minute Sketch Mindset Walkthrough
      13. Chords Under an Accapella
      14. STUDENT RECORDING: Melody Critique & Writing with Intention
      15. STUDENT RECORDING: Demonstration to help see "chords" as "melodies"

   8. Extra Tips

      1. Avery's Ultimate Popular Music Writing Cheatsheet
      2. Hooktheory
      3. Google Search for Chords

5. COMPOSE WITH THE ORCHESTRA

   17 lessons

   1. Setting Up

      1. Recommended VSTs Sample Libraries
      2. Making Your Orchestral Template
      3. Navigating Sample Libraries Articulations
      4. Dealing with Delay in Instruments
      5. Using Modulation Expression
      6. Personality of Instruments

   2. Composition Techniques

      1. Orchestrating Chords The Power of Layering
      2. Orchestral Sketching
      3. Epic Ostinatos
      4. How to Compose Staccato String Momentum
      5. Creating Moods Setting Scenes with Chords Orchestration
      6. Ensemble vs Solo Sounds
      7. Solo Piano to Orchestrated Concept
      8. From Chords to Orchestration Demonstration
      9. Writing Orchestral Percussion Patterns
      10. Percussion Production Techniques
      11. STUDENT RECORDING: His MIDI Idea into Epic Orchestral

6. CREATE SOUNDS IN A SYNTH FROM SCRATCH

   40 lesson

   1. MIDI From Lessons

   1. What Every Button Does

      1. Intro to Sound Design with Serum
      2. The Oscillators & Wavetables
      3. The Filter Compressed
      4. Envelopes, LFOs & Modulation Basics
      5. The Voicing Parameters
      6. The Macros
      7. The Mod Modulator
      8. Pitch Bend
      9. The Velocity Note Modulators
      10. Overview of the FX

   2. Essential Chord Sound Design

      1. Supersaw
      2. Supersaw Stabs
      3. Slow Closer
      4. Chord Wobblers
      5. Chord Pluckers
      6. Pads

   3. Essential Bass Design

      1. Basic House Basses
      2. Midtempo Cyberpunk Bass
      3. Organ +7 Bass
      4. Plucker Bass
      5. Reso Bass Lead
      6. The 808 Bass
      7. The Sub Bass
      8. The Reese Bass
      9. The Pluck Bass
      10. Electro Slap House Bass
      11. Aggressive Bass FM

   4. Essential Lead Design

      1. Arp Plucks
      2. Pluck Leads
      3. Sync Lead
      4. Supersaw Lead
      5. Sandstorm Lead
      6. Pitch Cycler Lead

   5. Essential FX Design

      1. Tonal Risers
      2. Noise Risers

   6. Practical Examples

      1. Sketch to Arpeggios & Big Chord Stabs
      2. 3 Steps to Big EDM Chord Melodies
      3. Automation Mini Lesson
      4. EDM Sketch to Polished Idea Step by Step

7. START-TO-FINISH SONG WORKFLOW

   29 lesson

   1. Introduction to Class

   1. Before You Start

      1. 1. How to Analyze a Reference Track
      2. 2. Song Recomposition
      3. 2.5 Sourcing Good Presets
      4. 3. Preparing Your Project
      5. 3.5 How to Setup Custom Drum Kits - Splice Sample Picking

   2. Writing The Song

      1. 4. Writing Our Verse
      2. 5. Writing our Prechorus Buildup
      3. 6. Writing the Drop Chords (read description)
      4. 7. Writing our Drop Melody
      5. 8. Refining the Drop Melody
      6. 9. Adding Sidechain Compression to Drop
      7. 10. Writing our 2nd Verse
      8. 11. Writing the 2nd Prechorus Buildup Drop
      9. 12. Writing our Outro
      10. 13. Full Sketch Listen Through Small Adjustment

   3. Mixing / Mastering

      1. 14. The 6 Mixing Tools
      2. 15. Mixing the Arpeggios
      3. 16. Mixing the Verse Chords
      4. 17. Mixing the Verse Bass Adjusting Everything Together
      5. 18. Mixing the Verse Drums FX
      6. 19. Checking the Output Level before Mixing Farther
      7. 20. Mixing the Drop Part 1
      8. 21. Mixing the Drop Melody
      9. 22. Mixing the 2nd Verse
      10. 23. Prechorus Build Drop Mix Check
      11. 24. Checking the Final Mix
      12. 25. Mastering Part 1
      13. 26. Mastering Part 2

8. SONGWRITING & PRODUCTION BREAKDOWNS

   32 lessons

   1. Electronic

      1. Electronic Pop Arranagement Formula
      2. Take It [Electro Pop]
      3. Tornado [EDM]
      4. All Around Us [Electro Pop]
      5. Universe Breakdown [Electro Pop]
      6. Liftoff [Electro Trap Pop]
      7. Dreaming [Electro Pop w Vocal]
      8. How To Write Melodic EDM Drops [EDM]
      9. Sketch to Production: Melodic Cinematic EDM
      10. Trance - Chord sketch to production concept
      11. Synthwave - Chord sketch to production concept
      12. Nudisco - Chord sketch to production concept

   2. Orchestral

      1. Adventure Awaits [My Favorite]
      2. Hero Emerges
      3. Rock Orchestral
      4. Hans Zimmer - Time
      5. Wurld
      6. Inspiring Future
      7. Piano Buildup

   3. Video Game Inspired

      1. Game Village Shop Theme Sketch to Production
      2. Electronic Rock Breakdown
      3. "Beat Your Meat" Theme Breakdown
      4. Above Ground vs Underwater Theme

   4. Brand Film

      1. Mickcim Brand Video Breakdown

   5. Stock / TV Music Inspired

      1. Devastation [Hybrid Trailer Stock]
      2. Real To The Ends [Trap]
      3. Trap for Major League Baseball Network
      4. We Crush It [Sports]
      5. Technology [Stock]
      6. Rock the Party Breakdown [Indie Rock]
      7. Action Trailer [Stock / Promo]
      8. STUDENT RECORDING: Breaking down 2 stock track arrangements & big picture composition mindsets

9. MUSIC BUSINESS & SUCCESS MINDSETS

   31 lessons

   1. Mindset

      1. The 3 Step "Inevitable Success" Plan
      2. Success Mindset
      3. What is a Professional Song?
      4. Active vs Passive Income
      5. STUDENT RECORDING: The "3 Buckets" to Categorize Each Song You Make Into

   2. Common Career Pathways

      1. Artist or Performer
      2. Beatmaker
      3. Song Producer for Artists
      4. Video Game Music Composer
      5. EDM Ghost Producer
      6. Film Composer
      7. Composer for Brands Advertising
      8. Stock Music Producer Production Music Composer
      9. Trailer Music Composer

   3. Getting Work

      1. How to Get Work The Big Picture
      2. Growing your Authentic Opportunity Network
      3. The 3 Laws to Attract Clients using Social Media
      4. The 3 Parts of a Business: Leads, Sales, Fulfillment
      5. Visualizing the Social Media Sales Ecosystem
      6. 3 Step Cold Reachout Formula
      7. How to Price Your Work
      8. Job Marketplaces
      9. Professional Website Demo Reel

   4. Music Licensing

      1. Production Music Libraries - How to Get Your Music Into TV Film
      2. Stock Music
      3. Intro to AdRev
      4. Intro to Performance Rights Organizations
      5. Tunesat
      6. Licensing a song for 1,200 - Email Exchange with Music Production House
      7. Disco
      8. Reaching Millions through Stock Music - Avery Berman Interview

10. SELECT STUDENT SESSIONS

    2 lessons

    1. Creative EQing
    2. "Sky Full of Stars" - Coldplay (Theory & Recomposition)