Taught by Peter Darling and Tomas George


What are you going to learn in the course?

  • 5 Hours and 50 HD Video Lectures

    This course will teach you advanced songwriting techniques to enhance your vocals, chords, harmonies, vocal tuning, sound design, music production skills, and even help you find the right vocalist.

  • This course will cover such topics as :

    Vocal arranging, advanced harmony and chord extensions, Song arrangement and structural techniques, sound design tips using Serum 2, Vocal tuning essentials with Melodyne, and much more

  • How will this course help me?

    Songwriters who want to develop more advanced skills to improve their songs, and music producers who want to deepen their understanding of songwriting.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Building a Song from Scratch

  • 2

    Harmony and Chord Extensions

    • Harmony - Part 1: Introduction FREE PREVIEW
    • Harmony - Part 2: 4 Note Chord Intervals
    • Harmony - Part 3: Sus 2, 4 and Add Chords
    • Harmony - Part 4: Major and Dominant 7th Chords
    • Harmony - Part 5: Let's Listen to All Elements Combined
    • Harmony - Part 6: Using Different and Borrowed Chords
    • Harmony - Part 7: Tritone Substitutions
    • Harmony - Part 8: Adding a 2-5-1 to Our Chord Progression
    • Harmony - Part 9: Adjusting the Harmonic Pulse
    • Harmony - Part 10: Increasing the Bass Pulse
    • Harmony - Part 11: Modulation or Key Changes
  • 3

    Vocal Arranging

  • 4

    Song Arrangement and Structure

    • Introduction to the Upcoming Sections
    • Let's Listen to the New Version of the Song
    • Drum Beat and Reference Track
    • Bass Part and Bass Tone
    • MIDI Guitar Parts FREE PREVIEW
    • Lead Synth Riff
    • Pads and Keys
    • Arrangement and Downloadable Projects
  • 5

    How to Find Singers Online to Sing Your Songs

    • How to Find Singers and Musicians for your Songs
  • 6

    Sound Design Essentials with Serum 2

    • Introduction to the Serum 2 Section
    • How to Get Serum Presets from Splice
    • Overview of the Oscillators in Serum 2 FREE PREVIEW
    • Brief Overview of the Filter Section
    • Envelope Basics
    • LFO Essentials in Serum 2
    • Overview of the Voicing Section
    • Other Essential Settings in Serum 2
    • Introduction to the Effects Section in Serum 2
    • Examples of Quick Preset Adjustments in Serum 2
  • 7

    Vocal Tuning Basics with Melodyne

    • Introduction to the Melodyne Section
    • How to Transfer Audio into Melodyne
    • How to Quickly Tune Notes with Melodyne
    • Note Timing and the Track List
    • Harmonies and the Track List - Part 1: 3rds
    • Harmonies and the Track List - Part 2: 5ths and Octaves
    • How to Zoom and Scroll in Melodyne
  • 8

    Songwriting Discussions with Peter and Tomas

    • Part 1: How to Get Your First Paid Gig as a Songwriter
    • Part 2: Finding Time to Write Songs
    • Part 3: Collaboration
    • Part 4: Is it Important for Songwriters to Learn Music Production?
    • Part 5: Be a Musical Magpie

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