What We Teach
Explore all the aspects of musc which we teach
MELODY CREATION
The Development of Tonality
The Major-Minor System
Features of a Good Melody
Creating a Melodic Contour
The Use of Rests
Connecting the Chord Tones
Melodic Embellishment
HARMONISATION
Intervals
Triads and Inversions
Seventh Chords
Extended Chords
The Cycle Of Fifths
Altered Chords
Borrowed Chords
Chord Substitution
Enriched Harmonies
Polytonality
Added Dissonance
RHYTHM AND STRUCTURE
Existing Rhythmic Tropes
Dance Rhythms
Syncopation
Poly-Rhythms
The Use of Rests
Strophic Form
Binary Form
Ternary Form
Blues Form
Contemporary Structures
MIDI COMPOSITION
Parameters of MIDI
MIDI editing tools
Interfaces and Pathways
External Controllers
Applications of MIDI
Automation
Sample Libraries
Session Organisation
Creative MIDI Approaches
SIBELIUS NOTATION SOFTWARE
Note Input Methods
Creating Scores & Parts
Lyric Input Methods
Transposing
Arranging
Creating Worksheets
Scorch and online sharing
Rewiring with other software
Professional Publication
ORCHESTRATION
Instrumental Practicalities
Instrument Ranges
Successful Combining
String Writing
Brass Writing
Woodwind Writing
Percussion Writing
4 Part Writing
Doubling & Tripling
The Use Of Space
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