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Description
Write Better Melodies, Make Better Music
About this Course
Do you have problems writing catchy Melodies? Then this course is for you!
- Write melodies. Starting with the basic concepts around melodies, you'll learn how to come up with awesome melodies for your own music.
- Practical. This course is made for electronic music producers, offering many practial examples and writing sessions for different styles.
- Detailed. It's like being together in the studio. We are commenting and explaining every step in detail so you can follow along
- No extra software required.
What You Get
- A complete beginner friendly online course, learn how to write your own awesome melodiess
- 35+ video tutorials
- 4h+ online video sessions with lifetime-access
- 100+ MIDI Files included in basic course plan.
Course Details:
Who is it made for?
This course is designed for electronic music producers - we are going to take the perspective of someone working inside a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) - like Logic, Ableton Live, FL Studio.
The course is for beginners but its also suitable for advanced learners of the subject as we go into great detail after our first “basics” block is covered.
What you will learn from this course
Part 1: We are going to learn the basic concepts around melodies, making use of many examples.
Part 2: We will take a deeper look into scales and modes as starting points for more advanced and intentional melody writing. We will learn how to come up with great melodies, using different scales and modes, "that work" in your own compositions and make them sound more interesting and unique.
Part 3: You will find practical writing sessions for different styles such as Deep House, Future Bass, EDM, Summer Vibes, Progressive House and Melodic Deep / Techno. Along the way, we are going through many nice sound examples and sharing a lot of our specific composition knowledge and experience.
Meet Your Instructor
François Rengère
Francois, classically trained musician and music producer of German origin. He has released music on Universal Music, Parquet Recordings and other labels. Listen to his music on Soundcloud or Spotify.
Course Curriculum
- 1 - Melody Foundations 1: Tell a Story (5:20)
- 2 - Melody Foundations 2: Range (3:02)
- 3 - Melody Foundations 3: Q&A, Repetition & Variation (6:24)
- 4 - Melody Foundations 4: Steps, Skips, Leaps and Rhythm (9:24)
- 5 - Practical Session: Writing a simple Melody for Melodic Techno (16:46)
- 6 - Practical Session: Writing a simple Melody for EDM (6:59)
- 1 - How to Establish a Tonal Center for your Melody (7:54)
- 2 - Practical Session: Writing a simple Melody - Summer Beat (8:49)
- 3 - The Tritone: An Example (3:14)
- 4 - The Intervals Part 2 - Properties (11:59)
- 5 - Intervals: The Millennium Whoop (3:18)
- 6 - Beginner Scale Trick: Transpose to a Scale you know well (3:27)
- 7 - How to find Chords for any Melody (15:22) Free Preview
- 8 - Practical Session: Writing a simple Melody - Pop/Future Bass (11:54)
- 1 - Modes: Fundamental Concept 1 (8:05)
- 2 - Modes Example: Dorian (9:08)
- 3 - Modes: Fundamental Concept 2 (9:17)
- 4 - Modes: Fundamental Concept 3 (3:42)
- 5 - Modes Example Lydian + The Gist (7:41)
- 6 - Modes: Sum Up and Take Aways (4:22)
- 7 - Practical Session: Writing a Melody in F Phrygian (Festival Style) (14:16)
- 1 - Writing a Melody with the C Major Scale (Francois) (23:09)
- 2 - Writing a EDM-ish Melody with the A-Minor Scale (Francois) (11:32) Free Preview
- 3 - Creating an EDM Chord Progression and Melody (Tom) (22:35)
- 4 - Writing Tropical Summer House Chords and Melody in Amin (Tom) (29:21)
- 5 - Writing a Future Bass Track from Scratch (Tom) (39:12)
- 6 - Writing Progressive House Chords and Melody from Scratch (Tom) (27:36)
- 1 - Writing Session - Chords and Melody - Melodic Deep / Techno (30:16)
- 2 - Writing Session - Chords and Melody - Melodic Deep / Techno with Moog Bass (22:56)
- 3 - Writing Session - Hirajoshi Scale (7:59)
- 4 - Writing Session - EDM Progressive House "Dramatic" Progression in F-Minor (8:23)
- 5 - Writing Session - Uplifting Summer House Chords in C#-Minor (21:21) Free Preview
- Bonus Session: Writing "Snake" Chords & Melody (16:51)
Choose Your Course Plan
FAQs and Requirements
When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you
decide
when you start and when
you finish.
How long do I have access to the courses?
How does lifetime access sound?
After enrolling, you have unlimited access to the courses for as long as you like - across
any and all devices you own.
What type of audio files are the samples?
24bit 44.1K WAV Files
What if I am unhappy with my order?
We would never want you to be
unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 48 hours and we
will give you a full refund - due to the digital download nature of the optional sound
packs, we can only refund the courses parts. No refund on bulk / pack orders. One refund per
person.
How do I access course files, if any are included?
If you're getting the
basic course option, a download link will be provided above or below the video of the first
or second lecture of the course (usually named 'Setup & Downloads'). In case you're getting
the course with one of the pack options, the additional packs will be delivered to you via
email.
Where will I be able to log into my course?
The courses are hosted on
another server. Once you've bought a course, you'll be getting a
mail
saying "Redeem your copy
of "Course …"". Follow the "Confirm your account" link in that mail and you will end up on
the
course-platform. There,
you'll need to pick your password and log in. Your profile info will be already prepared for
you. You can then always
log in here:
If you already have a courses account, the new course will be added to your profile (assuming you buy it using the same email address associated with that account). If you have an account but buy a new course using a different email, get in touch and we will manually add it to your existing account.
There is one way of watching videos offline for example if you are travelling with an iPad and you are not always within reach of a stable internet connection: We have activated the option of MyTeachable accounts on our videos so you can watch videos offline through the “Teachable Online Courses” iOS App.
Are subtitles available?
Yes! Subtitles are available in English and Spanish.
I already own some courses/packs. Can I upgrade?
You already bought some
courses / packs and want to upgrade? Get
in touch for
your custom offer!
Will future courses be automatically added to my bundle?
The bundle is a
snapshot including the available courses and packs at the time of your purchase. Future
courses / packs will not be automatically included.
Is this a subscription to future products?
No. This is a one time payment
for the courses/packs currently included in the bundle
What if I have further questions?
We are available to help you with any
questions, get in touch via:
[email protected]
The Melody Course doesn't require any specific software. The MIDI packs can be used together with any DAW (Ableton, FL Studio, Logic Pro, etc.).
