Music Composition Courses
Music composition courses can help you learn melody creation, harmony development, orchestration techniques, and the structure of various musical forms. You can build skills in arranging music for different ensembles, writing for specific instruments, and developing your unique voice as a composer. Many courses introduce software tools like Sibelius or Finale for notation, as well as digital audio workstations like Ableton Live or Logic Pro, that support producing and refining your compositions.
Popular Music Composition Courses and Certifications
Status: PreviewMichigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Storytelling, Writing and Editing, Editing, Constructive Feedback, Content Creation, Follow Through, Oral Expression, Creative Thinking, Goal Setting, Personal Development, Self-Discipline
Status: PreviewBerklee
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Storytelling, Musical Composition, Music Performance, Music, Instrumental Music
Status: PreviewUniversity of Florida
Skills you'll gain: Music History, Music, Culture
Status: Free TrialThe Museum of Modern Art
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Instructional Strategies, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, Curriculum Planning, Game Design, Learning Strategies, Learning Styles, Liberal Arts, Personal Development, Empathy, Self-Awareness, Emotional Intelligence
Status: PreviewGeorgia Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Materials science, Chemistry, Manufacturing Processes, Structural Analysis, Mechanical Engineering, Physical Science
Status: Free TrialCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Mockups, UI/UX Strategy, Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI), Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience, User Experience Design, Prototyping, Web Design and Development, Visual Design, Web Language, UI/UX Research, Graphic and Visual Design, Interactive Design, HTML and CSS, Design Reviews, Design Elements And Principles
Status: PreviewUniversity of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Art History, Diversity Awareness, World History, Community Organizing, Music History, Cultural Diversity, Community Development, Public History, Liberal Arts, Sociology, Advocacy, Music
Status: PreviewUNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)
Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Experience Design, Game Design, User Experience, User Experience Design, Ideation, Driving engagement, Content Creation, Storyboarding, Multimedia, Visual Storytelling, Animation and Game Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Reality, Design Strategies, Human Centered Design, Emerging Technologies, Qualitative Research
Status: Free TrialCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, Persona (User Experience), UI/UX Strategy, User Experience Design, Web Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience, Wireframing, User Interface (UI), User Research, UI/UX Research, Web Design and Development, User Centered Design, Design Strategies, Persona Development, Design Research, Mockups, Usability Testing, Software Development Methodologies, Target Audience
Status: Free TrialMichigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Photography, Photo Editing, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Peer Review, Digital Publishing, Web Presence, Creativity, Information Privacy, Web Design and Development
Status: PreviewHigh Tech High Graduate School of Education
Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, Storytelling, Content Creation, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Storytelling, Layout Design, Digital Publishing, Typography, Creativity, Peer Review
Status: PreviewUniversità di Napoli Federico II
Skills you'll gain: Vocabulary, Oral Expression, English Language, Language Competency, Writing, Grammar, Literacy, Oral Comprehension, Language Learning, Liberal Arts, Media and Communications, Environmental Issue, Music, Economics
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular music composition courses
- Write Your First Novel: Michigan State University
- Improvisación de jazz : Berklee
- Music's Big Bang: The Genesis of Rock 'n' Roll: University of Florida
- Art & Activity: Interactive Strategies for Engaging with Art: The Museum of Modern Art
- Material Behavior: Georgia Institute of Technology
- Web Design: Wireframes to Prototypes: California Institute of the Arts
- Black Canadians: History, Presence, and Anti-Racist Futures: University of Alberta
- Transmedia Storytelling: Narrative worlds, emerging technologies, and global audiences: UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)
- Web Design: Strategy and Information Architecture: California Institute of the Arts
- Photography Techniques: Light, Content, and Sharing: Michigan State University
