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.

The University of Melbourne
Skills you'll gain: Music, World Music, Cultural Diversity, Health Promotion, Social Impact, Rehabilitation, Community Development, Psychotherapy, Mental Health, Mental Health Therapies, Neurology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Leadership Studies, Leadership and Management, Organizational Structure, Business Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Performing Arts, Music, Drive Engagement, Motivational Skills, Business Management, Storytelling, Oral Expression, Leadership, People Management, Productivity, Musical Composition, Workforce Management, Writing and Editing, Organizational Development, Employee Engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Music, World Music, Case Studies, Culture, Cultural Diversity, Community Organizing, Analysis, Music History, Critical Thinking, Social Justice, Creativity, Media and Communications, Content Creation, Electronic Media, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Rochester
Skills you'll gain: Music History, Music, Musical Composition, Music Performance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Skills you'll gain: Music History, Music, World Music, Oral Expression, Aesthetics, World History, Social Studies, Liberal Arts, Public History, Art History, Cultural Diversity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Marketing, Drive Engagement, Driving engagement, Content Development and Management, Marketing Budgets, Paid media, Digital Media Strategy, Media Strategy, Brand Marketing, Content Strategy, Promotional Strategies, Marketing Analytics, Media Planning, Customer Engagement, Promotions and Campaigns, Shared Media, Marketing Effectiveness, Content Marketing, Brand Awareness, Strategic Partnership
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Peking University
Skills you'll gain: Music History, Music, Classical Music, Music Theory, Musical Composition, World Music, Art History
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Berklee
Skills you'll gain: File Management, Music Performance, Performing Arts, Musical Composition, Music, Automation, Media Production, Editing, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Writing and Editing, Editing, Peer Review, Storytelling, Music, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Deep Teaching Solutions
Skills you'll gain: Learning Strategies, Lifelong Learning, Time Management, Willingness To Learn, Learning Theory, Productivity, Quick Learning, Growth Mindedness, Mental Concentration, Creativity, Cognitive flexibility, Habit Formation, Adaptability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Berklee
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Instrumental Music, Music Performance
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Convolutional Neural Networks, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Computer Vision, Transfer Learning, Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Model Optimization, Hugging Face, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Tensorflow, Applied Machine Learning, Model Training, Fine-tuning, Generative AI, Embeddings, Supervised Learning, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months