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.

Berklee
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Musical Composition, Music, Instrumental Music, Performing Arts, Storytelling, Music Performance
★ 4.8 (789) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Berklee
Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music Theory, Music Performance, Music, Instrumental Music, Media Production, Writing
★ 4.5 (82) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music, Music Performance, Music Theory, Instrumental Music
★ 4.9 (403) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Berklee
Skills you'll gain: Music, Musical Composition, Media Production, Instrumental Music, Automation, Post-Production, File Management, Data Import/Export, Editing, Electronic Media
★ 4.7 (613) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Musical Composition, Classical Music, Music History, Music Performance
★ 4.7 (170) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Classical Music, Musical Composition
★ 4.5 (1.9K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Journals, Music Theory, Instrumental Music, Music, Music Performance, Creativity, Coordination
★ 5 (24) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Berklee
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Instrumental Music, Music, Music Performance, Musical Composition
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of the Arts London
Skills you'll gain: AI powered creativity, Music, Musical Composition, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, AI literacy, Creativity, Human Machine Interfaces, Instrumental Music, Interactive Design, Music Performance, Machine Learning Methods, Human Computer Interaction, Responsible AI, Intellectual Property, Machine Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Musical Composition, Choral Music, Music Performance, Instrumental Music, Music, Coordination, Oral Expression, Vibrations
★ 4.9 (420) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Wesleyan University
Skills you'll gain: Editing, Storytelling, Peer Review, Writing and Editing, Writing, Creativity
★ 4.6 (6.4K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Berklee
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, File Management, Music, Music Performance, Musical Composition, Performing Arts, Instrumental Music, Oral Expression, Writing and Editing, Self-Awareness, Automation, Media Production, Editing, Creativity
★ 4.8 (4.3K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months