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
Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Musical Composition
Status: Free TrialBerklee
Skills you'll gain: Music, Musical Composition, Peer Review, Post-Production, Media Production, Writing
Status: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music, Music Performance, Music Theory, Instrumental Music
Status: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Music Theory, Instrumental Music, Music, Music Performance, Musical Composition
Status: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Journals, Music Theory, Music, Instrumental Music, Music Performance, Creativity, Coordination
Status: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music Theory, Music, Media Production, Instrumental Music, Editing, Post-Production, Organizational Skills
Status: Free TrialBerklee
Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music Theory, Music Performance, Music, Instrumental Music, Media Production, Writing
Status: FreeSkills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music, Computer Programming, Code Reusability, Programming Principles, Python Programming
Status: Free TrialBerklee
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Musical Composition, Music, Instrumental Music, Performing Arts, Storytelling, Music Performance
Status: PreviewThe University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Classical Music, Musical Composition
Status: PreviewCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Musical Composition, Classical Music, Music History, Music Performance
Status: Free TrialUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Digital Signal Processing, Musical Composition, Electronic Hardware, Music, Electronic Components, Electronics, Music Theory, Digital Communications, Hardware Design, Patch Management, Embedded Systems, System Configuration, Algorithms, Performance Tuning, Music Performance, Dataflow, Data Sharing, Creative Design, Programming Principles, Other Programming Languages
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular music composition courses
- Getting Started With Music Theory: Michigan State University
- The Art of Music Production: Berklee
- Musicianship: Tensions, Harmonic Function, and Modal Interchange: Berklee
- Piano Scales for Modern Music: Berklee
- Piano Techniques for Modern Music: Berklee
- Producing Music in the Home Studio: Berklee
- Arranging for Songwriters: Berklee
- Compose and Program Music in Python using Earsketch: Coursera
- Jazz Improvisation: Berklee
- Fundamentals of Music Theory: The University of Edinburgh
