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: Free TrialMichigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Journalism, Media and Communications, International Relations, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Decision Making, Media Relations, Storytelling, Safety and Security, Content Creation, Digital Publishing, Accountability
Status: Free TrialDuke University
Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Personal Integrity, Compassion, Habit Formation, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Optimism, Aesthetics, Growth Mindedness, Resilience, Empathy, Social Justice, Liberal Arts, Teaching, Community Development, Creativity, Self-Awareness, Community Outreach, Music, Leadership, Cultural Diversity
Status: Free TrialNational Academy of Sports Medicine
Skills you'll gain: Exercise Science, Nutrition and Diet, Sports Medicine, Nutrition Education, Kinesiology, Health And Wellness Coaching
Status: Free TrialAdvancing Women in Tech
Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Prompt Patterns, Multimodal Prompts, AI Personalization, AI literacy, Context Management
Status: Free TrialUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Electronic Hardware, Electronic Components, Electronics, Hardware Design, Music, Musical Composition, Embedded Systems, System Configuration, Music Theory, Digital Communications, Creative Design, Programming Principles, Physics
Status: PreviewSkills you'll gain: Adobe After Effects, Motion Graphics, Animations, Post-Production, Computer Graphic Techniques, 3D Assets, Timelines, Visual Storytelling, Color Theory, Typography
Status: Free TrialWesleyan University
Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Peer Review, Writing, Writing and Editing, Editing, Content Creation, Creativity
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Human Development, Biology, Child Development, Music, Decision Making, Liberal Arts, Life Sciences, Education and Training, Psychology, Performing Arts, Medical Science and Research, Pedagogy, Business Research, Business Economics, Clinical Trials, Instructional and Curriculum Design
Status: Free TrialStatus: FreeCoursera
Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), UI Components, Style Guides, Web Components, Software Design, Design Elements And Principles, Application Design, Web Design, Application Development, Software Engineering
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Classical Music, Music History, Music, Musical Composition, Instrumental Music, Music Performance
Status: PreviewSAE Institute México
Skills you'll gain: Music, Musical Composition, Media Production, Editing
Status: Free TrialMichigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Photography, Peer Review, Image Quality, Creative Design, Visual Storytelling, Creativity, Storytelling, Writing, Design Elements And Principles
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular music composition courses
- Journalism, the future, and you!: Michigan State University
- Theology for Personal Spiritual Growth: Duke University
- Aligning Diet and Exercise: National Academy of Sports Medicine
- AI Automation with Claude: Advancing Women in Tech
- Aplicaciones musicales con Arduino: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- VFX with Adobe After Effects from Novice to Expert: EDUCBA
- Capstone: Your Story: Wesleyan University
- Specialty Topics: Biology Across Disciplines: University of Colorado Boulder
- Work with Components in Figma: Coursera
- The Piano Sonata: Russian and 20th-21st Century Composers: University of Michigan
