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
Berklee
Skills you'll gain: Music Performance, Oral Expression, Self-Awareness, Music, Performing Arts, Creativity
Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music Theory, Music, Media Production, Instrumental Music, Editing, Post-Production, Organizational Skills
Skills you'll gain: Post-Production, Music, Media Production, Oral Expression, Digital Publishing
Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music Performance, Music, Music Theory, Instrumental Music, Performing Arts, Writing and Editing, Post-Production, Media Production, Editing, Creativity
University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Productivity, Brand Strategy, Market Research, Professional Networking, Time Management, Branding, Target Audience, Business Modeling, Target Market, Social Media, Prioritization, Driving engagement, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Promotional Materials, Business Strategy, Marketing Materials, Business Planning, Drive Engagement, Video Production, Marketing
Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Music, Sensory Systems Analysis, Music Theory, Aesthetics, World Music, Cultural Diversity, Physiology, Biology
Skills you'll gain: Music, Media Production, Post-Production, Creativity, Digital Signal Processing, Digital Communications, Editing
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music Theory, Music, Instrumental Music, Music History, Classical Music, World Music, Creativity
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Instrumental Music, Musical Composition, Music, Choral Music, Classical Music, Music Performance, Media Production, Post-Production
Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music, Music Theory, Music Performance, Media Production
Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Research, Persuasive Communication, Writing and Editing, English Language, Visual Storytelling, Case Studies, Journalism, Editing, Style Guides
Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Music History, Classical Music, Music, Music Theory, Musical Composition, Instrumental Music, Performing Arts, Art History, Aesthetics, Storytelling, Liberal Arts
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular music composition courses
- Singing Popular Music: Berklee
- Producing Music in the Home Studio: Berklee
- Mixing and Completing Your Music Production: GRAMMY GO
- Music Production & Songwriting: Write Melodies in Any Genre: Skillshare
- Musician’s Professional Toolbox: Your Portfolio Career: University of Colorado Boulder
- Music as Biology: What We Like to Hear and Why: Duke University
- The Technology of Music Production: Berklee
- Intimacy of Creativity: Entering the Minds of Composers: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Produce & Write in Ableton Live: Write Music in Any Genre: Skillshare
- Music Theory: Essentials of Music Theory for Modern Music: Skillshare
