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 TrialBerklee
Skills you'll gain: Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Music Theory, Music, Musical Composition, Peer Review, Music Performance, Storytelling, Project Planning, Instrumental Music, Production Planning, Web Presence, Social Media Content, Brand Marketing, Fundraising, Team Leadership, Sustainable Business, Leadership, Writing and Editing, Media Production, Social Media
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music Performance, Music, Instrumental Music
Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Musical Composition
Status: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music Theory, Music, Media Production, Instrumental Music, Editing, Post-Production, Organizational Skills
Status: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Journals, Music Theory, Instrumental Music, Music, Music Performance, Creativity, Coordination
Status: Free TrialBerklee
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Musical Composition, Music, Instrumental Music, Performing Arts, Storytelling, Music Performance
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 TrialSkills you'll gain: Music Theory, Instrumental Music, Music, Music Performance, Musical Composition
Status: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music, Music Performance, Music Theory, Instrumental Music
Status: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Music, Performing Arts, Musical Composition, Revenue Management, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Revenue Recognition, Payment Processing and Collection, Entrepreneurship, Registration, Negotiation
Status: PreviewCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Musical Composition, Classical Music, Music History, Music Performance
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular music composition courses
- The DIY Musician: Berklee
- Piano Chords for Modern Music: Berklee
- Getting Started With Music Theory: Michigan State University
- Producing Music in the Home Studio: Berklee
- Piano Techniques for Modern Music: Berklee
- Jazz Improvisation: Berklee
- Arranging for Songwriters: Berklee
- Compose and Program Music in Python using Earsketch: Coursera
- Piano Scales for Modern Music: Berklee
- Musicianship: Tensions, Harmonic Function, and Modal Interchange: Berklee
