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I feel like this gave me a really good foundation for arranging and writing for the whole orchestra. I feel very excited to make more arrangements and to write more now, so thank you!
Rebecca Rovny
Texas, US
It was amazing and I learned so much. I realized with his teaching, I just needed a few tweaks and some actual instruments and Boom, it's sounding great.
Dennis Dasheek
Georgia, US
I think this style of learning is great. Learning to create music and get results quickly without a lot of overly technical jargon is fun which helps a lot with motivation.
Ernie Jamison
North Carolina, US
This course provides informative, insightful instruction that will level up the game for every home studio producer. I think you guys are amazing and have helped my education at Berklee a great deal.
Adam Luaces
New York, US
I knew I was making the right choice digging into this course. It's filled with tons of excellent, PRACTICAL information that can be put to use immediately.
Christopher Greene
Michigan, US
Alex is an awesome teacher who presents the concepts of orchestral production in an easy to understand format.
Paul Machowsky
Ohio, US
I think that this course has been awesome for me because I love music in general and have always wanted to make it correctly in whatever genre. Now I can confidently do cinematic music.
Kaseem Dennison
Indiana, US
I watched it in 3 evenings doing the exercises step by step. I really liked the tips on writer's block lesson.
Stefano Perduno
Milan, Italy
I have enjoyed the course and Alex is a great and charismatic teacher. I mainly took it for inspiration and possible other ways to do things! Thanks!
David Scott
California, USAlex Moukala is an Italian-born orchestral composer and producer.
Alex’s music has been featured in Hollywood movie trailers as well as commercials for such blockbusters as Avengers: Endgame and many more. When it comes to composing and teaching, Alex’s enthusiasm is highly infectious. If you need further proof, just visit his YouTube channels with over 500k subscribers.
#1 Welcome to the course! (Who is Alex Moukala?)
#2 Who this course is for and what you’ll learn
#3 What you'll need for this course, FAQ
#4 Music theory basics: rhythm and time signatures
#5 Music theory basics: harmony and keys, differences between scales and moods
#6 Music theory basics: the main chords
#7 How to write memorable melodies
#8 How to write chord progressions
#9 Putting melodies and chords together to write a song
#10 How Orchestral Sample Libraries Work (Basics)
#11 How Libraries Work
#12 Sample libraries for beginners (free & inexpensive libraries)
#13 How to write for strings basics - part 1 (long emotional strings)
#14 How to write for strings basics - part 2 (countermelodies)
#15 How to write for strings basics - part 3 (arpeggios, short action strings & ostinatos)
#16 Using articulations in melodies
#17 How to write for brass basics - part 1 (melodic brass)
#18 How to write for brass basics - part 2 (low brass)
#19 How to write for woodwind basics
#20 How to write for choir basics
#21 How to write for percussion basics - part 1 (main rhythm)
#22 How to write for percussion basics - part 2 (cymbals and gongs)
#23 How to write for percussion basics - part 3 (trailer SFX)
#24 Song Structure: The map that will guide your music composition
#25 Writer's block
#26 Music is like a painting (volume balancing)
#27 Mixing Overview: The Mixing
#28 Mixing Overview: The EQ
#29 Mixing Overview: The Reverb
#30 Mixing Overview: Mastering
#31 One important trick that most professional composers use (switching instruments often)
#32 How to get a huge sound (with layering)
#33 Perfectionism
#34 Goodbye, motivation, show us your work in our Facebook group
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