Orchestral Music Production

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10 lessons, 34 videos

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Alex Moukala
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Alex 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.

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What’s included?

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#1 Welcome to the course! (Who is Alex Moukala?)

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#2 Who this course is for and what you’ll learn

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#3 What you'll need for this course, FAQ

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#4 Music theory basics: rhythm and time signatures

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#5 Music theory basics: harmony and keys, differences between scales and moods

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#6 Music theory basics: the main chords

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#7 How to write memorable melodies

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#8 How to write chord progressions

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#9 Putting melodies and chords together to write a song

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#10 How Orchestral Sample Libraries Work (Basics)

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#11 How Libraries Work

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#12 Sample libraries for beginners (free & inexpensive libraries)

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#13 How to write for strings basics - part 1 (long emotional strings)

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#14 How to write for strings basics - part 2 (countermelodies)

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#15 How to write for strings basics - part 3 (arpeggios, short action strings & ostinatos)

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#16 Using articulations in melodies

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#17 How to write for brass basics - part 1 (melodic brass)

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#18 How to write for brass basics - part 2 (low brass)

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#19 How to write for woodwind basics

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#20 How to write for choir basics

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#21 How to write for percussion basics - part 1 (main rhythm)

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#22 How to write for percussion basics - part 2 (cymbals and gongs)

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#23 How to write for percussion basics - part 3 (trailer SFX)

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#24 Song Structure: The map that will guide your music composition

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#25 Writer's block

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#26 Music is like a painting (volume balancing)

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#27 Mixing Overview: The Mixing

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#28 Mixing Overview: The EQ

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#29 Mixing Overview: The Reverb

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#30 Mixing Overview: Mastering

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#31 One important trick that most professional composers use (switching instruments often)

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#32 How to get a huge sound (with layering)

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#33 Perfectionism

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#34 Goodbye, motivation, show us your work in our Facebook group

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