EXAMPLE TOPICS

Not sure where to start?
Here’s a list of topics we could cover.

SONGWRITING AND CREATIVITY

Genre Analysis - What is Genre and Why Does it Matter?

Ambient Music - Theory and Application

Learning to Listen (How to Learn from Other Music)

Song Breakdown (Breaking Down what Makes An Existing Track Work)

Strategies for Overcoming Mental Block

Turning Loops into Full Tracks

Track Feedback

SEQUENCING AND ARRANGEMENT

Creating Contrast in Arrangement

Creative Sequencing

Drum Programming and Layering

Introduction to Generative Music

MIDI AND HARDWARE

Elektron Digitakt Workflow

Elektron Digitone Workflow

Deluge Workflow

Intro to Octatrack

Studio Routing

MIDI (Connection and Sequencing)

Hardware Setups for Solo Performers

Planning a Live Set

Curious about another piece of hardware? Just ask!

MODULAR

Eurorack Module Mastery (dependent on which modules)

Intro to Modular (hardware)

Intro to Modular with VCV Rack

Planning Your Modular Rig

Playing Live with Modular

Recording and Mixing Modular

MIXING AND MASTERING

Intro to Mastering

Intro to Mixing*

Introduction to Compression Techniques

Mixing Vocals

Mastering an EP/Album*

Using EQ to See and Hear

Writing Vocal Melodies and Lyrics

*these require stems or a session from you

SYNTHESIS, SOUND DESIGN, SAMPLING

Intro to Wavetable Synthesis

Modulation (Envelopes, LFOs, And More)

Intro to Ableton Audio Warping

Intro to Effects (Ableton)

Intro to FM Synthesis

Sample Hunting and Flipping

Sound Design with Subtractive Synths

Using Ableton Racks

VIDEO, DISTRIBUTION, AND MORE

Music Distribution

Video shooting, editing, and color grading

YouTube (tips and tricks)