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)