Music Foundations
Music Foundations
- →Keys and Chords All about keys – happy and sad chords How to find the key of a song – the root note Scales and arpeggios in practice Musical frequency spectrum
- →Intro to Written Music Understanding and creating chord charts Chord progressions Time & key signatures Dynamics - score examples - Beethoven's 5th score example Song structure and form
- →Musical Notes & Chords in Relative Context Pedal tones and leading tones Modulations & key changes Melody, bassline & harmony
- →Translating Ideas in Practice Articulations Musical phrasing on instruments and vocals Dynamics & the importance of silence Riffs and riffing How to write a hook
- →Presentation and Critique of Student Projects The importance of electronic tools for composition Lead lines, pads and rhythmic section Transposition in practice and theory When & how to break the rules
- →Rhythm Rhythm & your body Note lengths and starting position Bars, beats, syncopation & polyrhythms Rhythmic precision - swing vs. straight vs. swag
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2017 | $999
Sundays | 11 - 6
February 19, 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26
Summer School | 11 - 6
August 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
Sundays | 11 - 6
October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5
2018: Same schedule
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Houston is one of the newest campuses in the Garnish network, and the Music Foundations here runs the way it does everywhere we teach: small groups, working producers as instructors, and a live-online option for anyone who cannot make it to the studio, using our specialist music collaboration software, Muse. Discover qualities that distinguish us, here.
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The foundations every producer needs before specialising - the ground the Academy and the producer programmes build on.
The Music Foundations course runs in small groups in Houston. Ask admissions at Garnish Houston for the current dates and tuition.
Yes. The Music Foundations course runs in person at Garnish Houston and live online in the same sessions, using our music collaboration software, Muse - you join whichever suits you.
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