Celebrating 25 Years
Celebrating 25 Years
Production Lab
Prerequisites
Successful completion of at least 3 songs, fully produced mixed by you.
Location
Classes are taught right in our studio. Composition is a crash course in core music composition techniques that will empower you to quickly develop and finish your songs.
Composition is one month in duration. It runs twice per year. See the schedule below for class dates and times.
Schedule
March 2026
2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23 & 25
September 2026
2, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28 & October 5
Production Lab: Class Days
Monday & Wednesday
Production Lab: Time Slot
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
PRODUCTION LAB
COURSE OUTLINE
Sound Selection Labs
We begin with a broad survey of major developments in western music history, from ancient Greece to the 20th century.
Arrangement Labs
You will learn about tempo, time signature and musical note values along with accent and syncopation.
Soundstage and Level-Balancing Lab
Explore basic drum programming methods for breakbeats, four-to-the-floor beats and fills, along with live drumming concepts such as swing and shuffle.
Dynamics Lab
Discover core melody concepts such as key, intervals and chords.
Frequency Lab
Learn how chord progressions, harmonies and lead lines are used to build a song.
You will leave this lesson with a handful of basic approaches to writing bass lines that bridge rhythm and melody.
Final Feedback
Arrangement Strategies
Learn to avoid common arrangement pitfalls and to take advantage of popular techniques such as doubling.
Composition Techniques
Develop a toolkit of common compositional methods used every day by successful composers and songwriters.
“Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.”
