Sound design and digital music creation - course 24,000 rubles. from Coddy School of Programming for Children, training 4 modules (months)

Age: 9-16 years

Level: for beginners.

Duration: from 4 modules (months), from 32 hours*.

Format: individual and group lessons, offline and online (real time).

Number of children: from 1 to 8.

Price:

from 750 rub./hour in an online group,
from 850 rub./hour in an offline group,
from 1050 rub./hour individually online,
from 1980 rub./hour individually offline.

Sound is one of the most important ways of perceiving the environment, our picture of the world. People are constantly surrounded by various sounds: movies, television, radio broadcasts and everyday activities. Sound design is an integral part of any film, advertising video, presentation or clip. With the help of dialogues, background music, sound special effects and other elements, a complete picture of a particular product and its further understanding and perception emerges. This process in a professional environment is called sound design.

A sound designer is a specialist who is able to define, manage and create audio elements. Currently, this profession is in great demand in the creative market and has many advantages:

1. Due to the rapid development of the market, the demand for specialists is significantly increasing.
2. A creative profession that opens up opportunities for self-expression and reveals inner potential.
3. Belongs to the category of highly paid specialties.
4. As a rule, it is not related to compliance with the work schedule. The main task is to meet the assigned deadlines for completing tasks.
5. Wide versatility of the profession. Noise design specialists work in many industries: cinema, animation, theater, advertising, music industry, television and many others.

Thanks to the development of technology, music creation has become much more accessible today: with the help of a computer, people can create great tracks without leaving home.

There are a huge number of videos on music creation on the Internet and about the same number of useful links and services, but after watching several videos it is not clear where to go next: there is no system. So dozens of unfinished sketches and empty projects accumulate, and the desire to write music fades.

Want to dive into the music industry and learn how to write your own tracks? The course “Sound design and digital music creation” will help you with this. Training allows you to develop a musical composition from scratch even for those who have no experience or knowledge in this field.

You will learn to create music in different genres (styles), process it efficiently and publish your projects, having mastered the necessary programs and plug-ins.

During the learning process, the guys work with the FL STUDIO platform - the most popular program in the world for creating digital music. It is quite simple, which allows ordinary users and beginners to immediately start creating musical tracks, but at the same time, the program is used by professionals and even the most famous music creators.

Who is the course suitable for?

Our course is designed for children from 9 to 16 years old who want to learn how to create their own music.

The training is ideal for children who have no experience in creating music. The course will also be useful for children interested in sound design, and for all those who want to get acquainted with the fascinating process of creating music and the principles of sound design.

Course content:

• Introduction to the Music Production Environment
• Positioning and displaying elements in FL Studio
• Working with sequencers. Creating melodies
• Introduction to VST synthesizers
• Principles of melody processing
• Starting work on a new project
• Working with Mixer elements and different channels
• Analysis of a full-fledged project
• Working with multiple musical instruments
• We are finishing work on the project
• Technical task
• Work according to technical specifications. Adding various FX elements
• Completing the project

Course objectives:

1. Introduce the children to the profession of music creator (beatmaker).
2. Learn how to create your own musical compositions, work with clients, design your own desks, and correct mistakes.
3. Learn how to create your own projects and export them.
4. Give an idea of ​​the profession of beatmaker and its prospects.
5. Take your child from an interest in simply listening to music to a desire to create their own musical compositions.

About the course

The “Sound Design and Digital Music Creation” course, consisting of 4 modules, is aimed not only at gaining technical and visual skills in music creation, but also at creating and processing samples.

The main part of the course is devoted to working with the FL Studio program.

Along the way, students master several important soft skills: communication skills, teamwork, creativity, listening skills, and others. We will develop many different projects, working together on the composition using standard VST sequencers.

Children will get acquainted with the complex tools of FL Studio, which allow them to develop more voluminous musical compositions. They will learn how to create and process music tracks.

Next, they will have to develop their own project - several musical tracks, the purpose of which is to test and consolidate the acquired knowledge.

Then the course participants will receive technical assignments and create a full-fledged musical part as a team.

We'll talk about common mistakes when creating music, and also give tips for successfully creating your own melodies, arranging and processing music channels.

The training ends with a presentation of the student’s own projects created throughout the course.

In classes we:

• learn the principles of music creation
• Let's get acquainted with FL Studio 20
• Let's explore standard VST synthesizers 
• Let's get acquainted with the basic concepts of music creation
• Let's learn how to work with simple and complex melodies
• Let's learn how to process audio channels
• Let's work with complex musical synthesizers;
• we will create a project using several styles of music;
• Let's use SoundCloud to publish music tracks;
• We will develop a full-fledged project.

Upon completion of the course, students:

• will receive the necessary foundation and skills that will help in future work in the field of music creation;
• gain technical skills in creating and processing music;
• will be able to create their own music tracks;
• learn to create arrangements for their own compositions;
• will be able to use SoundCloud to publish their own tracks in the public domain;
• learn to create musical compositions in different styles;
• develop creative thinking, learn to find non-standard solutions;
• learn to publicly present their projects;
• learn to record sounds and various harmonious parts.

At the end of the course, the student will have a portfolio that confirms his knowledge and experience, which consists of several ready-made projects.

The knowledge and skills acquired during the course will be an excellent basis for further study of sound design, and will also help in finding a job if your child decides to connect his life with creating music.

Graduates of the course will be able to refine and improve their projects.

What do you need for classes?

To complete the course, your child will need a computer/laptop.

If classes are online:

Internet access (check the stability of the Internet connection, from 20 Mbit/sec).
Headphones, as well as additional equipment for better sound quality: microphone or headset.