Composing Music Course

What will I learn?

Open up your musical abilities with our Composing Music Course, specially made for music professionals wanting to improve their skills. Go deep into instrumentation and orchestration, learning how to pick the right instruments and mix acoustic and electronic sounds properly. Learn how to use expressive things like tempo changes and dynamics, and make your rhythms more interesting with polyrhythms and different time signatures. Develop themes and motifs that people will remember, and get better at harmonies using chromaticism and modulation. Come and join us to turn your compositions into proper masterpieces, sure!

Apoia's Unique Offerings

Online courses with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online support
Select and organise the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop your skills

Enhance your practical skills listed below

Master orchestration: Choose and blend instruments well for proper, rich compositions.

Craft expressive music: Use tempo, dynamics, and phrasing to create emotional feeling in your music.

Innovate with rhythm: Create complicated patterns and learn about different types of time signatures.

Develop musical themes: Compose melodies and motifs that are easy to remember.

Advance harmonic skills: Learn about chromaticism and interesting chord progressions.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters similar to the examples below

This is a free course aimed at personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but provides practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.