Music Production & DJ  (Pro Skills)

Reimagine traditional music theory inside a DAW. This module teaches melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic concepts through real-world musical examples to help you build creative confidence and fluency.

1. Introduction and Basic Concepts
2. Intervals and Triads
3. Voicing and Keyboard Mapping
4. Major Tonality and Harmonic Function
5. Writing Functional Melodies
6. Rhythm Fundamentals and Konnakol Practice
7. Minor Tonality
8. Modes and Diatonic Scale Variants
9. Chord–Scale Relationships in Major Key
10. Recap and Q&A

Choose your DAW path and learn everything from creating your first beat to arranging, editing, and mixing a complete track.
Ableton Live

1. Introduction to Ableton Live Interface
2. Audio Techniques
3. MIDI Fundamentals
4. Core Audio and MIDI Effects
5. Automation and Envelopes
6. Sound Design with Wavetable and Samplers
7. Session View and Live Jam Techniques
8. Arrangement Techniques
9. Routing and Signal Flow
10. Library, Groove Pool and Final Review

Logic Pro

1. Logic Pro Setup and Navigation
2. Working with Apple Loops and Sound Library
3. MIDI Editing and Piano Roll Essentials
4. Drum Programming with Drum Machine Designer
5. Writing Chords and Melodies
6. Using MIDI FX and Arpeggiators
7. Recording Audio and Vocals
8. Sampling with Quick Sampler and Flex Tools
9. Track Arrangement and Structure
10. Mixing and Exporting Your Track

Master the fundamentals of live mixing, transitions, and performance. You'll learn the ins and outs of beatmatching, EQing, set-building, and stage presence with industry-standard tools.

1. DJ Setup and Signal Flow
2. Music Formats and rekordbox Prep
3. Cueing and Drop Mixing
4. Beatmatching by Ear
5. EQ and Filtering for Transitions
6. Mix Programming and Flow
7. Loops, Hot Cues and FX Basics
8. Analog Mixing and Turntables
9. Back-to-Back Mixing and Improvisation
10. Recording a Professional Mix and Final Showcase

Learn to generate musical ideas, develop themes, and write across genres with strong melodic and harmonic foundations.

1. Composition Foundations and Musical Form
2. Melody Writing and Motif Development
3. Harmony and Chord Progressions
4. Modal Thinking in Composition
5. Groove and Rhythmic Composition
6. Final Project and Peer Feedback

Craft your own sounds from scratch using modern synthesis and sampling.

1. Workflow Setup and Tools
2. Drum and Bass Layering
3. Sound Design for Sci-Fi Pt. 1
4. Sound Design for Sci-Fi Pt. 2
5. Field Recording and Foley
6. UI Sound Design and Voiceover
7. Reverse Engineering and Resynthesis
8. Spatial Sound and Ambient Design
9. Final Project Production
10. Mix Review and Showreel Prep

Refine your sound and prepare your tracks for release. Learn how to mix with precision.

1. Mixing the Environment
2. Session Prep and Organization
3. Balancing
4. Dynamics and Timing
5. Reverse Approach to Mixing
6. EQ and Compression: Pro Tips
7. Low-End Management: Bass Mixing

Learn how to structure and shape tracks with intention, energy flow, and textural variation.

1. Arrangement Foundations and Structural Thinking
2. Track Layout and Instrument Roles
3. Layering and Texture Building
4. Rhythm and Percussion in Arrangement
5. Genre-Specific Arrangement Techniques
6. Final Arrangement Project and Review

Develop a final creative project showcasing your unique sound and identity.

You’ll produce a small EP or DJ set, including live performance elements and promotional assets (cover, mixdown, artist notes). Presented during the final showcase and included in your graduation portfolio.