After successfully completing the three prior courses of the Music Production Specialization, this capstone experience is your chance to use your talent and accumulated knowledge to create and submit a finished, fully produced song. As you go through milestones, you will work on your own or with other musicians to develop a song and vision for the finished product. You will then plan and execute its production, including recording, editing, mixing, and posting the finished product. All along the way, you will receive feedback from the peer review process, allowing you to tweak and refine your finished song.
Music Production Capstone
Music Production Capstone
This course is part of Music Production Specialization
Instructors: Stephen Webber
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8 hours to complete
3 weeks at 2 hours a week
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What you'll learn
Create a mock up of your song, using the emotional and dynamic timeline technique to "map" the arrangement of your production
Run a recording session effectively, including creating a comfortable space and providing effective feedback to musicians
Edit your tracks while using your reference tracks and emotional and dynamic timelines to realize your vision for your production
Ensure all instruments sound their best by using level, panning, EQ, and other effects and evaluate your mix by listening to it critically
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There are 5 modules in this course
Welcome to the Music Production Capstone! Before you begin the course, we will cover all the details about the course and what you'll need to know to get the most out of your experience.
What's included
1 video5 readings1 assignment
This week, we will focus on everything that needs to be done before you head into a recording session. We'll cover how to use reference tracks and analysis to develop an emotional timeline for your song, as well as how to schedule and work with other musicians.
What's included
2 videos1 reading1 peer review
This week, we will dive into the recording session. We will discuss what your role is as a producer and what you need to focus on throughout the session. We'll also share some ideas on how to create a comfortable environment and how to make sure your session is successful.
What's included
3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review
This week, we'll focus on editing the tracks from your session last week. Chrissy, Loudon, and Stephen will share how they approach the editing process and offer a few tips and tricks to keep in mind while you edit your project.
What's included
3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review
In this final week, we will dive into mixing and mastering your projects. Depending on the genre of your song, the way you approach the mixing and mastering stage may be very different. We will discuss various ways to approach the mixing stage, how to tell when your mix is complete, and finally, strategies to mastering your project.
What's included
6 videos2 readings1 assignment1 peer review
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EP
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Reviewed on Mar 24, 2018
Very cool, helped me so much to understand my sonic signature and not be scared of the DAW.
JG
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Great course to sum up what we've been working on in the past three courses! Recommended!
IP
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Reviewed on Oct 15, 2017
In this course, the class ideas, and the help of classmates make the difference. The result at the end is surprising and I ended up getting over it many times. I would make a new module for sure.
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