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Songwriting & Composition in Ableton Live

In this exciting course, I teach you the unique workflows I've developed with Ableton Live to create incredible and engaging music. I show how to get the musical ideas out of your head and into Ableton Live accurately, quickly, and with style. We go over a multitude of tactics, including: pulling emotional responses from listeners, deep diving into beatmaking, leveraging MIDI tools and scale awareness features, utilizing music theory, music career guidance, and so much more!
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You Will Learn...

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Composition workflows that move ideas out of your head and yield amazing music
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Tactics that pull emotional responses out of your listeners
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Song Structuring techniques for compelling results
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Practical applications for Music Theory
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Modern Beatmaking and Sampling
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How to Master the Piano Roll
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How to create Transitions and Fills to move energy
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Finalization workflows for productivity

You Will Get...

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Video lessons with 20+ hours of content
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An organized and optimized curriculum
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Mentorship via the Seed to Stage private Discord Server
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Feedback on your compositions through the community
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Loads of resources such as Samples and Ableton Templates
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Educational discounts from Ableton & more
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Lifetime access to continuous new content updated monthly
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Lasting skills that will ignite and elevate your career!

WHAT OUR MEMbERS ARE SAYING

Daniel
The Seed to Stage courses are one of the best investments I have ever made in music. The step up in knowledge and skill I have gained from the courses is immense. Anthony has a great teaching style...
Stephen Keddy
Anthony's teaching style is brilliant. Goes really in depth. Has unbelievable knowledge of Albeton and music production and music composition in general.
Dave
Anthony has a gift when it comes to not only Ableton but also teaching. The way the lessons are delivered is so interesting and engaging. I love how there is no filler in this course!
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Circul & Eas
It may feel like “Why should I spend money on this information when I can get it for free?” I thought that too. The answer, if you want one, is simply: “Because it is better."
Shooter McGavin
Anthony is a great teacher and his style of teaching is great for those of all learning levels. The courses are a great value and you even get discounts on software. I am very pleased!
fossegrim
Fossegrim
I bought the Live Performance and Arturia Pigments course and I really enjoyed both! They are very thorough and the information is presented in an engaging way so it doesn't get boring.
iamjeg
Very good Structure. Everything makes sense through the learning journey. Nothing is left to chance! You will have no regret at all.
Luke Mitchell
Anthony is a great teacher who breaks down complex technical material into digestible and well organized modules. I’ve took the mixing and mastering course and it has leveled up my production game!
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Christopher Gilbert
..lessons are clear and well-defined, and everything is demonstrated in a musical context, so I've been enjoying learning because every lesson I complete gives me something new I can use.
Kokula
I started with the Ableton Live performance course and got hooked. Anthonys way of teaching totally resonates with how i understand things.
July, 2023
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neoport
Really in-depth, structured very well, absolutely professional content along with Anthony's great voice :D, humor are the best way for me to learn what I was always dreaming of.
Graf Nautilus
I was amazed by the abundance of great ideas shared throughout, offering endless inspiration for creating music. The instructors' expertise shines through his explanations and demonstrations!
June, 2023
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Course Curriculum

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2.6 The Groove Pool
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18.1 Borrowing Elements
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19.3 Rinse Repeat - Finalizing Arrangement Workflow
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2 - Beat Making

2.1 You Are Now Entering a No Pressure Zone: Songwriting Activities (2:45)
2.2 Beat Making 101: Ableton Drums (14:27)
2.3 The Piano Roll for Drums (12:07)
2.4 Velocity & Recording Midi Drums (19:40)
2.5 Quantization and Timing (9:13)
2.6 The Groove Pool (11:38)
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2.7 Audio Drums in Arrangement View (12:02)
2.8 Pros and Cons to Audio Drum Arrangement (8:21)
2.9 Drum Loops & Warping Beats (17:49)
2.10 Beat Making Basics Review (10:49)
2.11 Clip Gain (8:41)
2.12 Beatmaking Drum Bus (20:32)
2.13 Simpler One Shot Mode (17:46)
2.14 How Drum Rack Works (10:03)
2.15 Drum Rack Reverb and Routing (11:21)
2.16 Generate: Rhythm (15:12)
2.17 Generate: Euclidean (6:22)
2.18 Randomization 101: Velocity, Chance, & Note Groups (11:25)
2.19 Infinite Drum Kits: Random Drum Kit Generator (11:41)

3 - Bass Lines and Melodies

3.1 The Piano Roll for Basslines and Melodies (10:43)
3.2 Infinite Instruments - Random Preset Generators (6:03)
3.3 Scale Mode In Clips (12:37)
3.4 Clips on Clips! (12:54)
3.5 Tonal Movement: Pitchbend (11:54)
3.6 Pitchbend Settings & Strategies (12:36)
3.7 Glide, Legato, and Portamento (13:45)
3.8 Generate: Seed (12:28)
3.9 Generate: Shape (6:06)
3.10 Transform: Connect & Recombine (17:56)
3.11 Transform: Ornament & Span (12:00)

4 - Chord Progressions

4.1 The Piano Roll for Chord Progressions (8:31)
4.2 Making better Chord Progressions (11:18)
4.3 Generate Stacks (16:12)
4.4 Transform: Arpeggiate & Strum (10:16)
4.5 Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Pitch (13:13)
4.6 Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Scale (14:44)
4.7 Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Chord (10:26)
4.8 Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Arpeggiator (10:37)
4.9 Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Random, Note Delay, Note Length (12:52)

5 - Composition 101

5.1 Composition Workflows (1:59)
5.2 Worklow 1: Clips, & Phrases - Templates & Musical Ideation (14:47)
5.3 Workflow 1: Clips & Phrases - Session to Arrangement View (15:23)
5.4 Workflow 2: Sound Collage Montage (14:01)
5.5 Workflow 2: Comping & Take Lanes (15:40)
5.6 Workflow 3: Imitation Game (20:32)
5.7 Workflow 4: Chord Progression Generation with Midi Effects (12:54)
5.8 Workflow 5: Unpacking Chord Progressions into Tracks (8:20)
5.9 Workflow 5: Anchor Recording (13:23)

6 - The Challenge Begins

6.1 The 2 Week+ Songwriting Challenge (4:39)
6.2 Ableton File Organization! (DO THIS) (9:24)
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7 - Composition Tools

7.1 How to use Ableton Simpler (10:05)
7.2 How to use Ableton Drum Rack (12:15)
7.3 Quantization! (12:16)
7.4 Fixing Audio Timing: Elastic Audio Warping (8:54)
7.5 Punch in and Punch Out (3:53)
7.6 Comping & Takes (11:10)

8 - Songcraft & Structure

8.1 Parts and Patterns (8:32)
8.2 Session to Arrangement: How to Structure Your Song (9:10)
8.3 Recording and Editing Audio Clips in Arrangement View (8:51)
8.4 Automation in Arrangement View (11:20)
8.5 Recording Automation with MIDI (7:52)
8.6 Exporting! (11:54)

9 - Community

9.1 Community Intro (2:27)
9.2 Getting and Giving Feedback (3:41)
9.3 Soundcloud Private Links (4:09)

10 - Inspiration Strikes!

10.1 Feed the Music: Inspiration and Lifestyle (2:59)
10.2 Inspiration Strikes! Always Record! (2:34)
10.3 Convert Captured Rhythms to Midi! (10:04)
10.4 Convert Captured Melodies to Midi! (9:45)
10.5 Convert Captured Chords to Midi! (4:51)

11 - Sampling

11.1 Intro to Sampling (1:23)
11.2 Workflow 1: Manual Sampling (12:33)
11.3 Workflow 2: Simpler Sample Slicing (11:59)
11.4 Workflow 3: Sample Auto Slicing (9:32)

12 - Creating Emotional Responses

12.1 What is Common Among All Great Music? (2:43)
12.2 Examining Emotional Responses in Music (10:23)

13 - Space and Time

13.1 The Business 1: Note Ranges (14:13)
13.2 The Business 2: The Piano Roll (8:07)
13.3 The Business 3: Rhythm and Syncopation (9:59)
13.4 The Business 4: Busy isn't bad, its a tool! (12:15)
13.5 Compositional Dynamics (17:58)
13.6 Transitions: Fills (22:09)
13.7 Transition Effects (14:39)

14 - A Little Music Theory Goes a Long Way

14.1 Introduction to Theory (1:23)
14.2 Scales (5:41)
14.3 Scales in Action (9:27)
14.4 Chord Formulas: How to Play Any Basic Chord (9:19)
14.5 Chord Progressions 1: The Diatonic Formula (5:05)
14.6 The Diatonic Chord Songwriting Chart!
14.7 Chord Progressions 2: Functional Harmony (6:24)
14.8 Chord Progressions 3: Secondary Dominants (8:49)
14.9 Chord Progressions 4: Inversions and Voicings (14:22)
14.10 Chord Progressions 5: Borrowed Chords (5:50)
14.11 Borrowed Chords Songwriting Chart!

15 - Melodies and Hooks

15.1 Writing Melodies 1: Chord Tones (11:15)
15.2 Writing Melodies 2: The Hook (9:43)
15.3 Writing Melodies 3: Ableton Hook Workflow (8:43)
15.4 Writing Melodies 4: Reharmonization Workflow (14:48)

16 - Compositional Layering

16.1 Intro into Layering (1:20)
16.2 Basic Layering Techniques (10:11)
16.3 More Layering Techniques - Racks and Freeze (11:41)
16.4 Drum Layering Techniques (9:44)
16.5 Creating Harmonies with Midi Effects (7:44)

17 - The Quest for Originality: Tempo and Clock

17.1 Odd Timing Signatures 1: Intro (2:35)
17.2 Odd Timing Sigs 2: Ableton Integration (9:30)
17.3 Odd Timing Sigs 3: Writing Odd Timing Riffs (14:39)
17.4 The Triplet Grid! (6:52)
17.5 Polymeters (4:00)
17.6 Poly Rhythms (6:54)

18 - Writing B, C, and D Parts: Escaping the Loop!

18.1 Borrowing Elements (8:13)
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18.2 Doubling Down in Unison (4:25)
18.3 Easy Key Changes (7:43)
18.4 Sub Part Variations (8:05)

19 - Actually Finishing Songs?

19.1 The Composition / Songwriting Roadmap (2:12)
19.2 Objectivity (3:59)
19.3 Rinse Repeat - Finalizing Arrangement Workflow (5:33)
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20 - Taking the Ear for a Ride

20.1 Arrangement Layout and Organization (8:39)
20.2 Less is More (16:58)
20.3 Adding Variations: Fills and Voicings (29:46)
20.4 Adding Variations: New Chords and Leads (8:11)
20.5 Using Session View within an Arrangement (11:16)
20.6 Compositional Automation (18:41)
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This isn't some cheap mini course.. this is a complete Ableton School with more focused content than a music college could ever have.
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