Our courses are suitable for people of most ages and abilities.

    Using a specially adapted curriculum based around Propellerhead Software’s award winning Reason program, our classes teach fundamental skills in:

-Listening -Understanding musical elements -Developing technical skills and applying these creatively

     Our classes are designed to allow integration with other areas of study in music by:

-middle and high school music classes -college and university intrductory classes in music or music technology

With an emphasis on learning about different aspects of music, rather than simply learning Reason, our students will cover a variety of activities including:

• -Building rhythm, bass, harmony & melody tracks
• -Improvising and recording ideas
• -Exploring sounds and textures, using a range of supplied sounds and patches
• -Creating form and structure
• -”Musical” editing to create contrast and variation
• -Creative work with loops
• -Using effects for composing and production
• -Shaping sound using the controls on realistic synths, samplers, and other devices
• -An introductory to mixing - “balance, EQ, panning, and compression”
• -Automating mixer and device parameters for additional production ideas
• -Using technology to develop musical ideas
• -Applying techniques in a creative context through project work
• -Compiling a CD portfolio of course work