Learn the Fundamentals of Piano Composition
Through four units of course material and over twelve hours of lecture video content, this short course was designed to give you the necessary tools and techniques to compose effectively for the piano, regardless of musical style or genre.
Designed for the intermediate level composer
Over twelve hours of video content, dozens of exercises and composition assignments, guided workshops, and over one hundred downloadable files!
You'll learn what it takes to compose pianistic themes, melodies, and accompaniments, and to use traditional piano forms like Binary, Ternary, Rondo, and Sonata form.
We'll study masterful piano works by composers like Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Dvořák, Debussy, Grieg, Ravel, and many more!
Example Curriculum
Unit 1 | Introductions & Basic Concepts
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- An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Piano Composition
- 1.1 | On Writing for the Piano (16:28)
- 1.2 | Technique & Articulation (22:48)
- 1.3 | Understanding Piano Music (13:50)
- 1.4 | Simple Left-Hand Accompaniments (44:17)
- 1.5 | Simple Melodic Writing (44:01)
- 1.6 | Unit 1 Composition Assignment (55:29)
Unit 2 | Developing Textures
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Unit 3 | Piano Forms
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Unit 4 | Special Topics
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Appendix
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