CWMMP course overview

Songwriting

Week 1 – Intro to time signature and counting bars

Week 2 – What is a genre

Week 3 – Song structure or how to record

Week 4 – How to write a song. (Special Guest Speaker)

Week 5 – Final Project (write your own song)

Week 6 – Final Project Presentation

Production

Week 1 – Intro to Serato studio

Week 2 – Creating drum patterns, melodies and song mode (A & B)

Week 3 – Studio setup (how to set up equipment and basic functions)

Week 4 – The Art of making sampling (Special Guest Speaker)

Week 5 – Final Project (create your own track)

Week 6 – Final Project Presentation

DJ Mixing

Week 1 – Intro to Serato

Week 2 – How to Mix and blend.

Week 3 – Mashups

Week 4 – Why is the Dj still Important. (Special Guest Speaker)

Week 5 – Final Project (create your own 5 min mix)

Week 6 – Final Project Presentation

Entrepreneurship

Week 1 – Intro to music business

Week 2 – What is publishing & copyrights

Week 3 – What is Marketing, Promoting Branding.

Week 4 – How to grow as a musical entrepreneur.

Week 5 – Final Project (create your own publishing company)

Week 6 – Final Project Presentation

Final Project: Each student will have to work in groups and collaborate. The task will be to work on either a 5 min mix, a beat, or full song (Hook, Verse, Hook).

Upon completion students will receive a special gift and certificate of completion.