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Electronic Music Performance Techniques
  • Level Professional
  • Duration 6 hours
  • Course by Berklee
  • Offered by

About

From the Moog analog synthesizers in the 1960s to the contemporary usage of computers, performance controllers, and mobile devices, Electronic Digital Instruments (EDIs) have long been capable of offering artists a new range of musical expression. In this one-of-a-kind course, you'll learn the essential skills you need to perform on an EDI. Your instructor is EDI musician and Berklee College of Music's Electronic Production and Design professor Rishabh Rajan. He will take you through the basics of EDI performance and give you pointers on how to build an arrangement on your EDI. Whether you have just ordered your first pad-controller or have already been experimenting with electronic music, this class will teach you the basics of performing and arranging on the EDI. You will start by learning how to build drum beats and read drum notation. Then you will create bass lines and harmonic accompaniment. Finally, you will learn how to live loop all of these elements and perform an arrangement for a live audience.

Modules

Getting Started

    • 1 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • What Are Your Goals?

1 Videos

  • Course Overview

4 Readings

  • Welcome!
  • Connect with Your Classmates
  • Earn A Course Certificate
  • Submitting Your Projects

Setting Up Your EDI and Computer

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Setting Up Your EDI
  • Launch Quantization and Session View

2 Readings

  • Course Resources
  • Latency

Drum Patterns

    • 6 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Drum Patterns

6 Videos

  • What You'll Learn in Lesson 1
  • Set-Up in Ableton Live
  • Basic Drum Patterns
  • Complex Drum Patterns
  • Sampling and Slicing Sounds
  • Performing and Looping Drum Patterns

Creating Your Own Drum Pattern

    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • SELF-ASSESSMENT: Create Your Own Drum Pattern

1 Discussions

  • Create Your Own Drum Pattern

Harmonic Accompaniment

    • 6 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Harmonic Accompaniment

6 Videos

  • What You'll Learn in Lesson 2
  • Set-Up
  • Playing Chords with the Ableton Push
  • Performing 7th Chords
  • Performing 9th Chords
  • Live Looping on the Ableton Push

1 Readings

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Create Your Own Harmonic Accompaniment

    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • SELF-ASSESSMENT: Create Your Own Harmonic Accompaniment

1 Discussions

  • Create Your Own Harmonic Accompaniment

Melody and Bass Line

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Melody and Bass Line

4 Videos

  • What You'll Learn in Lesson 3
  • Developing Bass Parts
  • Developing Melodies with an EDI
  • Improvising Using the Minor Blues Scale

Create Your Own Melody and Bass Line

    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • SELF-ASSESSMENT: Create Your Own Melody and Bass Lines

1 Discussions

  • Create Your Own Melody and Bass Line

Performing an Arrangement

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Performing an Arrangement

5 Videos

  • What You'll Learn in Lesson 4
  • Developing Sounds
  • Real Time Performing
  • Arrangement for Performance
  • Example Performance

1 Readings

  • Are you looking for more?

Create Your Own Arrangement for Live Performance

    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Perform an Original Arrangement

Course Wrap-up

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Course Wrap-Up

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Discover the dynamic world of electronic music with the "Electronic Music Performance Techniques" course. This engaging program, offered by Coursera, is designed for artists interested in harnessing the power of Electronic Digital Instruments (EDIs) to enhance their musical expression. Guided by Rishabh Rajan, a seasoned EDI musician and professor at Berklee College of Music, you'll embark on a journey from the fundamentals to advanced performance techniques. Throughout this professional-level course, you'll gain hands-on experience in crafting drum beats, reading drum notation, and developing bass lines and harmonic accompaniments. Additionally, you'll master live looping to create compelling arrangements for live performances. With a comprehensive duration of 360 minutes, this course is perfect for both beginners who have just acquired their first pad-controller and seasoned musicians looking to refine their electronic music skills. Enroll with the Starter subscription to access this unique learning opportunity and elevate your musical abilities. This course is tailored for musicians and enthusiasts in the arts and humanities domain who are eager to explore the innovative possibilities of electronic music performance. Join now and start creating music that resonates with modern audiences.

Rishabh Rajan
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Rishabh Rajan