Our Compact Composition Training is the most comprehensive program of our training. It provides you with all the fundamentals you need to start your career as a composer. All of our minor courses are designed exclusively to help you compose, inspire you in the process, and lead you to better writing results. While many state composition programs are offered in classical music or jazz, this compact course offers a general foundation that is cross-stylistic and applicable to all styles. In addition to subjects such as harmony, form, instrumentation, etc... notation with computer-based programs and pencil is also taught. Also the handling of sample based music programs is taught in order to be able to make smaller pre-productions of the own pieces. Also taught is the independent work after the training and analysis of various musical aspects to be able after the compact training composition also in the position of commissioned work to capture the essence of the desired music itself. In addition, there are insights into different sound bodies such as orchestra, big band, smaller different instrumentations as well as different musical styles from classical to jazz, rock, pop, electronic music, jingles, world music, film scoring, etc.

  • General music theory basics
  • Rhythm
  • Harmony from the beginnings to the present day
  • Tone material and scales
  • Instrumentation
  • Theory of forms
  • Sound body
  • Electronic music and its production on the computer
  • Commissioned arrangements and compositions
  • Writing for different instrumentations
  • Learning of independent further development of the acquired ability