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‘The Writing Musician’ is a high quality but inexpensive internet music school offering a contemporary music composing and arranging course for beginners to advanced students. You don't need any previous qualifications. Students can join or leave the course wherever they need to. Our online school can be accessed by anyone worldwide.

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'I love the way you've explained some of your theory - very clear and concise. Working my way through your material. Thanks for taking the time - it's an amazing resource.' Jon Bowen,
Assistant Principal,
HOD Performing Arts and Music, St Peters College.

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The Writing Musician will give a solid musical foundation without a student having to lePhoto of Contact Page - Online Music Composing & Arranging Courseave their home. First you learn how to read and write music - essential for writing any sort of music – pop, rock, jazz or orchestral. We learn how to write for a drummer, study chords and harmony, and then how to write these chords for a band or orchestra (basic arranging).

Then we learn how to write these chords for brass, strings and woodwinds. These instruments only play one note at a time and need every one of them written. Finally, there is a very compressed course on counterpoint. We must know this to keep movement in the music but don't want a rhythm section. It's a great knowledge to have.

Subjects include:
- The Language of Music (theory)
- Chords and Harmony
- Instrument Voicings for a band or orchestra
- Basic Counterpoint
- Writing for Drums

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Address: 3/5 Augustus Tce, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
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