Hi, my name is Anthony. I am the creator of the Seed to Stage Youtube channel where I have helped countless folks wrestling with Ableton Live realize their potential. For 10+ years, I have used Ableton Live in the studio and on stage in every conceivable situation. I have used the software to compose and release songs that have 10 million + plays on Spotify. This robust course is designed to take the mystery out of songwriting and give you clear workflows for finalizing your tunes using tactics and techniques that have worked for me.
You will learn:
• Composition workflows that pull ideas out of your head and yield amazing music
• Tactics that pull emotional responses out of your listeners
• Song Structuring techniques for compelling results
• Practical applications for Music Theory
• Beatmaking and Sampling
• How to Master the Piano Roll
• How to create Transitions and Fills to move energy
• Finalization workflows for productivity
You will get:
• An organized and optimized curriculum of video lessons with 20+ hours of content.
• Mentorship via the Seed to Stage private Discord Server.
• Feedback on your compositions through the community.
• Loads of resources such as Sound Samples and Ableton Templates.
• Lifetime access to continuous new content updated monthly!
• Lasting skills that will ignite and elevate your career!
Course Curriculum
- 1.1 Welcome! / How to Use this Course (2:02)
- 1.2 Take the "Live Lessons" (2:08)
- 1.3 Join the Community! (2:15)
- Supplemental Setup Resources
- Exclusive Content: Come 'n get it!
- EDU DISCOUNT: 30% off Ableton Software, INCLUDING upgrades!
- Arturia EDU DISCOUNTS
- 1.4 Ableton 12 Songwriting Course Updates (2:45)
- 3.1 The Basics: A Songwriters Dream Machine (13:40)
- 3.2 Composition Workflows (1:16)
- 3.3 Workflow 1: Clips and Phrases Pt.1 (9:54)
- 3.4 Workflow 1: Clips and Phrases Pt.2 (11:16)
- 3.5 Workflow 1: Clips and Phrases Pt.3 (9:04)
- 3.6 Workflow 2: Sound Collage Montage (23:04)
- 3.7 Workflow 3: Anchor Recording (13:23)
- 15.1 Introduction to Theory (1:23)
- 15.2 Scales (5:41)
- 15.3 Scales in Action (9:27)
- 15.4 Chord Formulas: How to Play Any Basic Chord (9:19)
- 15.5 Chord Progressions 1: The Diatonic Formula (5:05)
- 15.6 The Diatonic Chord Songwriting Chart!
- 15.7 Chord Progressions 2: Functional Harmony (6:24)
- 15.8 Chord Progressions 3: Secondary Dominants (8:49)
- 15.9 Chord Progressions 4: Inversions and Voicings (14:22)
- 15.10 Chord Progressions 5: Borrowed Chords (5:50)
- 15.11 Borrowed Chords Songwriting Chart!
- Beat Making 101: Ableton Drums (14:27)
- The Piano Roll for Drums (12:07)
- Velocity & Recording Midi Drums (19:40)
- Quantization and Timing (9:13)
- The Groove Pool (11:38)
- Audio Drums in Arrangement View (12:02)
- Pros and Cons to Audio Drum Arrangement (8:21)
- Drum Loops & Warping Beats (17:49)
- Beat Making Basics Review (10:49)
- Clip Gain (8:41)
- Beatmaking Drum Bus (20:32)
- Simpler One Shot Mode (17:46)
- How Drum Rack Works (10:03)
- Drum Rack Reverb and Routing (11:21)
- Generate: Rhythm (15:12)
- Generate: Euclidean (6:22)
- Randomization 101: Velocity, Chance, & Note Groups (11:25)
- Infinite Drum Kits: Random Drum Kit Generator (11:41)
- The Piano Roll for Basslines and Melodies (10:43)
- Infinite Instruments - Random Preset Generators (6:03)
- Scale Mode In Clips (12:37)
- Clips on Clips! (12:54)
- Tonal Movement: Pitchbend (11:54)
- Pitchbend Settings & Strategies (12:36)
- Glide, Legato, and Portamento (13:45)
- Generate: Seed (12:28)
- Generate: Shape (6:06)
- Transform: Connect & Recombine (17:56)
- Transform: Ornament & Span (12:00)
- The Piano Roll for Chord Progressions (8:31)
- Making better Chord Progressions: (11:18)
- Generate Stacks (16:12)
- Transform: Arpeggiate & Strum (10:16)
- Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Pitch (13:13)
- Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Scale (14:44)
- Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Chord (10:26)
- Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Arpeggiator (10:37)
- Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Random, Note Delay, Note Length (12:52)
Hi, I’m Anthony Thogmartin
Seed to Stage Pro is taught by Anthony Thogmartin of the Seed to Stage Youtube Channel, nationally touring Producer / Guitar Player of the Papadosio, solo producer of EarthCry, and active mixing mastering engineer of over 200+ releases. With over 10 years of experience using Ableton Live on stage and in the studio and songs with 10 million+ plays on Spotify, you would be hard pressed to find a more qualified instructor to elevate your music career.
Join with confidence
Know exactly what your getting by visiting the Seed to Stage Youtube Channel where you can experience Anthony's teaching style first hand with 70+ videos of free content, over 170,000+ hours of watch time, and 37k+ subscribers and counting.
Community: So much more than just another Online Course
Along with your purchase you get access to the Seed to Stage Pro Private Discord where you can get personal mentorship, feedback on your tracks, exclusive access to resources to further your career and more.
A fully curated learning experience.
This course is designed to be the most robust collection of songwriting and composition lessons available for Ableton Live.