20 minutes of class

MIDI Orchestration Overview

This 2-hour workshop cover the basics of music composition for film and video games in Ableton Live

Orchestrating MIDI: Building Your Score

• MIDI Orchestration Fundamentals: Foundational concepts of MIDI orchestration, including instrument selection, voicing techniques, and creating realistic instrument patches within Ableton Live.
• Articulation & Expression: Learn how to program articulations and expressions into your MIDI scores to breathe life into your orchestrations, adding dynamics and nuances for a natural orchestral performance.

Harmonizing the Melody: Building Cohesive Harmony

• The Art of Chord Voicing: Chord voicing, tailoring chords for specific instruments and registers to achieve a rich and balanced orchestral sound.
• Voice Leading Techniques: Learn how to utilize voice leading techniques to create smooth and natural harmonic movement within your orchestrations.

Arranging Strings, Brass & Woodwinds: Bringing Your Orchestra to Life

• Orchestral Instrument Families: We'll explore the characteristics and typical uses of string, brass, and woodwind instrument families, empowering you to make informed decisions for your arrangements.
• Creating Orchestral Textures: Learn how to layer and combine different instrument sections to achieve a variety of textures and moods, from delicate chamber ensembles to full-blown orchestral swells.

Action Percussion: Adding Impact and Drama

• The Power of Percussion: Explore the world of orchestral percussion instruments, including timpani, cymbals, and various drums, to add rhythmic drive, punctuate dramatic moments, and build tension and release.
• Programming Percussion Parts: Learn how to program realistic and impactful percussion parts

Using Different Modes for Different Moods: Evoking Emotion with Music Theory

• Exploring Musical Modes: Dive into the concept of musical modes (scales) and how they influence the overall mood and feeling of your compositions.
• Mood Setting with Exotic Scales: Learn how to choose and utilize different scales to evoke specific emotions and create a desired atmosphere within your orchestral piece.

Multi-Clip MIDI Editing: Workflow Optimization

• Streamlining Your Workflow: Master advanced multi-clip MIDI editing techniques in Ableton Live to optimize your workflow and make crafting complex orchestral arrangements a breeze.
• Editing with Precision: Explore tools and techniques for editing MIDI sequences with pinpoint accuracy, ensuring your orchestrations are perfectly timed and articulated.

Previous Music Theory Knowledge

While the class starts with the basics, it builds upon existing knowledge. Having some prior music theory understanding will help you grasp the concepts faster, but it's not mandatory.

What's Included with this session

• 2 hours of Ableton Certified Training Video
• Music Theory Orchestration Cheat Sheet PDF

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Yeuda Ben-Atar, a world renowned Ableton Certified Trainer, hails from Los Angeles, California. Originally from Israel, Yeuda’s passion for music led him to the United States, where he discovered his true calling with Ableton Live in 2007, embarking on a journey of mastery.

He approaches Ableton in a unique way; producing and performing with video game controllers under the moniker Side Brain.

One of Yeuda’s most remarkable qualities is his exceptional knowledge and speed, combined with his unparalleled ability to explain complex concepts in a simple and engaging manner.

With years of experience as a music production instructor and educator, Yeuda has contributed his expertise to prestigious institutions throughout the United States, including USC, UCLA, UCSD, Colburn Music School, Berkley School of Music, Cal Arts, NAMM, Skywalker Sounds, Bedrock LA, Sonos Studios, Sweetwater Headquarters, 1500 or Nothing studios, Grammy U, Pensado’s Place, Vintage King, Museum of Making Music, Lynda.com (now known as Linkedin Learning), and Perfect Circuit Audio, among many others.

His projects have included working with and teaching artists such as Timbaland, Ludacris, Lavel Kali(Beyonce, Drake) DJ Numark and Jurassic 5, Beck, Skrillex, Flying Lotus, Ed Sheeran, Rick Rubin, Giorgio Moroder, Simi, Bootie Brown (Pharcyde), Dave Pensado, Madison Mcferrin and countless others.