Description

Getting Creative with Ableton Live

Ages: 16 and up

This immersive hands-on class, under the mentorship of electronic music producer and artist Nathan Wairoa, is for students of all abilities who want to learn and explore the many cool features of Ableton Live 11 and Push.

Students will work individually and collaboratively on their projects as they are guided through the process of using the award winning Ableton Live software, alongside the amazing Push controller, in a wide range of creative workflows. The many new skills, tools and techniques learned along the way will come in handy in live performance and/or studio recording and production settings.

Each offering of this class is project focused, allowing for new approaches to be explored each time. Some of the topics that will be explored are:

• Working with found sounds and recording original samples from a variety of sources, importing samples, playing and manipulating samples with the push controller
• Drum creation, programming, beat making
• Writing and editing melodies, basslines, synthesizer programming, arranging
• Working with effects, mixing, rendering final project
  
  Throughout the class, students will share their thoughts and work with each other in a safe and supportive classroom environment, helping to further inspire creativity in each other.
  
  Note to Students: Please bring your own headphones and a USB stick or SD card to each class.
  
  Interested students under the age of 16 are welcome. Please be in touch with instructor prior to registering. 250-386-5311.
  
  
  

Activity Sub-Category

Music Tech & Creativity - Tech

Location

Music Tech Lab 319 at Downtown - Victoria Conservatory of Music

Instructor

Nathan Wairoa