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Live Performance Music Direction
About Course
Understand the steps to direct amazing live performances.
What I will learn?
- Learn all about live performance music direction.
- Learn to organize and prepare a track(s) from recording for live performance.
- Acquire techniques on how to integrate technology both digital and analog with live musicians and talent.
- Learn how to use different forms of direction to fit your act such as "Solo Artist" or "DJ Show".
- Learn to collaborate with talent remotely and going through a final checklist/rehearsal to make sure the show is ready.
Course Curriculum
Organization and Workflow For Live Performance Music Direction
Grant discusses the steps of performance set up, stem prep and organization, and live performance playback.
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Intro: What Is A Music Director?
05:30 -
Live Performance Setup & Programming
03:37 -
Stem Delivery, Organization and The Click
07:16 -
Artist Live Set Preparation
04:12 -
Playback
03:49
Arranging Your Live Performance in Ableton Live
Grant discusses alternate live versions, arrangement view vs. session view, and using the setlist plugin in Ableton Live.
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Alternate Live Versions
05:46 -
Arrangement View Vs. Session View
03:08 -
Moving Songs from Arrangement to Session View
01:31 -
Working With the Setlist Plugin Inside of Ableton Live
04:10
Using Ableton Live to Add to the Live Performance
Grant demonstrates navigating through arrangement and session view, external drum samplers for Live Performances, and using the chain selector.
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Navigating Arrangement View
05:32 -
Navigating Arrangement View
03:18 -
External Drum Samplers for Live Performance
03:27 -
Drum Racks
04:59 -
Using Chain Selector
05:50
Enhancing The Live Performance with Sound Design and Effects
Grant discusses sound design for live performance, live vocal effects, and programming medleys, mashup-ups and interludes.
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Control Change and MIDI for External Synths
06:09 -
Sound Design for Live Performance
02:47 -
Live Vocal Effects
05:08 -
Medleys, Mashup-ups and Interludes
03:20
Working With Solo Acts, Final Steps and Working From Afar
Grant demonstrates how to program solo shows, preparing for DJ an hybrid live sets, final rehearsals, and remote collaborations.
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Programming a Solo Show
03:50 -
Preparing for DJ & Hybrid Live Sets
03:35 -
The Final Rehearsal
04:22 -
Music Direction & Tools Remote Collaboration
23:10
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CertificateCertificate of completion
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