ONLINE MUSIC CLASSES FOR KIDS

From first loop to a sound of your own!

Live, hands-on classes where kids learn to make music with Ableton Live. They’ll explore beatmaking, MIDI, sampling, and arrangement, turning new ideas into original music one approachable skill at a time.

Find your first class

Live, instructor-led music classes

Small-group online learning

Build skills by making real tracks

Build your skills. Develop your sound.

Our online classes help young music makers grow from their first loops to increasingly independent projects. Starting in Ableton Live, students explore working with audio, creating beats and melodies with MIDI, and arranging their ideas into tracks.

Each level offers classes that explore different aspects of audio, MIDI, and music production. Students build on what they’ve learned in earlier levels, adding new techniques and taking on more creative challenges along the way.

As their skills grow, students explore synthesis and sound design with tools like Vital, experiment with more advanced effects, and learn mixing techniques that bring their tracks together.

Create with MIDI

Write beats, basslines, and melodies using virtual instruments. Experiment with notes and rhythms to bring your ideas to life.

Finish Tracks

Turn musical ideas into finished songs. Explore structure, transitions, and mixing to make each part work together.

Explore audio

Work with loops, samples, and recordings. Learn to cut, layer, and transform sounds into something your own.

Class Descriptions

EMC Online Class 1

Loops & Samples

Discover how recorded sounds become the building blocks of a song. Students explore Ableton Live’s audio tools to combine loops, trim and rearrange samples, and layer drums, bass, and other sounds. Along the way, they experiment with volume, timing, and effects, then arrange and export an original track.

EMC Online Class 2

Beats & Melodies

Create musical parts from scratch using MIDI and virtual instruments. Students program drum patterns, write basslines and melodies, and explore how notes and rhythms work together. Using Ableton Live’s MIDI editor, they adjust note placement, length, and velocity, experiment with instrument sounds.

EMC Online Class 3

Launch & Arrange

Explore Ableton Live’s Session View as a playground for building and performing music. Students organize audio and MIDI clips, launch different combinations, and use scenes to try out song sections. They then record their performance into Arrangement View, refine the structure and transitions, and export a complete track

About The Software

One software purchase. All three classes.

Students will need Ableton Live 12 Intro, the version we use across all three beginner courses. Ableton currently offers eligible students and teachers 50% off, bringing Intro to $49 USD before tax. Parents and guardians can purchase on behalf of students under 18, with student eligibility verification required.

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