Original Music Composition Creation Training

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge of musical elements including melody, harmony, rhythm, and form.
• Apply compositional techniques to develop original musical ideas.
• Design a complete music composition from initial concept to final arrangement.
• Analyze existing compositions to identify structural and stylistic features.
• Evaluate and refine compositions through critical listening and revision.
• Implement notation or recording methods to document and present compositions.

Target Audience

This course is designed for aspiring musicians, composers, music educators, and hobbyists seeking to develop or refine their ability to compose original music across various genres.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, basic familiarity with music theory or an instrument is advantageous.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practicals provide hands-on experience in composing, notating, and producing original music. Learners will apply theoretical concepts through guided exercises, culminating in a final project that demonstrates their compositional skills.

Practical Activities

• Melody and Harmony Exercises — Learners create short melodies and harmonize them using chord progressions. They notate their work using notation software. (8h)
• Rhythm and Texture Arrangement — Learners compose a rhythmic pattern and arrange it for a small ensemble (e.g., percussion, strings). They explore textural variations. (6h)
• Genre-Based Composition — Learners compose a short piece in a chosen genre (e.g., jazz, classical, pop) incorporating stylistic elements discussed in class. (8h)
• Final Project Production — Learners complete an original composition (e.g., for solo instrument, ensemble, or electronic) from concept to finished score and demo recording. (8h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.