Hi all,

I know this must of been posted before, but the search button only goes back to July 2005

Anyway

I'm interested about people stories who have studied music either in production, theory or composition at college or university and tell me about it, perhapsd come up with a conclusion to whats best to enrol for as I'm interested in production as well as remixing.

Bottom line to what I'm getting at, is I'd like to study a Music Production course and come out technical as well as knowledge of music theory apart from Borderline Tech Whiz on the Sequencer, If you know such a course or have studied, please tell me

I've eyeballed PointblankLondon and SAE, because enrolling is a lot of £££ I'd like to make the best decision and I'm willing to move If its trendy enough.

Cheers, THanks for reading

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whats your background in either like?

uninitiate in music theory, hadn't studied it in high school nor played an instrument

Initiate in music production I know the terminologies/I've dragged and dropped samples and worked on templates, sounded alright but was confined by hardware and no keyboard for my own creations

If I know what tunes compliment in a set, when to drop a beat and have an idea for a remix project surely thats music theory in itself?

Otherwise I 'll get learning on the piano/keyboard from a book, I've checked them out they come with tutor CD.

I mean alright I've almost answered my own question, but I've been reading DJ/PRoducer Biographies and they either

Learnt to play an instrument at an early age

Studied at University

or just plain out bought decks without the study/instrument learning and started magically producing such as Paul Van Dyk supposely he started with mix tapes to DJ to Producer, ala Ferry Corsten, As for Armin Van Buuren he was brought up in a music family.

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THEORY THEORY THEORY THEORY!

If you have to pick between music theory and production I know it's a question of personal preference but I say go with music theory FIRST at all cost ( literally ).

Sure it would give you a jump start on learning production from someone else but having a stable musical base is really key.

You can always try and pick up production over time as a personal project but trying to pick up as you go on music theory that's a tad trickier.

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Originally posted by jdat THEORY THEORY THEORY THEORY! If you have to pick between music theory and production I know it's a question of personal preference but I say go with music theory FIRST at all cost ( literally ). Sure it would give you a jump start on learning production from someone else but having a stable musical base is really key. You can always try and pick up production over time as a personal project but trying to pick up as you go on music theory that's a tad trickier.

Agreed

Go with the theory, It'll be much more beneficial at this stage for you!

The technical side can easily be picked up over time

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technology in music keeps changing. theory does not

having said that i learned a lot of theory when i did my A Level in music technology. puely because we were waiting for the technology to be delivered hahahah. took months cos it was a new course so the budget was decided on the spot really hahaha. go for theory

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I'll just add another vote for music theory. It helps so much.

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Alright Cheers!

I've met people who did Music production but still left them clueless in how to make chord and other elements you could compliment the track.

Alright so, what would be the best way to go about music theory?

I mean some of you did it through high school, my friends did, they had to write a soundtrack for a movie as a project(ie choose a screen then write a score for it)

I don't mind self study, but vocational training is when I can shoot questions across.

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Pick up a book. Join a forum.

That's the way you learn things these days. Or at least that's how I go about it.

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If money is tight, i'd advice u to purchase gears and learn instead.

By going through music courses will not guarantee u a place in the music biz. thats for sure.

But as for music theory or production, i'd go for music theory instead.

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Originally posted by PutBoy Pick up a book. Join a forum. That's the way you learn things these days. Or at least that's how I go about it.

Not the best way to learn music theory. I'd really suggest a course unless the money is tight - the local conservatories, music colleges and community colleges will almost always have them.

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