Duration

3 hours

Level

Difficulty

About this course

Have you ever watched a tango scene in a film or on television and wondered what makes the music so memorable and dramatic?  Did you wish that you could compose some fantastic tango music yourself?  Then this course is for you!  We’ll go through each stage of writing a tango, step-by-step, from creating a catchy bass line to structuring your piece and making a recording.

You will see how I compose a tango from scratch and can listen to and download the finished piece at the end of the course.

You can use whichever notation software or DAW you feel confident with; you can even used good old-fashioned pen and paper!


Who is this course for?

This course is aimed at GCSE (or equivalent) students, but A level (or equivalent) musicians will also find this course useful as a refresher, and for ideas on how to take your tango to the next level.

Course Summary

You will learn to:

  • recognise the characteristics of tango music
  • identify typical tango instruments
  • write a successful tango bass line
  • choose suitable chords
  • structure your tango
  • compose an effective tango melody
  • modulate to a related key
  • inject some passion into your tango!
  • make a recording

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