Online Music Courses
Online courses from £15
Want to find your place in the music industry? Looking to hone skills as a musician, entrepreneur, songwriter or producer? From exploring a hobby to starting a career, find your perfect course with Elevate.
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£99NOW £40£99NOW £4060% OFFAce Guitar Academy
Want to learn electric guitar from a pro? Look no further. In this charismatic course by Ace, guitarist in legendary British rock group Skunk Anansie, you’ll learn all the essential theories, techniques, and concepts, and get an overview of the electric guitar and the part it plays in contemporary music.
Artist SeriesGuitar
AceSkunk Anansie GuitaristAce Guitar Academy
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£40NOW £20£40NOW £2050% OFFAcoustic Guitar
Get to grips with acoustic guitar on this beginner’s course. You’ll cover all the essentials you need to be a well-rounded player, from reading tabs to music theory and guitar techniques. Led by industry musicians, you’ll develop your own unique style at your own pace – whether you’re learning for fun or forming a band.
Get to grips with acoustic guitar on this beginner’s course. You’ll cover all the essentials you need to be a well-rounded player, from reading tabs to music theory and guitar techniques. Led by industry musicians, you’ll develop your own unique style at your own pace – whether you’re learning for fun or forming a band.
Guitar
Ace • Ben SmithBen MeyersAcoustic Guitar
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£50NOW £30£50NOW £3040% OFFAudio Mixing Techniques
Set off on your journey to becoming a skilled and highly-accomplished audio engineer on this fascinating course. You’ll learn to create gold-standard mixes and discover a knack for producing the very best sounds that both you and your listeners will love.
Set off on your journey to becoming a skilled and highly-accomplished audio engineer on this fascinating course. You’ll learn to create gold-standard mixes and discover a knack for producing the very best sounds that both you and your listeners will love.
Music Production
Josh HillsAudio Mixing Techniques
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£40NOW £20£40NOW £2050% OFFBeginner Bass Guitar
Master the basics of bass guitar on this immersive and interactive course, created by industry insiders and designed for you to work through at your own pace. Through videos, tasks and simple guides, you’ll learn how to read and understand the fundamentals of composition, explore the history and context of the bass, and even compose your own original basslines.
Bass Guitar
Freddie DraperBeginner Bass Guitar
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£40NOW £20£40NOW £2050% OFFBlues Guitar Styles
Created by Justin Sandercoe one of the world’s most influential guitar teachers, he has produced thousands of online guitar lessons and inspired millions of guitar players for the past 20 years. Through videos, reading, notations, backing tracks and more, discover the language, history and techniques that have shaped the blues across the years. You’ll cover influences like jazz and rock, learn techniques from curls to bends, and blend skills, knowledge and sound to put it all together.
Guitar
Justin SandercoeBlues Guitar Styles
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£40NOW £20£40NOW £2050% OFFBlues Rhythm Guitar
Hone your skills in blues rhythm guitar and take a deep dive into this timeless style with our flexible, guitar course online. Ideal for burgeoning blues guitarists, walk step-by-step through each module and build on your abilities to create a confident, authentic sound.
Guitar
Pete WhittardJustin SandercoeBlues Rhythm Guitar
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£40NOW £20£40NOW £2050% OFFIntroduction to Ableton Live
Ableton Live is the world's most popular music production software. In this course you'll learn the basics to using Ableton. From understanding the workspace to recording your own clips. Creating patterns, adding audio effects, sound design basics and arrangement. You can even create your own effects and instruments for a truly unique sound.
Ableton Live is the world's most popular music production software. In this course you'll learn the basics to using Ableton. From understanding the workspace to recording your own clips. Creating patterns, adding audio effects, sound design basics and arrangement. You can even create your own effects and instruments for a truly unique sound.
Music Production
Marcello RuggiuIntroduction to Ableton Live
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£70NOW £25£70NOW £2564% OFFIntroduction to Vocals
You’ll explore the potential and possibilities of your unique sound, learning to work with your strengths to use your voice to its full effect. From breathwork and proper posture to tongue positioning and more, you’ll discover how to tune into your body to produce the best possible results, while staying safe and avoiding the common pitfalls of the practising vocalist.
You’ll explore the potential and possibilities of your unique sound, learning to work with your strengths to use your voice to its full effect. From breathwork and proper posture to tongue positioning and more, you’ll discover how to tune into your body to produce the best possible results, while staying safe and avoiding the common pitfalls of the practising vocalist.
Vocals
Francesca ConfortiniIntroduction to Vocals
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£40NOW £20£40NOW £2050% OFFMusic Business for Artists
Learn how to create a website and market yourself on social media; record, produce and collaborate with others; and build an impressive portfolio – including an electronic press kit (EPK) for that perfect pitch. You’ll also learn about booking gigs, distributing music and earning royalties, picking up networking skills and building a fanbase along the way.
Music Business
Megan O'NeillMusic Business for Artists
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£40NOW £20£40NOW £2050% OFFSongwriting: Content and Genre
How do you mirror different styles of music? In our self-paced online course, you’ll discover five musical genres and what makes them tick, covering their history, lyrics and techniques. Created by experts, it’s ideal for songwriters of all levels and abilities.
Songwriting
Sophie DanielsJonathan WhiskerdSongwriting: Content and Genre
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£40NOW £20£40NOW £2050% OFFSongwriting: Lyric Writing
Find your inspiration, learn how to create lyrical structure and style as well as learning how to write your own lyrics - all with plenty of helpful hints, tips and resources along the way.
Songwriting
Hannah Rose PlattSongwriting: Lyric Writing
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£40NOW £20£40NOW £2050% OFFSongwriting: The Basics
Learn how to write songs, overcome creative blocks, hone your focus and find inspiration in a range of genres to bring your ideas to life. Analyse what works in popular songs, find ways to generate and develop concepts, and use structure to create strong foundations for your writing.
SongwritingMegan O’NeillSongwriting: The Basics
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£40NOW £20£40NOW £2050% OFFSongwriting: The Creative Process
Our online Songwriting course – developed by music industry insiders – helps you beat writer's block, unlock your imagination and creativity, and consistently write songs you can be proud of, accelerating your career or simply picking up skills to hone your hobby.
SongwritingSophie DanielsJonathan WhiskerdSongwriting: The Creative Process
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£30NOW £15£30NOW £1550% OFFSoundscape Composition
What is a soundscape and how do they differ globally? In this course, you'll learn how to prepare and edit your soundscape, the FX processing techniques you'll need to create interesting sounds, as well as how to loop, layer, arrange and bounce sounds across your different tracks.
In this course, you'll learn how to prepare and edit your soundscape, the FX processing techniques you'll need to create interesting sounds, as well as how to loop, layer, arrange and bounce sounds across your different tracks.
Music Production
Jake WilliamsSoundscape Composition
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view bundle£100£60
Online Music Courses for Everyone
Not sure where to start with Elevate? Struggling to choose from all our online music courses? In our featured section, you’ll find some of the newest and most popular additions to our roster. From music lessons led by well-known artists – like The Ace Method for guitar course – to in-depth technical courses created by industry experts, these are totally unmissable, and will have you mastering your chosen area of study in no time.
Learn about a topic you’re passionate about; find your artistic voice; build your expertise in an instrument you love; or put on your business head and discover exactly what it takes to make it in this industry.
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£99NOW £40£99NOW £4060% OFF
Ace Guitar Academy
Want to learn electric guitar from a pro? Look no further. In this charismatic course by Ace, guitarist in legendary British rock group Skunk Anansie, you’ll learn all the essential theories, techniques, and concepts, and get an overview of the electric guitar and the part it plays in contemporary music.
Artist SeriesGuitarAceSkunk Anansie GuitaristAce Guitar Academy
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£40NOW £20£40NOW £2050% OFF
Acoustic Guitar
Get to grips with acoustic guitar on this beginner’s course. You’ll cover all the essentials you need to be a well-rounded player, from reading tabs to music theory and guitar techniques. Led by industry musicians, you’ll develop your own unique style at your own pace – whether you’re learning for fun or forming a band.
Get to grips with acoustic guitar on this beginner’s course. You’ll cover all the essentials you need to be a well-rounded player, from reading tabs to music theory and guitar techniques. Led by industry musicians, you’ll develop your own unique style at your own pace – whether you’re learning for fun or forming a band.
GuitarAce • Ben SmithBen MeyersAcoustic Guitar
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£40NOW £20£40NOW £2050% OFF
Beginner Bass Guitar
Master the basics of bass guitar on this immersive and interactive course, created by industry insiders and designed for you to work through at your own pace. Through videos, tasks and simple guides, you’ll learn how to read and understand the fundamentals of composition, explore the history and context of the bass, and even compose your own original basslines.
Bass GuitarFreddie DraperBeginner Bass Guitar
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£40NOW £20£40NOW £2050% OFF
Blues Guitar Styles
Created by Justin Sandercoe one of the world’s most influential guitar teachers, he has produced thousands of online guitar lessons and inspired millions of guitar players for the past 20 years. Through videos, reading, notations, backing tracks and more, discover the language, history and techniques that have shaped the blues across the years. You’ll cover influences like jazz and rock, learn techniques from curls to bends, and blend skills, knowledge and sound to put it all together.
GuitarJustin SandercoeBlues Guitar Styles
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£40NOW £20£40NOW £2050% OFF
Blues Rhythm Guitar
Hone your skills in blues rhythm guitar and take a deep dive into this timeless style with our flexible, guitar course online. Ideal for burgeoning blues guitarists, walk step-by-step through each module and build on your abilities to create a confident, authentic sound.
GuitarPete WhittardJustin SandercoeBlues Rhythm Guitar
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view bundle£70£30
Online Music Technology Courses
From experimenting with your sound to mixing and mastering, our music production courses cover everything from an Introduction to Ableton Live, to Soundscape Composition and Sound Production with Ableton Live.
You’ll get to grips with industry-leading software and learn about key features of music production, including arranging, editing and FX processing. Learn about a topic you’re passionate about; find your artistic voice; build your expertise in an instrument you love; or put on your business head and discover exactly what it takes to make it in this industry.
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£50NOW £30£50NOW £3040% OFF
Audio Mixing Techniques
Set off on your journey to becoming a skilled and highly-accomplished audio engineer on this fascinating course. You’ll learn to create gold-standard mixes and discover a knack for producing the very best sounds that both you and your listeners will love.
Set off on your journey to becoming a skilled and highly-accomplished audio engineer on this fascinating course. You’ll learn to create gold-standard mixes and discover a knack for producing the very best sounds that both you and your listeners will love.
Music ProductionJosh HillsAudio Mixing Techniques
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£40NOW £20£40NOW £2050% OFF
Introduction to Ableton Live
Ableton Live is the world's most popular music production software. In this course you'll learn the basics to using Ableton. From understanding the workspace to recording your own clips. Creating patterns, adding audio effects, sound design basics and arrangement. You can even create your own effects and instruments for a truly unique sound.
Ableton Live is the world's most popular music production software. In this course you'll learn the basics to using Ableton. From understanding the workspace to recording your own clips. Creating patterns, adding audio effects, sound design basics and arrangement. You can even create your own effects and instruments for a truly unique sound.
Music ProductionMarcello RuggiuIntroduction to Ableton Live
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view bundle£50£30
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£30NOW £15£30NOW £1550% OFF
Soundscape Composition
What is a soundscape and how do they differ globally? In this course, you'll learn how to prepare and edit your soundscape, the FX processing techniques you'll need to create interesting sounds, as well as how to loop, layer, arrange and bounce sounds across your different tracks.
In this course, you'll learn how to prepare and edit your soundscape, the FX processing techniques you'll need to create interesting sounds, as well as how to loop, layer, arrange and bounce sounds across your different tracks.
Music ProductionJake WilliamsSoundscape Composition
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Go ahead – feed your
curiosity with Elevate
Elevate’s immersive online courses are expertly created for people just like you – ambitious, talented and excited about the future of music. You could be looking to master an instrument like the guitar through a course like Essential Blues Guitar, passionate about how to write lyrics or mastering the creative process of songwriting, or an entrepreneurial soul looking for an online Music Business course.
Whatever it is, you’ll find it all – and grow your skills – through our range of flexible online courses developed by our leading creative university. Create tricky bass riffs inspired by the greats, experiment with beats on top industry software like Ableton Live, put pen to paper and write an iconic song, find out how to build a successful brand, and more. There’s so much to choose from, and how you learn is up to you — take modules at your own pace, dip into tons of useful resources, and learn through workshops, hands-on tasks and performances.
Here what our students say
Jorge G.
Blues Guitar Styles
“Very good course. I’m developing my blues phrasing above what I expected.”
Gideon S.
Creative Songwriter Expert Track
“Knowledgeably and engagingly taught. Great as an experience to wash over you to bring out your self in sharp relief as it relates to writing – great as a continuing resource to dip into now and again for brushing up on concepts. Highly recommended!”
Roman C.
Soundscape Composition
“I have played guitar to accomapny my songwiritng for a few years but have always wanted to play bass too. This course was really great and I’m already feeling my playing improving. It’s given me that bit of confidence and direction I needed to get going with it.”
FAQs
- WHAT CAN I EXPECT IF I SIGN UP FOR AN ELEVATE COURSE?
Expect something highly engaging! Elevate courses are packed full of interactive learning elements. You’ll have access to video and written lessons, and will use diagrams, case studies and insider hints and tips in your studies. Once you’ve completed an Elevate course, you’ll have lifetime access to all information shared, meaning you can revisit your course materials whenever you like.
- WHEN CAN I BEGIN MY COURSE?
You can start whenever you’re ready! Elevate courses are accessed on demand, so you can start and pause your learning at any time. There are no deadlines to begin or complete your course by, so you can progress your studies when it suits you. All course materials are yours to keep, so you can take the course again further down the track if you’d like.
- WHAT KIND OF DEVICE DO I NEED?
To study an Elevate course, you just need to bring an inquisitive mind. You can easily complete your course on any mobile, tablet, laptop or desktop computer.
- DO I RECEIVE ANY DISCOUNTS AS AN ELEVATE STUDENT?
Yes. We work with a range of industry partners to provide Elevate students like yourself with discounted software to support your learning journey. Your courses will include links to discounts, where relevant. Visit our industry area to find out more.
- WHO CAN I CONTACT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT MY COURSE?
If you have any questions about your course, please send an email to hello@icmp-elevate.com. We aim to respond to all emails within 24 hours – if not sooner! You can also call our admissions team on 020 7328 0222
- WHAT DO I RECEIVE WHEN I FINISH MY COURSE?
Once you’ve completed all your course lessons, you’ll be awarded a certificate found on your dashboard page, which you can download and share.
- DO I REALLY GET LIFETIME ACCESS?
Yes – you absolutely do! Elevate courses are designed to be revisited, so you can reuse the course material to practice, develop and continue to improve. As long as you have an account with us, you’ll have access to all the courses you’ve purchased.
- HOW CAN I PAY FOR A COURSE?
We offer a range of payment methods for your course, including PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay and Google Pay. You can even use PayPal credit to spread your payments.
- CAN I BUNDLE COURSES TOGETHER?
Yes. In fact, many of our courses are designed to be taken together as a bundle, allowing you to progress your skill level in a particular area from beginner to intermediate. Explore our Elevate Expert Track bundles to find your perfect course bundle.
The Ace Guitar Academy
Want to learn electric guitar from a pro? Look no further. In this charismatic course by Ace, guitarist in legendary British rock group Skunk Anansie, you’ll learn all the essential theories, techniques, and concepts, and get an overview of the electric guitar and the part it plays in contemporary music.
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