What You Get
Professional Development Workshop Details
Earn 1 graduate credit hour and a 12-hour PD badge while you learn Soundtrap and/or Ableton Live. Empower every student to create original music with our structured, step-by-step production curriculum.
★ 1 Graduate Credit Hour Available + 12-Hour PD Badge
What You'll Learn
- Use Soundtrap and/or Ableton Live to make your own drum, chord, bass, and melody tracks with no prior experience needed.
- Apply skills to real projects: songwriting, video game audio, film scoring, radio commercials, and an instrumental capstone.
- Structure a music production class that sparks creativity and meets students where they are.
How It Works
- Flexible: complete short, asynchronous assignments in our learning platform.
- Community: two synchronous sessions, a kickoff event and wrap-up event, with giveaways from Korg, Yamaha, and IK Multimedia.
Credentials
- Earn 1 graduate credit hour through the University of San Diego.
- Earn a digital badge for 12 PD hours.
Who It's For
- K-12 music educators, tech teachers, and arts leaders ready to bring modern production into their programs.
- No performance background required.
New Modules This Year: EME II + EME Pro
We are expanding this year with new Electronic Music Elements modules that extend beyond foundations into intermediate production, advanced Ableton Live workflows, and student certification pathways.
EME II
Intermediate production with sampling and sound design.
- Sampling, synthesis, automation, resampling, and effects.
- Recording and sound design workflows.
- Sample-based hip hop and remix capstones.
- Built on Soundtrap workflows used in Elements I.
EME Pro
Advanced pathway in Ableton Live for grades 9-12.
- Session and Arrangement View production.
- Advanced sampling with Simpler.
- Warping, effects, and automation workflows.
- Performance-based production.
- EME Pro overlay app for Mac and PC.
- ★ Ableton Live Student Certification pathway.
★ Graduate credit is available for $100.