HSA: Writing The Kick
How to write for the kick drum. The four functions, shaping beats, melodic kicks
Before enrolling in this course, we strongly recommend you watch the following courses:
Programming MIDI Drums
From Metronome to Magic
Dynamic Arrangements
Writing The Snare
Buy this course standalone, or as part of Holistic Songwriting Academy.
Master the heart-thumping pulse of your music – the kick drum. Craft kick patterns that give your tracks a powerful foundation.
Your Instructor
Bestselling Author of the Addiction Formula, YouTube Sensation, Successful Board Game Designer, Card Magician, Entrepreneur, Songwriter/Producer and Cat Lover: like his work, Friedemann is an enigma, a multilayered puzzle asking to be solved.
Course Curriculum
MODULE 5: The Kick
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StartHSA Standard Only: Your Assignments
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StartThe Four Functions (3:22)
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StartThe Downbeat [Rule of the Downbeat] (7:32)
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StartTight Arrangements (17:56)
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StartWhile you're here...
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StartShaping Beats [Half Time Grooves, Shaping the Downbeat/Backbeat, Standard Time, Double Time, Rule of Standard Time Asymmetry] (25:58)
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StartSpecial Kick Patterns [4OTF, Crossrhythms, Soca, Clave, Movement Triggers] (25:43)
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StartMelodic Kicks [Programming the CVC] (3:48)
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StartOther Arrangement Styles [Locked, Loose] (11:39)
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StartCASESTUDY: The Backbeat (7:18)
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StartCrossrhythms & the CVC (8:10)
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StartTranscription
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StartDo Now: Module 5 Quiz
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StartDo Now: Writing the Kick (19:11)
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StartDo Now: Clapping IV
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StartDo Now: Active listening
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StartDo Now: Kick investigation
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StartHSA Standard Only: Handing In Your Assignments
Frequently Asked Questions
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If you bought this course with money, we offer a refund, but only if:
- You haven't watched more than 30% of the course.
- You have requested your refund within 30 days of purchase
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