About this class
Do you have a rhythm in your head? A song in your heart? Have you ever wanted to actually record the music you hear in your imagination? Music Production is a hands-on class where you learn to make your own songs, or your own versions of songs you love, using the same digital tools that professional producers use every day.
Each week, you learn a new tool or technique. The instructor shows you how it works, and then you try it out yourself on your own computer, with plenty of support and time to experiment. We work in Logic Pro, the professional version of the music-making software many people know as GarageBand. By the end of the series, you'll have real songs of your own: recorded, edited, and ready to share.
You'll learn from a working music producer who runs her own recording studio and was trained by Tony and Grammy Award–winning mentors. It's a chance to get inside the same techniques and habits that power today's professional studios, in a friendly, small-group setting where every question is welcome.
What you'll do
Topics we cover
- Setting a tempo and working with a metronome
- Getting your equipment set up
- Recording, playing back, and re-recording tracks
- Using a keyboard controller to play instruments on your computer
- Recording your voice
- Editing vocals: cleaning up takes and making them shine
- Shaping your sound: tone, volume, and balance
- The basics of mixing: making all the parts work together
- Working with digital instruments and loops
- Listening like a producer: breaking down the songs you love
How we learn
Who it's for
If you love music and enjoy figuring out how things work and getting into the details, this class is for you. Open to all adult learners. Designed for adults with I/DD, autistic adults, and neurodivergent learners. Self-Direction (IDGS) funding accepted, subject to approval by your fiscal intermediary. Whether you've made music before or are trying it for the first time, you'll find a place here.
Who teaches it
Amanda Berkson
Amanda Berkson is an award-winning director, producer, and dramaturg based in NYC. She is Co-Founder of Berkson Productions, a theater development company that focuses on bringing new theatrical works to New York audiences. She has been a consultant on scripts and screenplays and has led workshops and developmental readings.
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Pricing
$125 per session · 90 min per class. Bundle discounts apply when you register for multiple sessions: 10% off for 4 or more, 20% off for 8 or more, across any combination of classes at The Grove.
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