Timbaland is the latest addition on the list of instructors on Masterclass.Com. The Grammy-winning music producer will take you behind the scene to explain you his manner what he did in term of music production to give us the iconic tracks we loved from Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, and Aaliyah. In the first-ever music production online course with Timbaland, you can learn how to work with singers, layer new tracks, and create hooks that stick.
Lessons Plan for “Timbaland Teaches Producing and Beatmaking” Music Production Course
01. Introduction to music production course
Meet your instructor: Timbaland, music producer of many Top 40 hits for artists ranging from Jay-Z to Missy Elliott and Justin Timberlake. In your first lesson, Tim explains to you how to produce an entire track with just your voice and a microphone.
02. Recording Studio Session: Making a Beatbox Beat
Pass into the studio to see improvisation and creative feedback at work. Timbaland shows you how to build a tune around a beatbox, beginning with the loop he produced in the first lesson and adding harmony, melody, and texture.
03. Building Beats: How Tim is making beats
It’s necessary to establish a workflow that helps your personal creative process. Timbaland shows you his digital rig and unveils his process for selecting the sounds that he uses in his music.
04. Making a Beat: Getting Warmed Up
Collaboration with music producers and sound engineers is a fundamental part of Tim’s process. In this chapter, Tim explains to you how he shares music with his team to get them fired and into the creative groove.
05. Song Origins: “Dirt Off Your Shoulder”
Tim recalls how he produced the backing track for Jay-Z’s hit “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” and describes how to create a complex texture from simple elements.
06. Making a Beat: Starting With a Chord Progression
Complex songs can evolve from uncomplicated ideas. Tim and his co-producers explain how a four-bar chord sequence can create the structure of a multi-section song.
07. Making a Beat: Tweaking and Layering Drums
Tim’s drum sounds are fabulous. Learn how careful audio engineering can turn dry drums into something that thunders through headphones.
08. Song Origins: “Pony”
Using Ginuwine’s “Pony” as an example, Tim explains how picking unique sounds can make your music production stand out from the competition.
09. Making a Beat: Manipulating Vocal Samples
Join Team Timbo in the recording studio as Tim’s co-producers Fede Vindver and Angel Lopez guide you on how to mark your signature sound on samples through effects and plug-ins.
10. Making a Beat: Creating a Breakdown
Timbaland thinks that diversity is crucial in keeping a song interesting from the first beat to the last. Here he tells how to create that contrast without changing the song’s chord progression.
11. Song Origins: “Gossip Folks”
Timbaland’s collaborations with Missy Elliott are dynamic and iconic. Here Tim shares how they worked together to produce their hits and explains to you how vintage samples can take a beat to the next level.
12. Making a Beat: Adding a Topline
With help from New City vocalist Adrian Mitchell, Tim gives you the most important step in making a chart-topping hit – creating the vocal melody or “top line” – and shares his philosophy on lyrics.
13. Song Origins: “Are You That Somebody?”
Tim, Static Major, and Aaliyah had less than 24 hours to write “Are You That Somebody?” In this lesson, Tim tells how they did it. He also explains subtle music production techniques for turning good songs into great ones.
14. Tim’s Influences as music producer
Tim pays tribute to some of the great music producers who came before him and reveals what influences helped him shape his own sound.
15. How to Persevere
Timbaland believes flexibility and commitment are critical for success. As he concludes his MasterClass, he explains what motivates him and how you can keep focused on your inspiration and goals.
Students can join in the class on Masterclass.Com/TIMBALAND with unlimited access for a one time purchase of $90, or subscribe for unlimited access to this class and all new and existing classes through the All-Access Pass for $180 per year.
