Get Live and Push set up in your organization, use ready-made resources to prepare engaging lessons, plus share ideas with other teachers.

Modern musical artists are drawn to Ableton Live for its flexibility and the creative possibilities it offers in the studio and on the stage. This project introduces two formative concepts of Ableton Live to students as they explore music-making within Session View and Arrangement View. 

Keywords: Composition, Performance, Audio Editing, Production 

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Music concrète to hip hop, electronic to pop, artists have been sampling the sounds around them for decades. In this project, students get hands-on experience in recording, sound design and composition using the sounds of their everyday lives.

Keywords: Recording, Sound Design, Composition

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For the beginner musician, the music they hear and experience when watching films can be truly formative. In this project, students learn about soundtracks and compose their own using the included cinematic samples and instruments. 

Keywords: Film Music, Composition, Performance

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Many producers struggle with music theory. In this module, we make concepts like chords and scales intuitive using the MIDI keyboard, Push, and Live’s MIDI devices.

Keywords: Composition, Performance, Theory

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A mashup combines disparate songs from a variety of genres to create a new single musical work. In this project students learn about mashups, then create and perform their own using included songs.

Keywords: Mashup, Sampling, Performance, Copyright 

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Looking for ideas how to kickstart your lessons with Live? Elevate your curriculum with short exercises crafted by educators for educators. Each activity comes with ready-to-use resources like Live Set templates, teacher guides, and step-by-step instructions.

Teach the fundamentals of music-making – beats, melodies, harmonies, basslines, and song structure – with this interactive website.

Teach the fundamentals with Learning Music 

Students can learn the fundamentals of synthesis by designing their own sounds with this powerful online synthesizer.

Teach synthesis with Learning Synths 

Get started with Live or go deeper into the details – whatever stage you’re at you’ll find videos to help you take your next steps with Live.

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Get to know the different music-making elements Push puts at your fingertips. Choose topics you’d like to learn or watch them in order – they’ll take you from setting up your Push through to in-depth sampling techniques.

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Make new connections in the Ableton for the Classroom Facebook group – exclusively for educators who use Live and Push in their teaching. Teachers of all levels of experience share tips, ideas, resources and knowledge around teaching with Live and Push, and music education more broadly.

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Ableton for the Classroom participants can attend events to share ideas, upskill and meet other music educators. You can find out about upcoming events in the Ableton for the Classroom Facebook group, or in our regular newsletter to educators.

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