Advanced Music Production
Music Production
Ages 10+
3-6 students
75 min
8 weeks
Mon 5:45PM
May 4th-June 22nd
At a Glance
What to know before enrolling
$449
per 8-week session or $60/week
Monday 5:45PM
Prerequisites
Completion of a beginner/intermediate production course or a basic understanding of recording, DAWs, and song structure. Students should be comfortable navigating simple sessions and ready to build on that foundation.
Bring With You
• Over-ear headphones (recommended)
• A laptop with a DAW for at-home work
• A notebook or phone for ideas, notes, and references
• Any song ideas, beats, or projects you want to develop
What You'll Learn
8 Weeks · 75 Minutes per session
01
weeks 1-2
Building Strong Foundations
- Record clean vocals and sounds with proper technique
- Understand how sound flows through a session
- Start developing ideas from simple recordings
02
weeks 3-4
From Ideas to Beats
- Build drum patterns and melodic loops
- Arrange sections (intro, verse, chorus)
- Turn rough ideas into structured tracks
03
weeks 5-6
Shaping Your Sound
- Balance and clean up your mix using volume and EQ
- Use compression and effects to enhance emotion
- Create space and depth within your track
04
weeks 7-8
Final Track Development
- Develop and refine a full track or project
- Make creative decisions with intention
- Finalize and export a polished piece of music
What You'll Walk Away With
01
A finished track or project you created from scratch
02
Stronger beatmaking and arrangement skills
03
Confidence making creative production decisions
04
A clearer sense of your own sound and direction
After this course: After completing this program, students can continue their development through private or semi-private sessions, or advance into the next level of the program offered in Summer and Fall 2026.
Meet Your Instructor
Beau Cassidy
Music Production Instructor
Beau Cassidy is a Toronto based Producer, Songwriter, DJ Mix Engineer and Composer. Beau’s approach to music production is honed by a combination of highly technical training and extensive knowledge of advanced music harmony. Beau’s sound fuses analog and in-the-box skills with a whimsical, irreverent pop attitude, embodying the genre-fluid future of music production.
He holds an Honours BFA in Electroacoustics from Concordia University and returned to Toronto in 2017 to build his career as a producer, audio engineer, and music creative. In 2022, Beau was an assistant engineer on the Juno-winning album Zhawenim by Digging Roots.
Currently, Beau works as a contract engineer at 80A Studios, Union Sound, and Revolution Recording and mixes in the private east end studio Raventape Music Room (where he works as writing duo RoBeau with fellow producer Robbie Grunwald). Since 2022, Beau has been the Recording Instructor in Sheridan College’s post-graduate Music For Screen and Stage program.
Ready to start?
No experience needed. Just show up – we’ll handle the rest.