Online Courses
Metalworks Institute offers a variety of part-time online certificate courses specializing in the areas of audio engineering, music production, music business, live sound and lighting, and music performance. We offer multiple online-course formats to suit our students' varied situations and learning styles, including free MOOCs, instructor-led virtual classroom courses, and on-demand certificate courses.
All of Metalworks Institute's online courses offer students the option to obtain an official and verified Certificate of Completion and many of our Virtual Classroom Courses can be applied towards our full-time online diploma programs.
Metalworks Institute offers a variety of free online courses, also known as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). These brief introductory courses cover a range of important music industry topics and give you the opportunity to experience Metalworks Institute's online learning environment. Students who successfully complete all of the evaluations in a course can choose to purchase an official and verified Certificate of Completion.
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This free online course will introduce students to the history, functions, and operations of music publishing, including copyright acquisition, songwriter contracts, performance licensing, mechanical licensing, print publishing, synchronization rights, royalty structures, and methods of royalty collection.
Next Available Date: Start Anytime 5 Lessons Course Type: On-Demand Level: Introductory Subject: Entertainment Business Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneAn Introduction to Music Publishing ONL-T1000
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Social networking platforms have become an integral component to marketing and promotion in today’s music industry. However, the sheer size and scope of the social media universe has made it difficult for musical artists to determine the best way to integrate social media into their overall marketing and promotion strategy. In this free online course, students will be introduced to key social media platforms and strategies for musicans.
Next Available Date: Start Anytime 5 Lessons Course Type: On-Demand Level: Introductory Subject: Entertainment BusinessMarketing & Promotion For Musicians ONL-T1010
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As the music industry has changed and evolved as a result of changing technologies, it has become all the more important for musicians to understand the numerous ways and means to generate earnings from their music. In this free online course, we will examine the finer points of music licensing, and look at how musicians can make money from their music.
Next Available Date: Start Anytime 5 Lessons Course Type: On-Demand Level: Introductory Subject: Entertainment BusinessMusic Licensing For Musicians & Songwriters ONL-T1020
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Social networking platforms have become an integral component to marketing and promotion in today’s music industry. However, the sheer size and scope of the social media universe has made it difficult for musical artists to determine the best way to integrate social media into their overall marketing and promotion strategy. In this free online course, students will be introduced to key social media platforms and strategies for musicans.
Next Available Date: Start Anytime 4 Lessons Course Type: On-Demand Level: Introductory Subject: Entertainment BusinessSocial Media Strategies For Musicians ONL-T1030
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Designed with engagement in mind, our Virtual Classroom Courses are designed for synchronous delivery, which means that you will have an assigned schedule with due dates; as well, you will regularly engage with your instructor and peers in a virtual classroom environment. You must complete evaluations at the scheduled times and you will only have access to the course and course materials until the final exam. Many of our Virtual Classroom Courses can be taken For Credit and credits can be applied towards Metalworks Institute's full-time online diploma programs.
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This course will provide students with an extensive overview of audio signal processing devices and their practical applications in live sound reinforcement.
Next Available Date: January 2022 - April 2022 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Introductory Subject: Live Event Production Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneAudio Signal Processing AUD2130T
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This course will provide students with comprehensive practical introduction to audio signal processing devices used in live sound reinforcement.
Next Available Date: January 2022 - April 2022 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Intermediate Subject: Live Event Production Prerequisites: Audio Signal Processing AUD2130T Corequisites: Audio Signal Processing AUD2130TAudio Signal Processing Workshop AUD2140P
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For Credit: $1495Not For Credit: $1295This course will introduce students to business and contracts in the entertainment industry, including entertainment law and intellectual property protection.
Next Available Date: January 2022 - April 2022 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Introductory Subject: Entertainment Business For Credit Applies To: Recording Engineering Online Diploma Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneBusiness & Contracts BUS1100T
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As the music industry has evolved over the past two decades, music producers and engineers have had to evolve with it. Today’s audio professionals must have the entrepreneurial skills needed to develop and manage their own business. Our Business Strategies for Audio Professionals course will provide students with insight into the business and financial knowledge required by today’s professional engineers and producers.
Next Available Date: September 2021 - December 2021 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Intermediate Subject: Entertainment Business Prerequisites: Audio Engineering Diploma Corequisites: NoneBusiness Strategies for Audio Professionals BUS1140T
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The course offers a detailed study of the principles, technologies and techniques used in stage lighting for live events.
Next Available Date: Monday, May 03, 2021 15 Weeks | 60 Total Hours | 4 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Introductory Subject: Live Event Production Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneConcert Lighting Principles LIV4050T
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In this course, students will learn acoustical theories and how to apply them to the design and construction of studio control rooms.
Next Available Date: September 2021 - December 2021 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Intermediate Subject: Recorded Music Prerequisites: Principles of Sound & Acoustics AUD2010T Corequisites: NoneControl Room Design Principles AUD2210T
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For Credit: $1495Not For Credit: $1295This course is a practical and comprehensive introduction to mixing techniques and digital mixing technologies.
Next Available Date: Monday, May 03, 2021 15 Weeks | 60 Total Hours | 4 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Intermediate Subject: Recorded Music For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma Prerequisites: Digital Production Techniques Workshop AUD2270P Corequisites: Digital Production Techniques Workshop AUD2270PDesktop Mixing Techniques Workshop AUD2260P
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For Credit: $1495Not For Credit: $1295This course will provide students with comprehensive practical applications of audio signal processing devices used in live sound reinforcement.
Next Available Date: January 2022 - April 2022 15 Weeks | 60 Total Hours | 4 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Intermediate Subject: Live Event Production For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma Prerequisites: Digital Production Techniques Workshop AUD2270P and Recording Principles AUD2380T Corequisites: Digital Production Techniques Workshop AUD2270P and Recording Principles AUD2380TDigital Signal Processing Workshop AUD2290P
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This course will provide students with the comprehensive practical skills needed to work with digital audio recording technologies in live sound environments.
Next Available Date: September 2021 - December 2021 15 Weeks | 60 Total Hours | 4 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Intermediate Subject: Live Event Production Prerequisites: Digital Technologies AUD2000T Corequisites: Digital Technologies AUD2000TDigital Technologies Workshop (Live Sound) AUD2160P
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For Credit: $1495Not For Credit: $1295This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills to properly represent themselves as working professionals in the entertainment industry.
Next Available Date: Wednesday, May 05, 2021 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Introductory Subject: Entertainment Business For Credit Applies To: Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma, Recording Engineering Online Diploma Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneEmployment Strategies BUS1030T
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This course will delve into some of the health and safety issues inherent in the live event industry, including crowd management, temporary staging, working at heights, working with electricity, and other important safety elements.
Next Available Date: January 2022 - April 2022 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Introductory Subject: Live Event Production Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneHealth & Safety in the Live Event Industry BUS1010T
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For Credit: $1495Not For Credit: $1295This course will provide students with a broad introduction to the entertainment industry and the interrelationships between art, technology, and business.
Next Available Date: September 2021 - December 2021 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Introductory Subject: Entertainment Business For Credit Applies To: Recording Engineering Online Diploma, Music Business Online Diploma, Music Business Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneIntroduction to the Entertainment Industry BUS1000T
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For Credit: $1495Not For Credit: $1295This course will provide students with advanced insight into the theoretical, technical, and creative principles of synthesizers, synthesis, and the MIDI protocol.
Next Available Date: September 2021 - December 2021 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Introductory Subject: Recorded Music For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma, Recording Engineering Online Diploma Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneMIDI & Synthesis AUD2030T
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Workshop students will obtain advanced insight into the theoretical, technical and creative principles of synthesizers, synthesis and the MIDI Protocol.
Next Available Date: January 2022 - April 2022 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Intermediate Subject: Recorded Music Prerequisites: MIDI & Synthesis AUD2030T Corequisites: MIDI & Synthesis AUD2030TMIDI Workshop AUD2060P
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For Credit: $1495Not For Credit: $1295This course will provide students with broad and thorough insight into the history of music and art, and their impact on and from culture.
Next Available Date: September 2021 - December 2021 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Introductory Subject: Music For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma, Recording Engineering Online Diploma Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneMusical Styles & Genres MUS3100T
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This course will provide students with the practical skills and creative principles used to create sound for motion pictures and television productions.
Next Available Date: January 2022 - April 2022 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Introductory Subject: Recorded Music Prerequisites: Audio Post-Production AUD2020T Corequisites: NonePost-Production Techniques Workshop AUD2070P
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This course will provide audio engineering students with comprehensive insight into the principles of electricity and electronics as they pertain to the many required skillsets of today’s contemporary recording engineer.
Next Available Date: January 2022 - August 2022 15 Weeks | 60 Total Hours | 4 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Introductory Subject: Recorded Music Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NonePrinciples of Electricity & Electronics AUD2040T
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For Credit: $1495Not For Credit: $1295This course will provide students with a complete introduction to the principles of sound through a comprehensive study of physics. During this course, students will be introduced to acoustic principles, wave propagation, and auditory perception.
Next Available Date: September 2021 - December 2021 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Introductory Subject: Recorded Music, Music For Credit Applies To: Electronic Music Production Online Diploma, Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma, Recording Engineering Online Diploma Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NonePrinciples of Sound & Acoustics AUD2010T
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For Credit: $1495Not For Credit: $1295This course provides students with a broad introduction to the study of subjective human perception of sound. Effectively, it is the study of the psychology of acoustical perception.
Next Available Date: Thursday, May 06, 2021 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Introductory Subject: Recorded Music, Music For Credit Applies To: Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NonePsychoacoustics MUS3140T
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This course will provide students with a broad introduction into the theoretical and creative principles used in sound for motion picture and television.
Next Available Date: Start Anytime 12 Lessons Course Type: On-Demand Level: Introductory Subject: Recorded Music Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneRecording Technologies: Microphones ONL-T116
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For Credit: $1495Not For Credit: $1295This course will provide students with a comprehensive introduction into the techniques used by successful songwriters to craft memorable songs.
Next Available Date: Thursday, May 06, 2021 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Introductory Subject: Music For Credit Applies To: Professional Sound & Business (Recording Engineering Major) Online Advanced Diploma, Recording Engineering Online Diploma Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneSongwriting Analysis MUS3110T
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Designed for musicians, this course will provide students with broad insight into the role of today’s contemporary music producers through a comprehensive study of arranging, recording, and production techniques and how they contribute to and influence a listener’s perception of a finished recording.
Next Available Date: Friday, May 07, 2021 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Intermediate Subject: Recorded Music Prerequisites: Studio Technologies AUD2090T Corequisites: Studio Technologies AUD2090TStudio Production Techniques AUD2080P
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This course will provide you with a broad introduction to the theoretical, technical, creative, and artistic principles of sound and recording.
Next Available Date: Monday, May 03, 2021 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Introductory Subject: Recorded Music Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneStudio Technologies AUD2090T
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This course will introduce students to the basics of production rigging for the live entertainment industry with emphasis on safety considerations and safe working practices.
Next Available Date: Tuesday, May 04, 2021 15 Weeks | 30 Total Hours | 2 Hours / Week Course Type: Virtual Classroom Level: Introductory Subject: Live Event Production Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneSystem Installation Technologies LIV4020T
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Designed with flexibility in mind, Metalworks Institute's asynchronous on-demand courses allow you to study at your own pace, at whatever times are convenient for you. Students who successfully complete all of the evaluations in a course can choose to purchase an official and verified Certificate of Completion.
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This course will provide students with a broad introduction to the basics of sound, how the human ear works, sound level measurement, and the characteristics of sound, and its behavior, in a variety of different spaces.
Next Available Date: Start Anytime 12 Lessons Course Type: On-Demand Level: Introductory Subject: Recorded Music Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneAcoustic Principles For Recording Engineers ONL-T112
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Ear Training & Critical Listening for Recording Engineers I provides students with an introduction to the fundamentals of listening, how to optimize your listening environment, and how to identify frequency ranges and effects.
Next Available Date: Start Anytime 12 Lessons Course Type: On-Demand Level: Introductory Subject: Recorded Music Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneEar Training & Critical Listening for Recording Engineers I ONL-T117
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This course will provide students with an introduction to the fundamental concepts of ear training from a musician’s perspective.
Next Available Date: Start Anytime 12 Lessons Course Type: On-Demand Level: Introductory Subject: Music Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneEar Training For Musicians: Intervals & Scales ONL-T118
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As the size and scope of concerts and other live events continue to grow, the live events industry faces ongoing challenges in maintaining the health and safety of workers, performers, and fans at these live events.
Next Available Date: Start Anytime 12 Lessons Course Type: On-Demand Level: Introductory Subject: Live Event Production Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneHealth & Safety In The Live Events Industry ONL-T120
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The Introduction to Music Publishing course introduces students to the history, functions and operations of music publishing.
Next Available Date: Start Anytime 12 Lessons Course Type: On-Demand Level: Introductory Subject: Entertainment Business Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneIntroduction To Music Publishing ONL-T104
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As the music industry has changed and evolved over the past decade due to the emergence of the Internet and digital technology, it’s become all the more important for musicians to understand the numerous ways and means to generate earnings from their music.
Next Available Date: Start Anytime 12 Lessons Course Type: On-Demand Level: Introductory Subject: Entertainment Business Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneMusic Licensing For Musicians & Songwriters ONL-T121
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Music theory is the fundamental language that all musicians use to communicate with each other, and it’s imperative that budding musicians have a strong foundation of knowledge in theory if they wish to take their creative talents to another level.
Next Available Date: Start Anytime 12 Lessons Course Type: On-Demand Level: Introductory Subject: Music Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneMusic Theory: Rudiments ONL-T107
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Music, Art & Culture I provides students with an overview of the history of music, art and culture from the prehistoric age, through to ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Romantic era, the Industrial Revolution, and the 19th century.
Next Available Date: Start Anytime 12 Lessons Course Type: On-Demand Level: Introductory Subject: Music Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneMusic, Art & Culture I ONL-T101
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Our Music, Art & Culture III course will continue our historical examination of art and culture, and is the successor to Music, Art & Culture I and II. In Part III, we will focus on the amazingly dynamic first half of the 20th century.
Next Available Date: Start Anytime 12 Lessons Course Type: On-Demand Level: Introductory Subject: Music Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneMusic, Art & Culture III ONL-T301
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This course will provide students with a broad introduction into the theoretical and creative principles used in sound for motion picture and television.
Next Available Date: Start Anytime 12 Lessons Course Type: On-Demand Level: Introductory Subject: Recorded Music Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NoneRecording Technologies: Microphones ONL-T116
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