Student Directed Series (SDS)

🎸 Video Game Music Composition Workshop♪♫~

In this workshop, you will learn basic music theory and DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) skills to compose your own 4–8 bar loop. You’ll learn how to convert your tracks into an 8-bit chiptune style and create two contrasting versions to evoke different narrative moods.

Workshop Highlights

• Music Theory & Storytelling: A quick introduction to chord progressions, motifs vs. themes, and using leitmotifs to convey character and emotion.
  
  
• DAW Basics: A hands-on GarageBand orientation, focusing on selecting 8-bit and synth sounds for a retro aesthetic.
  
  
• Compose & Iterate: Create, refine, and polish your own original video game soundtrack loop.

📢 Attention!
Attendance requires a personal iPad with GarageBand installed.

🗓️ Date: 11 March 2026 (Wednesday)

🕒 Time: 12:45 - 15:00

📍  Venue: Exposure Studio BC401 / Live @ Logo Square

👩‍🏫 Facilitator: Chan Hin Yeung, Leo (EEE Year 4)

🎤 Language: English

Instructor : Chan Hin Yeung, Leo (EEE Year 4)

Leo has been active in the music sector for 15 years, majoring in Pianoforte performance, he earned a Distinction in his ABRSM Grade 8 examination and is currently a LTCL Candidate of Trinity College London.