Composition & Music Creation Course

Counterpoint Conquest: Write Multi-Voice Game Music

Compose game-ready counterpoint that finally sounds like the music in your head.

How to turn your “basic” tracks into rich, multi-voice video game music, step by step, even if theory class wrecked your confidence.

Write 2-voice and 3-voice parts
Add counter melodies that work
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What You Get

Everything you need to write rich, multi-voice game music

About 3 hours 56 minutes of video lessons
51 lessons, in order
Two-voice and three-voice exercises built for game music
Breakdowns of NES, SNES and Game Boy style music and modern scores
Community access to post your exercises for feedback
The First Species Counterpoint Cheat Sheet to download
Lifetime access, come back any time
Instant access by email the moment you check out

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Level	Intermediate
Format	Online video course, self-paced
Video lessons	About 3 hours 56 minutes
Lessons	51 lessons
Access	Lifetime access
Delivery	Instant access by email, nothing ships
Price	~~$300.00~~ $255.00 one-time payment, 15% off until Oct 31, 11:59 pm ET
Refunds	All sales are final on this course. Refund policy

The Problem

You get a cool idea.

Then the moment you try to add a second line, it falls apart.
Everything sounds basic, cluttered, or “too classical.”
So you delete the extra parts, add more plugins, scroll YouTube, and your hard drive graveyard gets a few more half-finished tracks.
You cannot yet stack 2 and 3 melodies without mud or turn one decent idea into a full cue that feels like a real OST track.

Counterpoint Conquest is practical training for gamers and aspiring game music composers who want to stop guessing, decode how classic and modern game soundtracks work, and finish pieces they are proud to show people.

Who This Is For

Who Counterpoint Conquest Is For

You will see yourself somewhere in here.

You freeze when theory shows up.

You have never finished a track you are proud of. Maybe you “dabbled,” maybe you never wrote at all. You feel a lack of confidence and knowledge.

Your ideas feel basic. You freeze when theory shows up.

You do not know what to focus on next.

You can get ideas started. Maybe you have a few tracks on YouTube or SoundCloud. But turning a sketch into a polished, emotional piece is hard.

You do not know what to focus on next.

You keep stopping and starting.

You used to compose. Life happened. Now you feel rusty. You do not know how to work the “game music side” of things.

Your fire is there, but you keep stopping and starting.

If you want to:

Be known for an original style
Make people lean forward and say “Wait, you wrote THAT?”
Get at least one track in a game and have your name out there
Build a portfolio that proves you can deliver

Then this is built for you.

What You Will Be Able To Do

By the end of Counterpoint Conquest, if you do the work, you will be able to:

Compose clear 2‑voice and 3‑voice counterpoint in any mode, without guessing
Add counter melodies and lines on top of your existing tracks that actually make them better
Take a single 8‑bar idea and expand it into full releases using structured voice leading
Study real game scores and understand what is happening, instead of feeling overwhelmed
Build a repeatable system: idea → sketch → 2‑voice → 3‑voice → game‑ready cue

You will not just “know more theory.” You will have a stack of finished exercises and mini pieces that prove you can do it. That is what changes confidence.

How It Works

A workout plan from two voices to full game cues

You are not getting a fluffy “music history” course. You are getting a workout plan.

Two‑Voice Species, Built For Game Music

You start with simple two‑voice exercises on purpose. At first, what you compose will sound rough. That is by design.

We strip everything down so you can finally see: motion types, consonance, dissonance, cadences, and how to control them.

Three‑Voice Counterpoint And Modern Harmony

Once you can move two lines, we add a third.

You practice turning chords into moving voices, building real textures you can drop into any genre: orchestral, chiptune, hybrid, lo‑fi.

Syncopation, Rhythmic Counterpoint And “Game Feel”

You learn how to offset rhythms so parts interlock instead of collide. This is where things start sounding like tracks, not homework.

Applied Video Game Counterpoint

You dissect NES / SNES / Game Boy style music and modern scores.

You will see exactly how composers used Bach style ideas to make Pokémon, Undertale and other soundtracks feel so alive.

Then you copy the principles onto your own music.

Genre Study And Portfolio Pieces

You finish by creating multiple 2‑ and 3‑voice cues in styles you actually care about. These become portfolio pieces and “proof tracks” for devs and clients.

Why This Is Different From Generic Counterpoint Courses

Most counterpoint courses were built for classical majors who need to survive an exam. They:

Ignore modern soundtracks and game constraints
Stay stuck in 16th century church rules
Do not care if you ever finish a real track

Counterpoint Conquest was built for composers who want to ship game music with modern tools and real musical usage.

How To Start

Start in three steps

Step 01

Buy the course

Click Buy Now and pay once through secure checkout.

Step 02

Check your email

Your course access arrives by email the moment you check out.

Step 03

Start the first exercise

Begin with two-voice exercises and build up to three voices.

Full Curriculum

Preview the steps to write rich, multi-voice game music

The first 20 of 51 lessons.

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1:1

CC1 1 Intro

CC1 2 What Is Counterpoint

CC1 3: 4 Types of Motion

CC1 4 Traditional Consonance and Dissonance Reminder

CC1 5 First Species Cheat Sheet

2:2 Counterpoint

CC2 1 1:1

CC2 2 1:1

CC2 3 1:1 Dorian Example 1

CC2 4 1:1 Dorian Example 2

CC2 5

CC2 6 Phyrgian 1:1

CC2 7 WRITE IT! Phyrigian

CC2 8 1:1 Lydian

CC2 9 1:1 Mixolydian

CC2 10 1:1 Aeolian

2:1 Counterpoint

CC3 1 2:1 Rules of The Game

CC3 2 P5 and P8

CC3 3 2:1 Dorian

CC3 4 Dorian Example

CC3 5 Phyrigian

Plus 31 more lessons inside the course.

Student Stories

Hear what changed for our students

Best Music Coach coaching clients, in their own words.

McCatter, a Best Music Coach coaching client — “It felt like being in a dark room and finally turning on the lights.”

**McCatter** Coaching client

Michaël A., a Best Music Coach coaching client — “I was shocked by how much my music evolved in just two weeks.”

**Michaël A.** Coaching client

Scrap Matrix, a Best Music Coach coaching client — “I haven’t felt this confident in my own abilities in forever. I feel proud to show off what I’ve made.”

**Scrap Matrix** Coaching client

These are Best Music Coach coaching clients, who worked with a coach one to one and in small groups. They did not buy this course. Quotes, photos, the video as published on bestmusiccoach.com/results.

From Dan's Discord

What clicked for students in Dan's live challenge

Their own posts: screenshots from Dan's Discord.

Post by Windfall in Dan's Discord after his 2-day beginner challenge: It's like the Konami code for music composition! Dan made music composition feel like cheating. It only took... — Windfall, posted in Dan's Discord, August 2025

Post by GrandMasterGlick in Dan's Discord after his 2-day beginner challenge: As someone who is a game developer who is learning music, it has always been a confusing struggle... — GrandMasterGlick, posted in Dan's Discord, August 2025

Post by Phantasmic in Dan's Discord after his 2-day beginner challenge: I have composed for a while however I was never the best at writing melodies, I could never... — Phantasmic, posted in Dan's Discord, August 2025

Post by RedDrgn in Dan's Discord after his 2-day beginner challenge: Dan is the perfect coach to help you get started learning to compose music for gaming, for beginners... — RedDrgn, posted in Dan's Discord, August 2025

Discord posts were made during Dan's live 2-day beginner composing challenge (August 2025), about that challenge. Not reviews of this course. Handles as posted.

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	Counterpoint ConquestThis course	Instrumental Inspiration	Inspiration to Notation	Orchestration Odyssey
Best for	Adding counter melodies and multi-voice parts	Finishing full instrumental tracks in your DAW	Writing your musical ideas down in notation	Orchestrating game music with VSTs
Level	Intermediate	Beginner to Intermediate	Beginner to Intermediate	Intermediate
Lessons	About 3 hours 56 minutes of video	About 12 hours 51 minutes of video	About 55 minutes of video	About 2 hours 19 minutes of video
Price	~~$300.00~~ $255.00	~~$300.00~~ $255.00	~~$100.00~~ $85.00	~~$300.00~~ $255.00
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FAQ

Questions before you buy

Can I pay in installments?

Yes, on eligible orders. At checkout you can choose Shop Pay Installments or Afterpay to split the payment.

How much theory do I need before I start?

If you know basic scales, intervals, and can find notes in your DAW or notation software, you are fine. We review the essentials as we go.

You do not need a college theory background.

Is this only for “classical” sounding music?

No. We use classical tools, but the goal is modern game music.

You will see how to apply counterpoint to chiptune, orchestral, hybrid, lo‑fi, and ambient cues, not just fugues.

What if my melodies already feel emotional, I just get lost with extra parts?

Perfect. The course assumes you have some melodic instinct.

We focus on how to layer lines without killing the original emotion: motion types, spacing, rhythm, and when to keep things simple.

I am brand new. Will this be too hard?

It will be hard, yes. That is the point. But it is broken into small, specific exercises with clear rules and examples.

If you can follow instructions and stick with it, you will get through the “valley of awfulness” and come out with real skill.

How long does it take to complete Counterpoint Conquest?

Counterpoint Conquest is self-paced. The core video lessons are about 3 hours 56 minutes total.

Calendar time depends on how many focused hours you put in each week.

At about 3 hours per week, plan on about 2 weeks for the video lessons, plus extra time to do the exercises and apply the material.

Is this live or self paced?

The core training is on demand. You can pause, rewind, and work at your speed.

You also get access to the community where you can post exercises for feedback so you are not stuck alone.

What if I am already in Video Game School / Gamer Music Creator Guild?

Check your member area. In many cases, Counterpoint Conquest is included as part of your curriculum.

If you are not sure, message support and they will confirm your access.

How do I get access after I buy?

Click Buy Now and check out. Your course access arrives by email the moment you check out, so you can start lesson 1 today.

Can I get a refund?

No. This course is not refundable, so ask before you buy if you are not sure it fits. Email support@bestmusiccoach.com and we will help you choose.

Who can I ask before I buy?

Email support@bestmusiccoach.com. The Best Music Coach team will help you pick the right course.

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Dan Spencer coaches Counterpoint Conquest from the practical composer and music-mentor perspective.

Learn the idea, try it in music, finish the assignment, and know the next move when you sit down to compose.

Dan Spencer is Music Mentor Dan: a composer, OST creator, and coach who teaches the practical path from idea (or no ideas!) to finished music you can actually ship.

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