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What You Get
Everything you need to finish original, emotional instrumentals
About 12 hours 51 minutes of video lessons
83 lessons, in order
Six modules with real project files
The Instrument Study System
Mix checks and a simple mastering pass
Lifetime access, come back any time
Instant access by email the moment you check out
Start today, keep it for life
Level
Beginner to Intermediate
Format
Online video course, self-paced
Video lessons
About 12 hours 51 minutes
Lessons
83 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
Three pillars: capture inspiration on demand, build it into a real piece, and finish to a level you’re proud to release.
Pillar 01
Find Real Inspiration
The Instrument Study System for breaking down music you love into rules you can apply.
Stop waiting for the muse, build a personal study library that fuels every track.
Pillar 02
Build Real Pieces
Use your DAW, MIDI, and plug-ins as tools, not obstacles.
Turn 8-bar loops into full arrangements with intros, builds, releases, and endings that actually feel like something.
Pillar 03
Finish Real Tracks
Gain staging, mix checks, basic EQ + compression, a simple mastering pass, and an organized export workflow so your finished pieces stack up as evidence of progress.
The Problem
If every time you open your DAW you think…
“This sounds basic. It’s not original enough.”
“I kind of know theory, but not enough to compose what I hear in my head.”
“My mixes sound dull, muddy, or ‘MIDI’, not like the tracks I love.”
“I have 100 half-finished ideas and 0 songs I’m proud to show anyone.”
…then Instrumental Inspiration was built for you.
This course gives you a repeatable system for turning rough sketches into finished, emotional instrumentals, using the DAW and tools you already have, without getting overwhelmed by gear, plug-ins, or perfectionism.
Who This Is For
You’ll see yourself in at least one of these
Never finished a track before
You’ve dabbled, watched a ton of YouTube, maybe composed a few 8-bar loops.
But you’ve never finished a full track you’re proud of, you’re not confident with theory or structure, and every time you try, you get stuck in the ideas phase and quit.
You’ve finished tracks, but they’re not there yet
You’ve put music on YouTube or SoundCloud, but it doesn’t sound polished or “legit.”
You don’t know how to create emotion on purpose, and you’re not sure what to focus on next: theory, sound design, mixing, or arrangement.
You used to make music. Then life happened
You’ve composed before, maybe for games or videos, but you lost momentum and haven’t shipped anything in months or years.
You don’t know how to bridge what you already know into game-style or modern production.
You’re tired of feeling like you’re wasting your love for music.
Want to be known for a unique sound? Want people to say “Wow, I didn’t know you could do that,” and to hear your track in a game, a video or on your own channel?
Then Instrumental Inspiration is for you.
The Promise
By the end of Instrumental Inspiration, you will
Take a rough idea from your DAW and turn it into a complete, emotionally clear instrumental, not just an 8-bar loop.
Know exactly what to do next at each stage: idea to structure to instrumentation to emotion to polish.
Use your DAW, plug-ins, and MIDI as tools, not obstacles.
Build a personal “instrument study” library so you can create in any style you love without copying.
Have indisputable proof of progress: finished pieces you enjoy listening to and showing off.
Stack these studies into complete arrangements that sound like “you,” not a preset pack.
The Core Mechanism
Steal the rules behind the music you love
Most producers binge tutorials and then stare at a blank DAW. This course flips that.
Instead of guessing, you’ll steal the rules behind music you love and apply them to your own tracks.
Pick a style + instrument role. Slow-dance guitar. Hybrid strings for tension. Ambient piano. Whatever moves you.
Break it down using guided questions. What’s the role: lead, support, or rhythm? How does it create emotion: rhythm, harmony, register, articulation? How does it interact with the other instruments?
Rebuild it in your DAW. You recreate the principles with MIDI or audio, not the exact melody. You immediately apply it to your own idea.
Combine studies into original pieces. Stack the studies into complete arrangements that sound like you, not a preset pack.
Curriculum
Six modules that take you from idea to finished track
Six modules with real project files. Logic Pro is the screen-share, but every principle works in any modern DAW.
Module 01 · Foundation
DAW & Audio Fundamentals
Track strips, faders, peak vs RMS vs LUFS (so you stop flying blind on loudness).
Click tracks, grids, and looping, how to use them without getting “robotic.”
Panning, stereo width, routing, buses, sends. Practical, not nerd flex.
Module 02 · Loudness
Volume, Clarity & Control
Peak meters vs average meters, headroom, and gain staging (no more random clipping).
Why we automate gain instead of volume faders, and how to do it cleanly.
Simple mix checks across headphones, speakers, phone, car. With checklists.
Module 03 · MIDI
MIDI & Plugin Instruments
MIDI basics: note on/off, velocity, timing, and humanizing.
Synths vs samplers vs virtual instruments vs drum machines (when and why to use each).
Build a complete track using only free or stock plug-ins. No $500 bundle required.
Module 04 · The Heart
Instrument Studies
Slow-dance guitar: turning a “basic” progression into a moving part with melodic doubles and rhythmic support.
Piano, bass, pads, and more, how each role supports the emotion you want.
Turning these studies into your own original patterns and arrangements.
Module 05 · Arrangement
Emotion & Story
Going from loop to full song: intros, builds, releases, and endings.
How to make your track feel like something: tension & release, density, register, contrast.
Keeping it simple: how few elements you actually need for a powerful instrumental.
Module 06 · Polish
Finish & Ship
Final balance, basic EQ and compression moves that actually matter.
Simple mastering pass so your track doesn’t sound tiny next to reference songs.
Exporting, organizing, and building your “finished work” folder so you see your progress stack.
The Fit
Is Instrumental Inspiration right for you?
This is for you if…
You have a DAW and ideas, but no finished songs to show for it.
You can already write a few bars of music and you want it to add up to something complete.
You want a single coherent path, not 100 disconnected free-tutorial hacks.
You want to stop hoarding ideas and start releasing finished, emotional instrumentals.
You want to make music that’s recognizably yours, not preset-pack templates.
This is not for you if…
You haven’t picked a DAW or any instrument yet, start with a Quick Start course first.
You want a get-rich-quick course or a viral-hits formula. This is craft, not gimmicks.
You’re not willing to do the studies. The Instrument Study System works because you do the work.
You want a button that finishes your music for you. There isn’t one.
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 module 01
Work through the six modules and finish your first instrumental.
Full Curriculum
Preview the steps to finish original, emotional instrumentals
The first 20 of 83 lessons.
Expand to see the full curriculum
Melody Machine Level 1: Instrumental
MMI1 Instrumental Melody Intro
MMI2 Melody Strucutre
MMI3 Motifs
MMI4 Motifs 2
MMI5 Subphrase
MMI6 Phrases
MMI7 Melody Shapes
MMI8 Describe Melodies
MMI9 Melody Movement
MMI10 Melody Tension + Resolution: Scale Degrees
MMI11 Melody Cadence: Chord Tones
MMI12 Chord Tones 2
Level 1 Chords2 Topics
Assignment: Create 30, 8 measure sketches and post in the community for review.
Assignment: Complete First Release Composition MELODY ONLY
DAW Fundamentals
II0 Meters and Sound Management
II1 Loudness Reality vs. DAW.
II2 Peak Meters
II3 Average Volume Meters
II4 Critical Voume Keys
II5 The Grid
II6 Piano Roll
Plus 63 more lessons inside the course.
Student Stories
Hear what changed for our students
Best Music Coach coaching clients, in their own words.
“It felt like being in a dark room and finally turning on the lights.”
McCatterCoaching client
“Being able to sit down and create music at professional level quality fills me with a lot more confidence.”
Rhythm GruntCoaching client
“I haven’t felt this confident in my own abilities in forever. I feel proud to show off what I’ve made.”
Scrap MatrixCoaching 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 and YouTube
What clicked for students and viewers
Their own posts: screenshots from Dan's Discord and public comments on his YouTube videos.
Windfall, posted in Dan's Discord, August 2025GrandMasterGlick, posted in Dan's Discord, August 2025Phantasmic, posted in Dan's Discord, August 2025RedDrgn, posted in Dan's Discord, August 20258, posted in Dan's Discord, August 2025RaRaStudios, posted in Dan's Discord, August 2025Lilo.EXE, posted in Dan's Discord, August 2025
21:00 that was inspiring man.... I needed to hear that, thanks a bunch for the fun stream, learned a lot!
@boubbambam on YouTube, August 2026Comment on Dan's video "Compose Music Like Toby Fox - Undertale - Once Upon a Time" (Music Theory for Gamers)
Discord posts were made during Dan's live 2-day beginner composing challenge (August 2025), about that challenge. YouTube cards are public comments on the named Dan video, quoted as posted (excerpts marked); the date is what YouTube showed when the comment was read on October 1, 2026. Not reviews of this course. Handles as posted.
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I’ve never finished a full track. Is this too advanced?
This is exactly who it’s for.
We start from “I have a DAW and ideas, but no finished songs” and walk you through the whole pipeline: idea to study to arrangement to finished instrumental.
You’ll be uncomfortable at times, that’s where the growth is, but you won’t be lost.
I already know some theory / basic production. Will I still get value?
Yes, if your problem is output and quality, not information.
If you’ve watched a lot of tutorials, finished a few tracks, but they sound basic or inconsistent, this will give you the system and repetition you’re missing.
Do I need a specific DAW or expensive plug-ins?
No. You can do the entire course with: Any modern DAW (Logic, FL, Ableton, Reaper, Studio One, BandLab, etc.).
Stock/free plug-ins and at most a basic MIDI keyboard (or even just your laptop keyboard, I show that workflow).
Paid plug-ins are optional “nice to haves,” not required.
Is this only for game music?
No. We use a lot of examples that could work in games because they’re melodic, emotional, and atmospheric.
But the instrument study framework works for lo-fi, cinematic, pop, ambient, you name it.
If you want to move people with instrumental music, it applies.
How long does it take to complete Instrumental Inspiration?
Instrumental Inspiration is self-paced. The core video lessons are about 12 hours 51 minutes total.
Calendar time depends on how many focused hours you put in each week.
At about 3 hours per week, plan on about 5 weeks for the video lessons, plus extra time to do the exercises and apply the material.
What if I’m afraid my music will never be “good enough”?
Welcome to the club. The way out is not more thinking; it’s more finished work.
This course is built to stack small, objective wins, finished ideas, finished sections, finished tracks, so your confidence becomes evidence-based, not fantasy.
Why should I trust this course instead of more free tutorials?
Free tutorials are random. Instrumental Inspiration is one coherent path: Clear outcome: finish original, emotional instrumentals.
Single mechanism: the Instrument Study System. End-to-end pipeline: DAW basics to studies to arrangement to mix to export.
Instead of 100 disconnected hacks, you get one integrated process. That’s how you increase results without increasing effort.
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.
Dan Spencer coaches Instrumental Inspiration 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.
