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Music Maker Path

Learn your instrument, perform live, release your music.

An all-elective music path for instrumentalists, vocalists, composers, and producers. Instrument learning steps are parallel — a guitarist and a drummer don't share milestones. The release and performance steps are independent of which instrument you play. Proof is a video performance, a streaming platform link, or a license agreement — completion and sharing, not critical reception.

0 required outcomes52 weeksCredential on completion
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Path outcomes

10
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Learn to Play Guitar (First Complete Song)

Elective. Guitar branch — first complete song performed from memory. Proof: video recording of the complete performance.

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20
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Learn to Play Piano (First Complete Song)

Elective. Piano branch — first complete song performed from memory. Proof: video recording of the complete performance.

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30
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Learn to Play Drums (First Complete Song)

Elective. Drums branch — first complete song played through without stopping. Proof: video recording of the complete performance.

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40
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Learn to Sing (First Performance)

Elective. Voice branch — first performance for an audience. Proof: video recording of a live or recorded performance with an audience present.

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50
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Perform Live

Elective. Live performance milestone — any format (music, comedy, spoken word). Applicable across all instrument and voice branches. Proof: video of the performance with a visible audience or venue context.

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60
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Release Original Music

Elective. EP release on streaming platforms — composition, recording, mixing, mastering, and distribution all evidenced. Proof: streaming platform link (Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp) with public release date.

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70
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Release a Full Album

Elective. Full album (8+ tracks) on streaming platforms. Higher investment and scope than an EP. Proof: streaming platform link with track count and public release date.

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80
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License Your Creative Work

Elective. Commercial licensing milestone — negotiating a license for original music (sync, sample clearance, or direct). Proof: signed license agreement with terms and licensee name.

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Free resources for this path

Every resource listed here is free. No affiliate links. No sponsored placements.

The best free structured guitar curriculum online — used by millions of beginners. Lesson plans from absolute beginner to intermediate with video, tabs, and app support. No subscription required for the core content.

Music production, composition, and music theory explained by a working musician with a genuine teaching gift. Free. Covers electronic production, songwriting, and instrument technique — highly applicable to the EP release milestone.

The fastest and cheapest way to distribute your music to Spotify, Apple Music, and 35+ platforms. $23/year for unlimited releases. Essential for the EP and album release milestones.

Growth Path Credential

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