Music-Instruction & Study-Composition

Do you want to learn everything you need to know to be a fantastic video game music composer? The Game Music Handbook is for you. This book takes readers on a journey through many of the greatest video game soundscapes to date, discussing key...

From the author of the bestselling book The Art of Songwriting comes The 30-Day Lyric Writing Challenge: a thirty-day bootcamp expertly designed to take your lyric writing skills to the next level - in only ten minutes per day.You'll practice finding rhymes under pressure....

A landmark in jazz studies, Thinking in Jazz reveals as never before how musicians, both individually and collectively, learn to improvise. Chronicling leading musicians from their first encounters with jazz to the development of a unique improvisatory voice, Paul Berliner documents the lifetime of...

Once upon a time, there wasn't a song. Then, sometime later, there was. "How the $&% did that happen?" you might ask. How to Write a Song (Even If You've Never Written One Before and You Think You Suck) is the definitive, no-nonsense and...

(Easy Piano Songbook). 12 lush themes from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies arranged so even beginners sound great playing them. Includes: The Black Pearl * Davy Jones * He's a Pirate * Jack Sparrow * The Medallion Calls * Two Hornpipes (Fisher's Hornpipe)...

What is an arranger? Who wrote the explosive brass line in "Dancing In The Street"? Who wrote the catchy oboe figure in "I Got You Babe"? Who wrote the beautiful string melodies in "What's Going On"? No, it wasn't the songwriter. It was the...

An effective new songwriting vocabulary supported by ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. A definitive manifesto for contemporary songwriters in every genre to organize, understand, and practice the rules, principles, definitions, forms, and song craft needed to create good songs, songs of undeniable creative power and...

From initial demos to mixing and mastering, seasoned authors Mark Cousins and Russ Hepworth-Sawyer show you how to get the most from Logic Pro X. By exploring the essential workflow and the creative possibilities offered by Logic's virtual instruments and effects, Logic Pro X:...

Creating Sounds from Scratch is a practical, in-depth resource on the most common forms of music synthesis. It includes historical context, an overview of concepts in sound and hearing, and practical training examples to help sound designers and electronic music producers effectively manipulate presets...

Whether you're learning guitar for the first time, or you're looking for more insight into how guitar chords work, Guitar Chords in Context has the answers you're looking for. Instead of simply listing chord diagrams, this book teaches you in great detail how to...

The art of sampling -- one of the most innovative music processes to emerge in the late-twentieth century -- stands today as both a celebrated art form and a cultural activity within the hip hop/rap music tradition and beyond. 'The Art of Sampling' (Amir...

The Mind's Ear offers a unique approach to stimulating the musical imagination and inspiring creativity, as well as providing detailed exercises aimed at improving the ability to read and imagine music in silence, in the "mind's ear." Modelling his exercises on those used in...

Over several years, Bertrand Denzler and Jean-Luc Guionnet have interviewed approximately 50 musicians from various backgrounds about their practice of musical improvisation. Musicians include both the very experienced such as Sophie Agnel, Burkhard Beins, John Butcher, Rhodri Davies, Bill Dixon, Phil Durrant, Axel Dner,...

Discover the Easiest Way to Learn Music Theory and Acquire the Ability to Master Any Musical InstrumentDear friend, Would you like to be able to play any musical instrument with confidence and sound like a professional musician? Would you like to unlock the secrets...

(Keyboard Instruction). Bill Evans, the pianist, is a towering figure acknowledged by the jazz world, fans, musicians and critics. However Bill Evans, the composer, has yet to take his place alongside the great masters of composition. Therein lies the sole purpose of this book....

While composers and percussionists are working more closely than ever with one another, there are few resources that address this collaborative relationship in depth. However, Samuel Z. Solomon, himself a percussionist and teacher, offers a comprehensive examination of the issues that percussionists and composers...

Electronic music evokes new sensations, feelings, and thoughts in both composers and listeners. Opening the door to an unlimited universe of sound, it engages spatialization as an integral aspect of composition and focuses on sound transformation as a core structural strategy. In this new...

Paul Brian Heise's The Wound That Will Never Heal is an original allegorical reading of Richard Wagner's epic music drama The Ring of the Nibelung. Heise challenges the standard view that Wagner merely dramatizes the conflict between love and power and demonstrates instead that...

Everything You Need To Know About Making Music In One Place Not so long ago, studio quality recording, mixing and music production was only available to the rich and famous artists. However these days it's now possible to produce professional sounding music from your...

Picking up a Guitar and Making Beautiful Music Is a Great FeelingWhether you're young or old, there's no better feeling than learning to play an instrument. Sadly, most people believe that they will never learn how to play Guitar.Local guitar teachers seem like a...

Are You Struggling To Get Reverb Working In Your Mixes?Do you find yourself WASTING TIME with painful trial and error trying to get the perfect reverb sound for your mixes? Or maybe you're just overwhelmed by all the different options within reverb?Every professional engineer...

This book has the objective to open a window on how to understand the concepts of jazz arrangement, its vocabulary, colours, and function in todays modern guitar playing. In my mind, it was idealized initially for those who play the guitar by sight reading,...

(Willis). Part 3 of a comprehensive step-by-step course specifically designed to suit the needs of all children beginning the piano. Includes: characters and illustrations * writing exercises * sight reading drills * review work * accompaniments * and more. This version includes online audio...

This book is the first choice for any artist seeking quick, fun, easy-to-digest insight into the depth of Logic, from early Emagic retro Logic secrets to the latest power tools and GUI enhancements added since Logic's acquisition by Apple, Inc. Whether you have just...

All artists have doubts and anxieties. What are yours? Managing procrastination, anxiety, and creative blocks? Knowing how to trust your work? Dealing with other people? Balancing the need to push through to the end of a work while keeping your health and sanity? Handling...

Professional Orchestration: A Practical Handbook - Workbook is the Workbook for all three Handbooks in the series: From Piano to Strings, From Piano to Woodwinds and From Piano to Orchestra. You orchestrate and optionally record the same examples in the Workbook for the homework...

(Berklee Guide). Unleash the creative potential of your guitar, and express your imagination through your music! This inspiring, practical and fun approach to composing and improvising will develop your sense of dynamics, articulation, rhythm, melodic direction and musical E.S.P. Think out of the box,...

How is the Beatles' "Help!" similar to Stravinsky's "Dance of the Adolescents?" How does Radiohead's "Just" relate to the improvisations of Bill Evans? And how do Chopin's works exploit the non-Euclidean geometry of musical chords? In this groundbreaking work, author Dmitri Tymoczko describes a...

While the role of a producer is constantly evolving in relation to music, time, and technological transitions and updates, there are proven similarities throughout all musical productions regarding processes and workflow management.In this practical and highly accessible guide, Josh Bess breaks music production down...

Radically transform your songwriting composition skills in only thirty days.The 30-Day Music Writing Challenge is a thirty-day bootcamp that will take your songwriting composition skills to the next level - in as little as fifteen minutes per day.You'll practice writing distinctive grooves. You'll craft...

Author: Willi ApelISBN-10: 1849028052ISBN-13: 9781849028059Publisher: Benediction ClassicsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/09/2010Pages: 518Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.66lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.15d

Music Theory and Composition: A Practical Approachpresents a pragmatic, accessible approach to music theory through an emphasis on melody and counterpoint. This focus explains the "why" of musical construction more clearly than the traditional approach of beginning with chords. By starting with a single...

Creative Orchestration by American Composer George Frederick McKay (1899-1970) is highly regarded in academic circles for its direct and uncomplicated approach based on McKay's 40 years of teaching music theory at the University of Washington, Seattle while using experiential methods with small groups of...

(Criterion). Used by leading universities for courses in Practical Arranging and Composing in the professional field. Endorsed by leading music educators, composers, and arrangers.Author: Russell GarciaISBN-10: 1458423794ISBN-13: 9781458423795Publisher: CriterionLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2008Pages: 172Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.50w x 0.50d

Recommended by winners of the Academy, Grammy, and Emmy Awards, Professional Orchestration is the first multi-volume series in orchestration from an American Publisher that teaches the devices and orchestral combinations which, before now, have been known by only a privileged few. It's also the...

In this new text, designed to follow SCALES, INTERVALS, KEYS, TRIADS, RHYTHMS, AND METER by the same authors, the procedures of programmed instruction are utilized to promote the student's mastery of part-writing fundamentals and understanding of the basic concepts of harmonic progression.Author: John CloughISBN-10:...

(Manuscript Paper). This collection of manuscript paper for ukulele features 80 perforated pages. Each page features 7 tab staves and 8 chord diagrams, and a music tablature guide is also included.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 1705140351ISBN-13: 9781705140352Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2021Pages: 80Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Composing with Constraints: 100 Practical Exercises in Music Composition provides an innovative approach to the instruction of the craft of music composition based on tailored exercises to help students develop their creativity. When composition is condensed to a series of logical steps, it can...

With the ongoing development of algorithmic composition programs and communities of practice expanding, algorithmic music faces a turning point. Joining dozens of emerging and established scholars alongside leading practitioners in the field, chapters in this Handbook both describe the state of algorithmic composition and...

Author: Stephen RoseISBN-10: 1108431283ISBN-13: 9781108431286Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/12/2021Pages: 259Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.55d

Xenakis Creates in Architecture and Music describes the collaborative interaction of internationally acclaimed composer Roger Reynolds, musician Karen Reynolds, and musically inspired composer, engineer, and architect Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) to create a house design, The Reynolds Desert House. The process combined aesthetics and intuition...

While the role of a producer is constantly evolving in relation to music, time, and technological transitions and updates, there are proven similarities throughout all musical productions regarding processes and workflow management.In this practical and highly accessible guide, Josh Bess breaks music production down...

Jazz Composition and Arranging In the Digital Age is a comprehensive and practical instructional book and reference guide on the art and craft of jazz composition and arranging for small and large ensembles. In this book, veteran composers and arrangers Richard Sussman and Michael...

Fresh Music: Explorations with the Creative Workshop Ensemble for Musicians, Artists, and Teachers chronicles 40 years of the Creative Workshop Ensemble(CreW) at the Berklee College of Music and internationally. The book provides refreshing alternatives and immerses and engages the reader in real and practical...

With nearly 400 scores to his credit, Ennio Morricone is one of the most prolific and influential film composers working today. He has collaborated with many significant directors, and his scores for such films as The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; Once Upon...

(Carta Manuscript Paper). 26 stave score pad, 12x18, 40 sheets, includes Orchestral Range/Transposition Chart.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 0793557887ISBN-13: 9780793557882Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1997Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.65lbsSize: 17.80h x 11.80w x 0.40d

This book is for anyone who writes, plays or listens to jazz. It explains the writing process and the construction of jazz pieces. I've attempted to answer many of the questions that arrangers and composers ask themselves when they are writing. Players who read...

The Trait de l'harmonie of Jen-Philippe Rameau is one of the most important books in the history of Western music. Written while Rameau was still a relatively obscure organist and music master at Clermont-Ferrand, the book received but one printing during Rameau's life, in...

Music manuscript book. 96 pages of blank staff paper. 12 staves per page. Includes music reference charts.Author: Em Music PublishingISBN-10: 1512227862ISBN-13: 9781512227864Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/02/2015Pages: 102Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.21d

The Comprehensive Book of Modes and Scales for Piano and Keyboard Players was written specifically for classically trained pianists with little knowledge of scales. This book contains over 70 scales and modes including major, minor, jazz modes, pentatonic, bebop, octatonic, exotic, synthetic scales, etc....