Music-Instruction & Study-Composition

A comprehensive introduction to film music, this book provides a concise and illuminating summary of the process of film scoring, as well as a succinct overview of the rich history of contemporary film music.Written in a non-technical style, this book begins by presenting a...

Embrace Your Inner ArtistDo you struggle writing songs? Have you ever tried learning music theory but found it hard or thought that it wasn't necessary? If you are finding that you are writing songs, and whilst they sound good, there is something missing then...

Most articles written about performance practice deal with relatively small areas (trills, over dotting, etc.) placing emphasis on citing original sources or collating several original sources in order to support a given position. There is not sufficient information in these articles to deal with...

This book provides perspective on arranging, composing, and interpreting (in clave and style) traditional and contemporary Cuban music.Author: Edgar Hernandez CollazoISBN-10: 8859694809ISBN-13: 9798859694808Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/30/2023Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d

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 own home.In...

The first full-length biographical study of Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994). The British-born Irish composer (Dame) Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994) is best known today for her cycle of thirteen string quartets, composed over five decades. And yet, her oeuvre ranges from large scale choral works, to ballets,...

The choice for older, more accomplished notators, this spiral-bound 9x12" manuscript book contains 64 pages, with 10 staves per page, for standard music handwriting. The detailed guide spells out notation rules, from stem direction, to articulations, to ties and slurs, to notehead placement of...

Who originally authored the anonymous, undated French manuscript Traité d'accompagnement et de composition? Carla E. Williams tackles this mystery while providing the first English translation of this rare manuscript, which resides in the collections of the Lilly Library at Indiana University Bloomington. A Case...

Drawing on a mix of collaborative autoethnography, secondary literature, interviews with leading improvisers, and personal anecdotal material, Jamming the Classroom discusses the pedagogy of musical improvisation as a vehicle for teaching, learning, and enacting social justice. Heble and Stewart write that to "jam the...

Drawing on a mix of collaborative autoethnography, secondary literature, interviews with leading improvisers, and personal anecdotal material, Jamming the Classroom discusses the pedagogy of musical improvisation as a vehicle for teaching, learning, and enacting social justice. Heble and Stewart write that to "jam the...

(Manuscript Paper). This 6-stave, extra-wide pad is a perfect tool for the very young, beginners, and teachers alike.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 0825690153ISBN-13: 9780825690150Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/1992Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 10.42h x 7.98w x 0.22d

(Keyboard Instruction). Now with a CD 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...

Techniques, Tricks & Pro Tips to Make Your Sound The Very Best it Can Be!Do you want to make better music? How about achieving a professional sound? Or even being able to work in professional studios?If you're serious about improving your music production, songwriting...

Join the author on a captivating journey through the world of timeless music in Cevere's Chronicles Vol. 2: Cevere's Classics. In this volume, his book explores the essence of what makes a classic. Unveiling the art of album creation, discover the cohesive and immersive...

Everything You Need To Know About Making Music In One Place!Included in this 2 Book Collection are: Music Production For Beginners 2022+ Edition. Music Production, Songwriting & Audio Engineering, 2022+ Edition: The Professional Guide. If you're serious about taking your Music Skills to a...

This workbook features music paper with 1 system of 10 staves across two pages. Use this staff paper to write your next piece of musicAuthor: Thor WisteriaISBN-10: 1539799166ISBN-13: 9781539799160Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/07/2016Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.11d

Alexandra Pierce singles out elements of music such as melody, meter, and phrase, and investigates the defining quality of each through movement. Although simple, these exercises engage the listening attention in complex ways and can be integrated into a musician's daily practice. Practicing movements...

This book is a sequel to The Eagle 53 Pianist and lists 2,999 "jazz chords" that occur in the Eagle 53 musical tuning. The "jazz chords" listed in this book are not as strong as the "lush chords" in the Pianist book but are...

Exploring the response of five composers--Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, and Mahler--to what each clearly saw as the challenge of Beethoven's symphonies, Evan Bonds richly enhances our understanding of the evolution of the symphony and Beethoven's legacy.Author: Mark Evan BondsISBN-10: 0674733371ISBN-13: 9780674733374Publisher: Harvard University PressLanguage:...

(Manuscript Paper). A must for any Frozen fan Contains 32 pages with six large staves and characters from the beloved film on each page. Also includes a music notation guide.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 1480391530ISBN-13: 9781480391536Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2014Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize:...

Twenty Piano Compositions: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a collection of twenty piano pieces composed by the renowned Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The book was originally published in 1906 and features some of Mozart's most famous works for the piano, including his Sonata in...

This is the LARGE PRINT edition of the narrative nonfiction songwriting guide by musician, Aaron Cheney.If you are an aspiring musician, poet, or wordsmith who has ever wanted to write a song-or if you want to write better songs-this book will lead you step...

(Manuscript Paper). 32-page stitched book with Kermit the Frog on each page. Large 6-staves per page; 81 x 81 . Includes music notation guide.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 0881885061ISBN-13: 9780881885064Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/1986Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 8.20h x 8.30w x 0.20d

First Published in 2003. The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint is an introductory text to the analysis and composition of tonal counterpoint. Using examples from the music of J.S. Bach - the master of this style - the author takes students through a series of...

This musical-philosophical study interweaves music improvisation, composition, and analysis with Deleuze's philosophy of time, plus includes reformulations of Deleuze's concepts. The author draws on his own work alongside examples from the history of music practice in improvised and experimental musics, developing a new concept:...

2023 Reprint of 1947 Edition. A comprehensive reference book of scales and melodic patterns, arranged in the form of piano scales and melodic studies, but adaptable for all instruments. Since its publication in 1947, great musicians and composers of all genres - from Arnold...

Paul 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. The product of 50 years of scholarship, Heise challenges the standard view that Wagner merely dramatized the conflict between love...

This well-known study by an eminent musicologist constitutes one of the best mid-level explorations of the nature and function of the orchestra. Tracing the beginnings of modern music from the seventeenth through early twentieth centuries, the survey presents forty-four musical excerpts and thirteen sketches...

Are you in the mood for composing music? Then you need our Piano Music Composition Notebook It is the perfect music notebook for beginners, young musicians, composers, or songwriters. You can use it in the studio, at home, or anywhere for songwriting, practice lessons,...

Music in Evolution and Evolution in Music by Steven Jan is a comprehensive account of the relationships between evolutionary theory and music. Examining the 'evolutionary algorithm' that drives biological and musical-cultural evolution, the book provides a distinctive commentary on how musicality and music can...

From John Henry and "The House of the Rising Sun" to Elvis, the Beatles, Nirvana, and the turntable revolution, David Kirby traces the complex relationship between artist, audience, time, and place in the making of America's rich musical tradition.Author: David KirbyISBN-10: 1941561020ISBN-13: 9781941561027Publisher: New...

Contingent Encounters offers a sustained comparative study of improvisation as it appears between music and everyday life. Drawing on work in musicology, cultural studies, and critical improvisation studies, as well as his own performing experience, Dan DiPiero argues that comparing improvisation across domains calls...

Sheet Music Piano Sonatas Volume 1, from 1 to 9Composer Wolfang Amadeus Mozart W.A. Mozart Piano Sonata No.1 in C major, K.279/189d W.A. Mozart Piano Sonata No.2 in F major, K.280/189e W.A. Mozart Piano Sonata No.3 in B-flat major, K.281/189f W.A. Mozart Piano Sonata...

Expert guidance on enhancing your live music production skills with MIDI, audio sequencing and arrangement techniques, automation, modulation, MPE, and external instruments from an Ableton Certified TrainerKey Features Make the most of Ableton Live 11 tools and processes to create, record and edit your...

Improvisation rattles some listeners. Maybe they're even suspicious of it. John Coltrane's saxophonic flights of fancy, Jimi Hendrix's feedback drenched guitar solos, Ravi Shankar's sitar extrapolations--all these sounds seem like so much noodling or jamming, indulgent self-expression. "Just" improvising, as is sometimes said. For...

Anne Martin worked as a music teacher after graduating from Homerton College, Cambridge with a degree in Music and Education. She became interested in Early Music and the recorder in her twenties and has taught the recorder and conducted recorder groups for many years...

Music in Evolution and Evolution in Music by Steven Jan is a comprehensive account of the relationships between evolutionary theory and music. Examining the 'evolutionary algorithm' that drives biological and musical-cultural evolution, the book provides a distinctive commentary on how musicality and music can...

Free to Be Musical: Group Improvisation in Music is for those who lead musical experiences in the lives of children, youth, and adults. Offering a set of experiences to inspire creative musical expression, this book will prove useful for music education majors, practicing music...

Sheet Music Piano Sonatas Volume 2, from 10 to 18Composer Wolfang Amadeus MozartContent: Piano Sonata No.10 in C major, K.330/300hPiano Sonata No.11 in A major, K.331/300iPiano Sonata No.12 in F major, K.332/300kPiano Sonata No.13 in B-flat major, K.333/315cPiano Sonata No.14 in C minor, K.457Piano...

Most articles written about performance practice deal with relatively small areas (trills, over dotting, etc.) placing emphasis on citing original sources or collating several original sources in order to support a given position. There is not sufficient information in these articles to deal with...

"songs require both the writer and the listener to heal in concert. humanity will always need more songs!" - Mallory L. BishopThis journal is for anyone looking for space to keep track of the songs in their heart & the messages channeled from The...

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...

Designed for: Songwriters, Vocalists, Bands, Podcasters, Budding Engineers or ProducersA primer on audio recording, home studios, audio engineering, producing singers and bands, selecting mics, mixing boards and dedicated preamps. Covers liabilities, copyrights, trade and service marks. Primer for composing music. Music publishing. Performance Rights...

Mathematical Music offers a concise and easily accessible history of how mathematics was used to create music. The story presented in this short, engaging volume ranges from ratios in antiquity to random combinations in the 17th century, 20th-century statistics, and contemporary artificial intelligence. This...

The Creative Electronic Music Producer examines the creative processes of electronic music production, from idea discovery and perception to the power of improvising, editing, effects processing, and sound design. Featuring case studies from across the globe on musical systems and workflows used in the...

The perfect blank staff paper book for any guitar player, guitar teacher, or guitar student Every guitar player, regardless of experience, needs to be able to write down things they're learning, from songs they're working on to their own music. With Guitar Sheets Staff...

This book is intended to introduce concepts about music composition to band and orchestra students of all ages and engage them in actual creative composing projects. The National Core Arts Standards (2014) emphasize that students should be engaged in the "creative practices of imagination,...

Creating Melodies is a companion to our book Creating Rhythms. The book will show you how to explore the infinite space of melodies.Like the rhythms book, it comes with software that you can download from the book's website. With the software you can generate...

Author: Willi ApelISBN-10: 1849028044ISBN-13: 9781849028042Publisher: Benediction ClassicsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/08/2010Pages: 518Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.04lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.31d

Our contemporary culture is communicating ever-increasingly through the visual, through film, and through music. This makes it ever more urgent for theologians to explore the resources of art for enriching our understanding and experience of the Judeo-Christian tradition. Annunciations: Sacred Music for the twenty-First...