Fundamentals for the Aspiring Musician

Fundamentals for the Aspiring Musician
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis US
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0415801044
ISBN-13 : 9780415801041
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Fundamentals for the Aspiring Musician by : Robert J. Frank

Fundamentals for the Aspiring Musician is a completely integrated textbook written for students who wish to study music professionally. It uses technology to its fullest to aid students in preparation for the study of music theory by laying a thorough and solid foundation of basic music fundamentals. Rather than using separate textbooks, recording sets, or software programs, this textbook integrates a hard copy text with a parallel, interactive, multimedia version of the textbook, which allows students to hear the examples as they see them, hear and practice exercises to master basic skills, and easily review and reinforce terms or delve deeper into a topic with a single click of the mouse. The hard copy text has an identical layout as the multimedia version for easy reference away from the computer.

The Everything Essential Music Theory Book

The Everything Essential Music Theory Book
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9781440583407
ISBN-13 : 1440583404
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis The Everything Essential Music Theory Book by : Marc Schonbrun

Master musical skills quickly and easily! From classical music to new age, hard rock, and pop, music has always played an important role in everyday life. Whether you're an intermediate musician or an aspiring music major, The Everything Essential Music Theory Book is a guide to mastering one of the most important tools for every musician: musical understanding. This compact, portable volume covers all the basics, including: The construction of chords and scales How to understand rhythm and time signatures How keys are identified and organized Creating harmonization and melody With each clear and easy-to-understand chapter, musician and educator Marc Schonbrun takes you through the essentials of music theory--the very glue that holds music together.

Vaideology

Vaideology
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Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages : 93
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ISBN-10 : 9781540047779
ISBN-13 : 1540047776
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Vaideology by : Steve Vai

(Guitar Educational). Experience must-know music knowledge and wisdom through the highly focused lens of legendary guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. This full-color instructional book written by Vai himself features in-depth discussions of the music theory fundamentals that every aspiring (and veteran) guitar player should know, packed with practical exercises, diagrams, tips, inspiring ideas and concepts, practice methods, and ways of looking at music that you may have never considered. Topics covered include: academic vs. experiential learning * reading and writing music * key signatures * chord scales * rhythm basics * guitar harmonics * modes * and much more.

Performing Popular Music

Performing Popular Music
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 162
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ISBN-10 : 9780429012662
ISBN-13 : 0429012667
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Performing Popular Music by : David Cashman

This book explores the fundamentals of popular music performance for students in contemporary music institutions. Drawing on the insights of performance practice research, it discusses the unwritten rules of performances in popular music, what it takes to create a memorable performance, and live popular music as a creative industry. The authors offer a practical overview of topics ranging from rehearsals to stagecraft, and what to do when things go wrong. Chapters on promotion, recordings, and the music industry place performance in the context of building a career. Performing Popular Music introduces aspiring musicians to the elements of crafting compelling performances and succeeding in the world of today’s popular music.

Music Fundamentals

Music Fundamentals
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Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9781461669852
ISBN-13 : 1461669855
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Music Fundamentals by : Elvo D'Amante

This book is a basic theory text designed for music majors as well as nonmajors who wish to acquire a working knowledge of musicianship and music theory. Music fundamentals are approached through the parallel study of pitch considerations and rhythmic design. The text includes four clefs for study, manuscript tips, drill studies for self-testing and monitoring, and chapter assignments. The Instructor's Manual is sold separately.

Fundamentals of Piano Practice

Fundamentals of Piano Practice
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 1523287225
ISBN-13 : 9781523287222
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Fundamentals of Piano Practice by : Chuan C. Chang

This is the first book that teaches piano practice methods systematically, based on mylifetime of research, and containing the teachings of Combe, material from over 50 pianobooks, hundreds of articles, and decades of internet research and discussions with teachersand pianists. Genius skills are identified and shown to be teachable; learning piano can raiseor lower your IQ. Past widely taught methods based on false assumptions are exposed;substituting them with efficient practice methods allows students to learn piano and obtainthe necessary education to navigate in today's world and even have a second career. See http://www.pianopractice.org/

Harmony for Computer Musicians

Harmony for Computer Musicians
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Publisher : Cengage Learning Ptr
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 1435456726
ISBN-13 : 9781435456723
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis Harmony for Computer Musicians by : Michael Hewitt

Accompanying CD includes exercises in the form of MIDI files and an exercises appendix.

Independent Artistry

Independent Artistry
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 124
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ISBN-10 : 0615794408
ISBN-13 : 9780615794402
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Independent Artistry by : Allen Floyd Perry

Independent Artistry is a how-to book for aspiring music artists pursuing a career in the entertainment industry independently. After reading this book, artists gain the know-how of establishing a music career by applying the fundamentals of: Songwriting, Brand Development, Copyright Law, Trademark Law, Business Incorporation, Business Finances, Small Business Taxes, Artist Management, Music Publishing, and Music Distribution - the 10 skills of Independent Artistry.

Reaching Out: A Musician's Guide to Interactive Performance

Reaching Out: A Musician's Guide to Interactive Performance
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Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Total Pages : 144
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015070680437
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Reaching Out: A Musician's Guide to Interactive Performance by : David Wallace

Connect with and captivate concert audiences as never before with Reaching Out, the groundbreaking new guide to audience engagement and interactive performance for musicians. Author David Wallace shares the techniques he has taught at The Juilliard School and used with orchestras and conservatories around the world for reaching out to any audience regardless of demographics and musical expertise and enriching their concert experience through interaction. Featuring real-life examples, concert transcripts, and an Interactive Concert Checklist, this text gives performing musicians the tools they need to put these techniques to practice and design programs that give their audiences a deeper experience and appreciation of music.