Craft of Contemporary Commercial Music

Informationen zum Autor Greg McCandless is Assistant Professor of Music Theory at Appalachian State University.Daniel McIntyre is Department Chair of Music Composition at Full Sail University. Klappentext In the contemporary world! the role of the commercial composer has grown to include a wide range of new responsibilities. Modern composers not only write music! but also often need to perform! record! and market their own works. The Craft of Contemporary Commercial Music prepares todays music students for their careers by teaching them to compose their own music! produce it professionally! and sell it successfully.Exercises at the end of each chapter provide practice with key skills! and a companion website supports the book with video walkthroughs! streaming audio! a multimedia glossary! and printable exercise pages. Zusammenfassung In the contemporary world! the role of the commercial composer has grown to include a wide range of new responsibilities. Modern composers not only write music! but also often need to perform! record! and market their own works. The Craft of Contemporary Commercial Music prepares today's music students for their careers by teaching them to compose their own music! produce it professionally! and sell it successfully.The textbook integrates three areas of concentration-music theory and composition! audio engineering! and music business-allowing students to understand and practice how to successfully navigate each stage of a score's life cycle from concept to contract. Students will learn how to:Translate musical ideas into scores utilizing music theory and composition techniques Transform scores into professional audio through the production stages of tracking! sequencing! editing! mixing! mastering! and bouncingMarket works to prospective clientsThe textbook assumes no prior knowledge of music theory or audio topics! and its modular organization allows instructors to use the book flexibly. Exercises at the end of each chapter provide practice with key skills! and a companion website supports the book with video walkthroughs! streaming audio! a glossary! and printable exercise pages.Combining a grounding in music notation and theory concepts with a foundation in essential technologies! The Craft of Contemporary Commercial Music offers an innovative approach that addresses the needs of students preparing for music careers. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Contemporary Commercial Composer and the Digital Audio WorkstationI. Fundamentals of Music and AudioIa: Fundamentals of MusicChapter 1: Introduction to PitchChapter 2: Introduction to RhythmChapter 3: Introduction to HarmonyChapter 4: Melody and CounterpointIb: Fundamentals of Audio Engineering and SequencingChapter 5: Introduction to Audio and MIDIChapter 6: Manipulating Rhythm in the DAW EnvironmentChapter 7: Introduction to AcousticsChapter 8: Melodic SequencingII. Music Production EssentialsIIa. Composition EssentialsChapter 9: Functional Diatonic HarmonyChapter 10: Expanding Your Harmonic VocabularyChapter 11: Form and DevelopmentChapter 12: Basic OrchestrationIIb. Audio Engineering EssentialsChapter 13: Introduction to MixingChapter 14: Recording and Editing Live InstrumentsChapter 15: Mixing and ProcessingChapter 16: Final Mix ConsiderationsIII. Producing Music for MediaChapter 17: The Client/Composer RelationshipChapter 18: Scoring for Short-Form MediaChapter 19: Scoring for Longer-Form MediaIV. The Business of Music CompositionChapter 20: The Business of Music CompositionAppendix A: List of CC Messages and Their Associated FunctionsAppendix B: GlossaryPermission AcknowledgmentsIndex ...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Greg McCandless, Greg Mcintyre Mccandless, Daniel McIntyre, McIntyre Daniel
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138930612
• ISBN: 978-1-138-93061-2
• Pages: 492
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Musique > Théorie de la musique; Rock, MUSIC / General, Music Industry, Music recording & reproduction, Theory of music & musicology, Pop Music, Popular Music, Theory of music and musicology, Music recording and reproduction, The arts: general topics