| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Fundamentals of music and audio -- Fundamentals of music -- Introduction to pitch -- Introduction to rhythm -- Introduction to harmony -- Melody and counterpoint -- Fundamentals of audio engineering and sequencing -- Introduction to audio and midi -- Manipulating rhythm in the DAW environment -- Introduction to acoustics -- Melodic sequencing -- Music production essentials -- Composition essentials -- Functional diatonic harmony -- Expanding your harmonic vocabulary -- Form and development -- Basic orchestration -- Audio engineering essentials -- Introduction to mixing -- Recording and editing live instruments -- Mixing and processing -- Final mix considerations -- Producing music for media -- The client/composer relationship -- Scoring for short-form media -- Film scoring -- The business of music composition -- The business of music composition. |
| Summary |
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 bouncing Market works to prospective clients The 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. |
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Sound recordings -- Production and direction.
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Composition (Music)
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Digital audio editors.
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Music trade.
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Composition (Musique) |
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Éditeurs audionumériques. |
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Musique -- Industrie. |
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Composition (Music) |
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Digital audio editors |
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Music trade |
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Sound recordings -- Production and direction |
| Added Author |
McIntyre, Daniel, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McCandless, Greg. Craft of contemporary commercial music. New York ; London : Routledge, 2017 9781138930612 (DLC) 2017005837 (OCoLC)968552232 |
| ISBN |
9781317396864 (electronic bk.) |
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1317396863 (electronic bk.) |
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