Category Archives: Education

Computer Music Presents The Producer’s Music Theory Handbook, 6th Edition (2024) [PDF]

By | March 1, 2024

Computer Music Presents The Producer’s Music Theory Handbook, 6th Edition (2024) [PDF] Unleash your musical potential with the latest issue of Music Magazine! Dive into 130 pages of tutorials covering chords, scales, hooks, keyboard skills, genre exploration, arrangement techniques, and music theory. Learn from the pros and access over 5GB of tutorial files and videos. Power up your… Read More »

SuperCollider for the Creative Musician: A Practical Guide (Creating Technology for Music) [PDF]

By | February 27, 2024

SuperCollider for the Creative Musician: A Practical Guide (Creating Technology for Music) [PDF] SuperCollider, an open-source, cross-platform software program for real-time sound synthesis and algorithmic composition, was created by James McCartney in 1996 and has evolved to become a powerful tool for music composition and research. Written by composer and sound artist Eli Fieldsteel, who has almost two… Read More »

Revolutions in American Music: Three Decades That Changed a Country & Its Sounds PDF

By | February 22, 2024

Revolutions in American Music: Three Decades That Changed a Country & Its Sounds PDF Michael Broyles, “Revolutions in American Music: Three Decades That Changed a Country and Its Sounds” The story of how unexpected connections between music, technology, and race across three tumultuous decades changed American culture. How did a European social dance craze become part of an… Read More »

The Oxford Handbook of Technology & Music Education PDF

By | February 21, 2024

The Oxford Handbook of Technology & Music Education PDF Few aspects of daily existence are untouched by technology. The learning and teaching of music is no exception, and arguably has been impacted as much or more than other areas of life. Digital technologies have come to affect music learning and teaching in profound ways, influencing everything from how… Read More »

Music for Sight Singing 7th Edition

By | February 15, 2024

Music for Sight Singing 7th Edition Designed for the “musicianship” portion of the freshman-sophomore music theory sequence, Benjamin/Horvit/Koozin/Nelson’s MUSIC FOR SIGHT SINGING, Seventh Edition, presents music that is challenging without overwhelming young musicians. With over 1,400 melodies, rhythms and vocal ensemble pieces, it combines a carefully graded sequence of newly composed musical examples with selections from music literature.… Read More »

Guitar Chords For Dummies PDF

By | January 27, 2024

Guitar Chords For Dummies PDF Guitar Chords For Dummies is full of, well, guitar chords. This indispensable reference is a must for guitarists of every ambition, skill level, and musical genre, providing a key to the simplest and most complex guitar chords―over 600 in all. Each chord is illustrated with a chord diagram and a photo with guitarist’s… Read More »

From Perception to Pleasure: The Neuroscience of Music & Why We Love It PDF

By | January 24, 2024

From Perception to Pleasure: The Neuroscience of Music & Why We Love It PDF Why do we love music? What enables us to create it, perceive it, and enjoy it? In From Perception to Pleasure, Robert Zatorre provides answers to these questions from the perspective of cognitive neuroscience, explaining how we get from perception of sound patterns to… Read More »

A Theory of Harmony: With a New Introduction by Paul Wilkinson

By | January 24, 2024

A Theory of Harmony: With a New Introduction by Paul Wilkinson Ernst Levy was a visionary Swiss pianist, composer, and teacher who developed an approach to music theory that has come to be known as “negative harmony.” Levy’s theories have had a wide influence, from young British performer/composer Jacob Collier to jazz musicians like Steve Coleman. His posthumous… Read More »

Designing Interactions for Music & Sound PDF

By | January 24, 2024

Designing Interactions for Music & Sound PDF Designing Interactions for Music and Sound presents multidisciplinary research and case studies in electronic music production, dance-composer collaboration, AI tools for live performance, multimedia works, installations in public spaces, locative media, AR/VR/MR/XR and health. As the follow-on volume to Foundations in Sound Design for Interactive Media, the authors cover key practices,… Read More »

“The Music Producers Masterclass: Unlocking Secrets to Hitmaking” PDF

By | January 24, 2024

“The Music Producers Masterclass: Unlocking Secrets to Hitmaking” PDF Embark on a transformative journey into the world of music production with this comprehensive masterclass. Authored by an industry expert, this book demystifies the art and science of creating hit music. Whether you’re an aspiring producer, a seasoned professional, or a music enthusiast, this book is your gateway to… Read More »

Computer Music Presents Music Producer’s Guide to Synths 3 PDF

By | January 20, 2024

Computer Music Presents Music Producer’s Guide to Synths 3 PDF Music Producer’s Guide to Synths Third Edition Unleash your musical genius with Music Magazine’s latest issue! Get your hands on 12 free synths and 3000 samples to create your own unique sound. Dive into pro tutorials on modular, classic, and new synths. Upgrade your synth music game now… Read More »

Music for Inclusion & Healing in Schools & Beyond: Hip Hop, Techno, Grime & More PDF

By | January 20, 2024

Music for Inclusion & Healing in Schools & Beyond: Hip Hop, Techno, Grime & More PDF Contemporary popular musics such as hip hop, techno, grime, EDM, drill, house and so on are among the most listened to in the world and yet, typically, they are barely covered in the music classroom if at all. This needs to be… Read More »

Record, Mix & Master: A Beginner’s Guide to Audio Production PDF

By | January 20, 2024

Record, Mix & Master: A Beginner’s Guide to Audio Production PDF This textbook is a practical guide to achieving professional-level audio productions using digital audio workstations. It contains 27 chapters divided into three sections, with specially devised diagrams and audio examples throughout. Aimed at students of all levels of experience and written in an easy-to-understand way, this book… Read More »

String Virtuosi in Eighteenth-Century Naples: Culture, Power & Music Institutions PDF

By | January 17, 2024

String Virtuosi in Eighteenth-Century Naples: Culture, Power & Music Institutions PDF Drawing on extensive archival work, this book examines the crucial contribution of Neapolitan string virtuosi to the dissemination of instrumental music and to the development of string practices and musical culture in Europe. It presents a fresh look at the central place of instrumental music in early… Read More »

The Music of Theology: Language Space Silence PDF

By | January 13, 2024

The Music of Theology: Language Space Silence PDF This book reconceives theology as a musical endeavour in critical tension with language, space and silence. An Overture first moves us from music to religion, and then from theology back to music – a circularity that, drawing upon history, sociology, phenomenology, and philosophy, disclaims any theology of music and instead… Read More »