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Composing Digital Music For Dummies

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Yes, you can turn those great melodies and smokin’ grooves in your head into stunning digital music! And you don’t have to be a musical genius or a computer geek to do it! Composing Digital Music For Dummies shows you everything you need to know to compose great tunes using the hottest digital tools.

This friendly, plain-English guide explains all of the digital music basics, including how to work with the latest hardware and software, use templates from the companion CD-ROM to make a quick start, build your first tune, and save it in different formats. You’ll also find out how to add instruments to your score, set tempos and keys, create chord symbols and show fretboards, add lyrics to your tune, and much more. Discover how to:

This book and a computer — all you need to start composing& your own digital music
Want to write your own digital music? This friendly guide explains the basics of composing great tunes with the hottest digital tools. You'll see how to work with the latest hardware and software, build your first tune and saveit in different formats, and add instruments to your score. With the included templates, you'll be making music in no time!

Discover how to:
* Write and arrange digital music
* Determine what — if any — equipment you need
* Compose your ownringtones and MP3s
* Compose with the MIDI controller
* Publish your creations on the Internet

Music Composition For Dummies explains how to use music theory to write music in a variety of forms. It introduces basic chord construction and shows the reader how to compose music with both chords and melody, develop simple melodic motifs and themes into longer compositions, arrange compositions, create scores, and select the right instruments and voicing to express musical ideas. Music Composition For Dummies also shows you how to create popular songs, classically structured pieces, film and television scores, videogame soundtracks, and more using both traditional and improvisational techniques. From the Back Cover Creative exercises build your composing skills The fun and easy way to turn the tune in your head into a full-fledged composition! Wish you could write music? You can! This friendly guide gives you everything you need to start composing, from choosing the right rhythm and tempo to writing with chords and melody to expressing your musical ideas through instruments and voices. You'll see how to create popular songs, classically structured pieces, and even film, TV, or video game soundtracks! Discover how to: * Master chord progressions * Harmonize with melody * Select the right instruments * Write for multiple voices * Compose electronic music * Make a demo recording CONTENTS Introduction. Part I: Basics and Rhythm. Chapter 1: Thinking Like a Composer. Chapter 2: Tools of the Trade. Chapter 3: Musical Scrapbooks: Writing on Paper Read more...

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