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Abbey road crosswalk tribute to the Beatles, Louis Armstrong, and other musicians, by Roedy Black Music for How Music REALLY Works

Noodles are not only amusing, but delicious.—Julia Child

Contents

Part I

The Big Picture

  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1What Music REALLY Is, Who Makes It, Where, When, Why
  • Chapter 2What the Popular Music Industry REALLY Is, and Where It Came From

Part II

Essential Building Blocks of Music

  • Chapter 3How Tones and Overtones REALLY Work
  • Chapter 4How Scales and Intervals REALLY Work
  • Chapter 5How Keys and Modes REALLY Work

Part III

How to Create Emotionally Powerful Music and Lyrics

  • Chapter 6How Chords and Chord Progressions REALLY Work
  • Chapter 7How Beat, Pulse, Meter, Tempo, and Rhythm REALLY Work
  • Chapter 8How Phrase and Form REALLY Work
  • Chapter 9How Melody and Melody-harmony Integration REALLY Work
  • Chapter 10How Lyrics REALLY Work
  • Chapter 11How Repertoire, Signature, and Performance REALLY Work

Part IV

Making a Living in Music

  • Chapter 12How the Music Business and Music Entrepreneurship REALLY Work
  • Chapter Notes
  • References

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Book Details

  • PublisherRoedy Black Music
  • Author Wayne O.Chase
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Print length904 pages

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  • Price $16 (all formats incl.)
  • ISBN, PDF978-1-897311-56-1
  • ISBN, Kindle978-1-897311-58-5
  • ISBN, epub978-1-897311-57-8

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  • Price $59 (includes eBook)
  • ISBN978-1-897311-55-4
  • Dimensions6" x 9" x 1.75"
    15.2 x 4.4 x 22.9 cm
  • Shipping weight2.7 pounds (1.23 kg)

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