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Music theory for computer musicians / Michael Hewitt.

By: Hewitt, Michael John.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boston, MA : Course Technology, CENGAGE Learning, c2008Description: xvi, 309 p. : ill., music ; 24 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.).ISBN: 9781598635034; 1598635034.Subject(s): Music theory | Computer music | Computer music -- History and criticismDDC classification: 780
Contents:
Musical sound -- The notes -- The major scale -- Rhythm, tempo and note lengths -- Score editing -- Intervals -- Meter -- Chords -- The natural minor scale -- Melody and motives -- The harmonic and melodic minor scales -- Augmented and diminished intervals and interval inversions -- Chordal inversions, octave doubling, and spacing -- Additive rhythms -- Expanding your knowledge of keys -- The pentatonic scale -- Major, minor, augmented, and diminished triads -- Chord progressions and root movement -- The cycle of fifths -- The seven diatonic modes -- Chords of the seventh -- Exotic scales -- Complex harmony -- Arpeggiation -- Intonation -- Conclusion-- Appendix A: Scales -- Appendix B: audio CD and accompanying text sidebars
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Many DJs, gigging musicians, and electronic music producers know how to play their instruments and make music on a computer, but they lack the music theory knowledge needed to take their art to the next level. Put simply, you need to know what you are doing with regard to the music you are writing. Music Theory for Computer Musicians explains these music theory fundamentals in the most simple and accessible way possible. Concepts are taught within the framework of today's recording software and MIDI keyboard environment. This book and the exercises within will help the aspiring music producer/computer musician make great progress in using and understanding the fundamentals of music. The result will be a great improvement in your own music!

Includes index.

Musical sound -- The notes -- The major scale -- Rhythm, tempo and note lengths -- Score editing -- Intervals -- Meter -- Chords -- The natural minor scale -- Melody and motives -- The harmonic and melodic minor scales -- Augmented and diminished intervals and interval inversions -- Chordal inversions, octave doubling, and spacing -- Additive rhythms -- Expanding your knowledge of keys -- The pentatonic scale -- Major, minor, augmented, and diminished triads -- Chord progressions and root movement -- The cycle of fifths -- The seven diatonic modes -- Chords of the seventh -- Exotic scales -- Complex harmony -- Arpeggiation -- Intonation -- Conclusion-- Appendix A: Scales -- Appendix B: audio CD and accompanying text sidebars

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Musical Sound
  • Chapter 2 The Notes
  • Chapter 3 The Major Scale
  • Chapter 4 Rhythm, Tempo and Note Lengths
  • Chapter 5 Score Editing
  • Chapter 6 Intervals
  • Chapter 7 Meter
  • Chapter 8 Chords
  • Chapter 9 The Natural Minor Scale
  • Chapter 10 Melody and Motives
  • Chapter 11 The Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales
  • Chapter 12 Augmented and Diminished Intervals and Interval Inversions
  • Chapter 13 Chordal Inversions, Octave Doubling, and Spacing
  • Chapter 14 Additive Rhythms
  • Chapter 15 Expanding Your Knowledge of Keys
  • Chapter 16 the Pentatonic Scale
  • Chapter 17 Major, Minor, Augmented, and Diminished Triads
  • Chapter 18 Chord Progressions and Root Movement
  • Chapter 19 The Cycle of Fifths
  • Chapter 20 The Seven Diatonic Modes
  • Chapter 21 Chords of the Seventh
  • Chapter 22 Exotic Scales
  • Chapter 23 Complex Harmony
  • Chapter 24 Arpeggiation
  • Chapter 25 Intonation
  • Chapter 26 Conclusion
  • Appendix A Scales
  • Appendix B Audio CD and Accompanying Text Sidebars