Educational

Davis follows up her best-selling book, The Craft Of Lyric Writing, with this hands-on companion course in writing professional lyrics. 292 pages. 8-1/2 x 11.

Covers everything any singer needs to know to read music! Includes examples, exercises, songs, answers and an assignment for each chapter. This book starts slowly with the basics and adds more complicated elements one by one. It uses visual images to help you hear in your head what you see on the page. Unlike most other sight singing books, it is specially geared to the singer of pop music. Once you learn the system, you can sight sing in any given key. The accompanying CD will help you to monitor your efforts.

The Techno Primer is a complete guide to the world of loop-based music styles. This book/CD pack contains an enhanced CD with techno music tracks in a variety of styles - as well as video clips and a demo version of the ACID(TM) XPress program by Sonic Foundry, a history of electronic music, and a detailed guide to techno styles. Also includes information on interactive music on the web, digital recording via the internet, understanding MIDI, the art of sound design, the DJ drummer concept and more. Features interviews with leading techno artists, producers and DJs (such as Jamie Myerson, Misstress Barbara, Code 911 and others), plus a comprehensive glossary of terms used in techno culture.

TI:ME is a non-profit organization whose goals and objectives include the development of in-service teacher training and certification in the area of music technology. This upated edition is an essential resource for all K-12 music educators. It contains hundreds of ideas to assist teachers in integrating technology into the music curriculum, the areas of competency leading to TI:ME certification, and a description of the Technology Institute for Music Educators. These strategies are organized around seven essential areas of competency in music technology as they apply to the National Standards for Arts of Education.

Home recording using computers is one of the fastest growth segments in music. Over a half-dozen new magazines addressing this market have launched in the last five years alone, helping make the computer the dominant tool of the audio industry and the at home recordist. With the right software, your computer can be a recorder, mixer, editor, video production system, and even a musical instrument. The Desktop Studio will help you get the most out of your computer and turn it - and you - into a creative powerhouse. It is a fully illustrated, comprehensive look at software and hardware, and provides expert tips for getting the most out of your music computer. Emile Menasch is a writer, editor, composer and producer living in the New York metro area.

Renowned jazz educators Emile and Laura De Cosmo provide more than 300 exercises to help improvisors tackle one of music's most common progressions: the diatonic cycle. This book is guaranteed to refine technique, enhance improvisational fluency, and improve sight-reading!

Theory Papers covers the fundamentals of music, providing the building blocks for a structured approach to good music learning. It includes problems in melody, harmony, rhythm, and form taken from the music, then put back in and reapplied in many new ways, as well as other activities which develop the student's knowledge and abilities. Available in four levels.