Category Archives: Education

Copyright in the Music Industry: A Practical Guide to Exploiting & Enforcing Rights PDF This must-have book is a comprehensive yet accessible guide to copyright and related rights in the music industry. It provides clear and concise instruction on how copyright works in practice and how it applies to music specifically, as well as covering how to manage,… Read More »

Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World How sound leaves a fundamental imprint on who we are. Making sense of sound is one of the hardest jobs we ask our brains to do. In Of Sound Mind, Nina Kraus examines the partnership of sound and brain, showing for the first time that the processing… Read More »

Doing Research in Sound Design PDF Doing Research in Sound Design gathers chapters on the wide range of research methodologies used in sound design. Editor Michael Filimowicz and a diverse group of contributors provide an overview of cross-disciplinary inquiry into sound design that transcends discursive and practical divides. The book covers Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods inquiry. For… Read More »

The Technology of Computer Music by Max V. Mathews (Father or Computer Music) PDF The computer is rapidly supplementing the electronic sound studio as an effective sound source and M. V. Mathews is the pioneer and authority in the increasingly important field of generating and processing speech and music through computers. The book is intended for people who… Read More »

A Guide to Dance Accompaniment for Musicians & Dance Teachers PDF “Harriet Cavalli has been a great influence on me and my work with music. She understands dance accompaniment better than anyone and explains how and why in her book.”– Mark Morris, artistic director, Mark Morris Dance Group “An insightful and detailed guide that will help novice dance… Read More »

Audio Signal Processing (Special Edition) by Vesa Välimäki PDF Audio signal processing is a highly active research field where digital signal processing theory meets human sound perception and real-time programming requirements. It has a wide range of applications in computers, gaming, and music technology, to name a few of the largest areas. Successful applications include, for example, perceptual… Read More »

Streamlining Digital Signal Processing (2nd Edition) by Richard G. Lyons [PDF] This book presents recent advances in DSP to simplify, or increase the computational speed of, common signal processing operations. The topics describe clever DSP tricks of the trade not covered in conventional DSP textbooks. This material is practical, real-world, DSP tips and tricks as opposed to the… Read More »

Jazz Guitar Online How To Play Jazz Guitar In The Style Of Charlie Christian PDF Charlie Christian is one of the most legendary guitarists and the father of jazz guitar. Not only did he help to bring jazz guitar soloing into the modern era, he influenced many of the great players that followed him, including Wes Montgomery, Jim… Read More »

Sound On Sound – October 2021 (UK & USA Edition) Reviews: Clavia Nord Piano 5 • Analogue Solutions Leipzig v3 synthesizer • HEDD Type 07 Mk2 monitors • Monitor Controllers user guide • Trinnov D-MON & La Remote room correction system • Minimal Audio Rift distortion/filter plug-in • ROLI Equator2 soft synth • Roland TD-50KV2 electronic drum kit… Read More »

Guitar Amplifier Encyclopedia PDF This book is for the fans of guitar amplifiers and the history that lies behind them. Starting with early amp models like the Gibson EH-150 that was first used with Gibson’s EH-150 lap-steel guitar and later the Charlie Christian ES-150 guitar, it then delves into the development of Fender, Vox, and Orange amps, and… Read More »

BBC Proms 2021: Festival Guide PDF The BBC Proms is the world’s biggest and longest-running classical music festival and one of the jewels in the crown for the BBC. Held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, it is one of the strongest brand names in the music world and attracts a glittering array of artists… Read More »

Classical Crossroads: The Path Forward for Music in the 21st Century PDF Legendary maestro Leonard Slatkin provides personal insights and offers his ideas to solve the current dilemmas of classical music. As the new millennium poses some of the greatest challenges to the relevance of the art form, Slatkin reflects on the modern evolution of classical music and… Read More »

The Pop Palimpsest: Intertextuality in Recorded Popular Music Within popular music there are entire genres (jazz “standards”), styles (hip hop), techniques (sampling), and practices (covers) that rely heavily on references between music of different styles and genres. This interdisciplinary collection of essays covers a wide range of musical styles and artists to investigate intertextuality—the shaping of one text… Read More »

What Every Pianist Needs to Know About the Body PDF Techniques on how to gain greater fluidity of movement while playing to improve the quality of the experience are offered in this manual for serious piano players. This book encourages musicians to develop a broader understanding of the involvement of the entire body in playing—and the strains playing… Read More »