Music Composition For Dummies is a book of 362 pages by Scott Jarret and Holly Day.The book is composed into five chapters.Each chapter having its special view on different topics.The breif information about each chapter of the book is as below :
Basic And Rhythm is the first part of Music Composition For Dummies.
In this very first chapter of the book the authors have showed the importance of rhythm.As without rhythm music would be one long , unbroken road which would be tricky and difficult to dance on it.Authors have expressed how rhythm plays role to make a proper music.This chapter is all about different moods that can be created by rhythm and the tools that are required to start as a composer.
The second chapter of Music Composition For Dummies is Melody And Development in which both the authors have first given a brief introduction about the melody.
Melody is the lead line of the song that stays for long time after listening to the music.Its the basic part of the song that keeps the whole song together.This chapter shows how to compose the melodic lines with spoken words and phrases, build melodic motives and use of modes associated with different modes and scales.
The third part of Music Composition For Dummies is Harmony And Structure
.This chapter of Music Composition For Dummies deals with harmony and how important harmony is in music.Authors teaches or shares the way to write harmonic accomplishment with existing melodies,building music with chords progression and using efforts shapes as compositional tools.Authors have also helped readers to understand basic musical forms before starting to write a song.
Orchestration And Arrangement is the fourth chapter on Music Composition For Dummies.As authors say that after the song is written it should not stay on the piece of paper it should be played on instrument and sung or both.Authors have given importance to the playable ranges of different instruments of pop ensembles and the traditional orchestra.In this chapter author has also discussed how to write music for places where multiple voices are involved, writing music for profit, compose electronic and experimental music and how to put together the demo recording of the work.
Fifth chapter of Music Composition For Dummies is Part Of The Tens, deals with things that are to be done with compositio n outside of playing music.This chapter also includes about the composers without whom this book would have not been possible in addition to some music book and theory that can be used by reader for further education in music and its fields.Last part of the chapter deals with some important occasions in the music history that a musician should remember with its cause.
Lastly would like to conclude stating that Music Composition For Dummies is a complete guide for some one who wants to write his/her own music and compose it through instrument or sung it or both.The language of the book Music Composition For Dummies is very simple and understandable for any person who can read English.
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