The Craft of Contemporary Commercial Music

2. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-66276-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 486 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

The role of the commercial composer has grown to include a wide range of new responsibilities. Modern composers not only write music, but often, they also need to record, and market their own works. The Craft of Contemporary Commercial Music prepares today’s music students for their careers by teaching them to compose their own music, produce it professionally, and sell it successfully. The textbook integrates three areas of concentration—music theory and composition, audio engineering, and music business—allowing students to understand and practice how to successfully navigate each stage of a score’s life cycle from concept to contract. Students will learn how to:

- Translate musical ideas into scores utilizing music theory and composition techniques

- Transform scores into professional audio through the production stages of tracking, sequencing, editing, mixing, mastering, and bouncing

- Market works to prospective clients

The textbook assumes no prior knowledge of music theory or audio topics, and its modular organization allows instructors to use the book flexibly. Exercises at the end of each chapter provide practice with key skills, and online Instructor and Student Resources support the book with video walkthroughs, streaming audio, a glossary, and printable exercise pages. This second edition includes:

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Enhanced and new images throughout the book

- Updated technology examples, including greater integration of Ableton Live

- Discussions of industry-standard equipment, featuring companies such as Universal Audio, FabFilter, and iZotope

- More focus on popular music examples throughout the book, particularly in the context of music theory

- An expanded section on the music business, with new information on contracts, royalties, and digital play-tracking services

- Exercise answer keys for instructors, new video walkthroughs, and more online resources available at routledgelearning.com/cccm

Combining a grounding in music notation and theory concepts with a foundation in essential technologies, The Craft of Contemporary Commercial Music offers an innovative approach that addresses the needs of students preparing for music careers.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

McIntyre, Daniel

McCandless, Greg

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musiktheorie, Musikästhetik, Kompositionslehre
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Musikindustrie
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikinstrumente Instrumentenunterricht & Lernanleitungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Contemporary Commercial Composer and the Digital Audio Workstation

Part I. Fundamentals of Music and Audio

Part Ia: Fundamentals of Music Chapter 1: Introduction to Pitch Chapter 2: Introduction to Rhythm Chapter 3: Introduction to Harmony Chapter 4: Melody and Counterpoint

Part Ib: Fundamentals of Audio Engineering and Sequencing Chapter 5: Introduction to Audio and MIDI Chapter 6: Manipulating Rhythm in the DAW Environment Chapter 7: Introduction to Acoustics Chapter 8: Melodic Sequencing

Part II. Music Production Essentials

Part IIa. Composition Essentials Chapter 9: Functional Diatonic Harmony Chapter 10: Expanding your Harmonic Vocabulary Chapter 11: Form and Development Chapter 12: Basic Orchestration

Part IIb. Audio Engineering Essentials Chapter 13: Introduction to Mixing Chapter 14: Recording and Editing Live Instruments Chapter 15: Mixing and Processing Chapter 16: Final Mix Considerations

Part III. Producing Music for Media Chapter 17: Scoring for Short-Form Media Chapter 18: Scoring for Longer-Form Media

Part IV. The Business of Music Composition Chapter 19: The Business of Music Composition

Glossary

Über Autor(innen)

Greg McCandless is an Associate Professor of Music Theory at Appalachian State University, USA.

Daniel McIntyre is an Associate Professor of Contemporary Writing and Production at Berklee College of Music, USA.