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The role of the commercial composer has grown to include a wide range of new responsibilities. Modern composers not only write music, but also often need to perform, record, and market their own works. The Craft of Contemporary Commercial Music prepares todayâs 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 concentrationâmusic theory and composition, audio engineering, and music businessâallowing students to understand and practice how to successfully navigate each stage of a scoreâs 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

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The Craft of Contemporary Commercial Music

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis
      Publication Date: 5/14/2025
      ISBN13: 9781032662671, 978-1032662671
      ISBN10: 1032662670
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      Theory of music and musicology

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The role of the commercial composer has grown to include a wide range of new responsibilities. Modern composers not only write music, but also often need to perform, record, and market their own works. The Craft of Contemporary Commercial Music prepares todayâs 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 concentrationâmusic theory and composition, audio engineering, and music businessâallowing students to understand and practice how to successfully navigate each stage of a scoreâs 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

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