Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Contemporary Commercial Composer and the Digital Audio Workstation
I. Fundamentals of Music and Audio
Ia: Fundamentals of Music
Chapter 1: Introduction to Pitch
Chapter 2: Introduction to Rhythm
Chapter 3: Introduction to Harmony
Chapter 4: Melody and Counterpoint
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
II. Music Production Essentials
IIa. Composition Essentials
Chapter 9: Functional Diatonic Harmony
Chapter 10: Expanding Your Harmonic Vocabulary
Chapter 11: Form and Development
Chapter 12: Basic Orchestration
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
III. Producing Music for Media
Chapter 17: The Client/Composer Relationship
Chapter 18: Scoring for Short-Form Media
Chapter 19: Scoring for Longer-Form Media
IV. The Business of Music Composition
Chapter 20: The Business of Music Composition
Appendix A: List of CC Messages and Their Associated Functions
Appendix B: Glossary
Permission Acknowledgments
Index
