The Game Music Handbook: Reference

A step-by-step guide to the composition of melody harmony rhythm and structure-Anyone who can pick up a pencil can draw. Anyone who can sing or play an instrument can compose. Following the successful formula of The Composer's Handbook The Pop Composer's Handbook is a step-by-step guide to the composition of melody harmony rhythm and structure and covers styles and song-writing techniques from rock reggae and salsa to bhangra club and steel band.The book is aimed at composers aged 11 to 18 and beyond. It includes games and warm-ups whole-class projects worksheets and schemes projects for the more advanced and advice on recording and producing.Bruce Cole studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music with Sir HarrisonBirtwistle and has pursued a joint career as a composer and teacher. He has taught at most levels from pre-school to postgraduate including teacher training working with young people with special needs and prison education. His work as a composer has included orchestral commissions scores for film television theatre dance and new circus as well as collaborations with The Rolling Stones Squeeze Joan Armatrading and Asian Dub Foundation. Following the successful formula of The Composer's Handbook The Pop Composer's Handbook is a step-by-step guide to the composition of melody harmony rhythm and structure and covers styles and song-writing techniques from rock reggae and salsa to bhangra club and steel band.The book is aimed at composers aged 11 to 18 and beyond. It includes games and warm-ups whole-class projects worksheets and schemes projects for the more advanced and advice on recording and producing.Bruce Cole studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music with Sir Harrison Birtwistle and has pursued a joint career as a composer and teacher. He has taught at most levels from pre-school to postgraduate including teacher training working with young people with special needs and prison education. His work as a composer has included orchestral commissions scores for film television theatre dance and new circus as

A Handbook for Creating Contemporary Commercial Music-Writers of commercial music are more in demand than ever before. The rules have changed in the past decade and the contemporary writer needs a multifaceted skillset in order to succeed in business. This book will help you masterthe three roles of the new job: writer producer and engineer. You will learn to set up a profitable business model for creating commercial music providing your clients with music that fits their needs and budget attoday's quality standards. Whether your interest is in producing music for jingles film scores videogames corporate presentations or other commercial areas this book will reveal how to set up shop find work and create musicat today's demanding professional standards!