Personal Project: Music Composition

It's a practical, no-nonsense book ideal for: young musicians learning guitar so they can play rock, folk or blues; DJs who've started recording their own tracks and need to know how chord progressions work; anyone who wants to play from the chord symbols in sheet music; classical musicians who want to do more than just "read the dots," and countless others. Covers: intervals, scales, modes, triads and advanced voicings; interpreting chord symbols and reading sheet music; voice leading, chord progressions and basic song forms; classical, jazz & pop; and more, with helpful quizzes and answers.

Covers all the essential topics in music theory, from rhythm and pitch to intervals, major and minor scales and compound time signatures. It also goes beyond these basic concepts to more advanced theory such as harmony, tone colour and musical form, to provide a genuinely comprehensive introduction to music theory. The theoretical information is all backed up by plenty of practical exercises, and the book includes a CD with further practice activities, to really consolidate your knowledge.

Now newbie songwriters can learn this elusive craft - and sing their own praises online. Beginner songwriters can hit the right note by starting out with the basics in this guide, including how to create melodies, how to create many different harmonies, techniques using deliberate rhythm and stylistic changes, how to enable one's song writing to grow and evolve, how to deal with songwriter's block and the best places to upload one's work for maximum exposure and opportunities.