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Music is one of the best gifts mother nature has given us. There is music everywhere, from the busy traffic to the very solemn woods, there is music in your heart and also in the heart of the birds, you see flying around. Music is something every human being on the surface of the earth should understand, or at least seek to understand. It gets very important if you are a musician. Without even being told, you should just know that it makes sense to study the ‘rules’ of music- actually the rules of everything. You might have looked up some online materials to see what is really about this "music theory", only to find that it is some dry, kind of boring and abstract topic you are not sure you want to waste your time on. Maybe the more you keep seeking to understand, the more it keeps getting confusing because they brought in ‘lines and spaces’ and some hilarious looking symbols. This book here will make music theory more meaningful, fun, and a lot less boring for you.

Learn how to write a rap song from someone who writes and records rap songs for TV/Film and his own projects every day. Learn how to be confident, find your style and write a good rap song.

Intensive Examination of Groove Building Concepts & Approaches for Guitar Intensive Examination of Groove Building Concepts & Approaches for Guitar

A state-of-the-art overview of the latest theory and research in music psychology, written by leaders in the field. This authoritative, landmark volume offers a comprehensive state-of-the-art overview of the latest theory and research in music perception and cognition. Eminent scholars from a range of disciplines, employing a variety of methodologies, describe important findings from core areas of the field, including music cognition, the neuroscience of music, musical performance, and music therapy. The book can be used as a textbook for courses in music cognition, auditory perception, science of music, psychology of music, philosophy of music, and music therapy, and as a reference for researchers, teachers, and musicians.

One of the most elusive and complex concepts for jazz guitarists is figuring out how to express lush, modern jazz harmony using a simple melodic approach. By understanding how to combine a few common arpeggio shapes as chord subs, we can imply elaborate super arpeggios for more colorful, harmonic hipness.

We are thrilled to present our second video series with chart-topping mix engineer Jaycen Joshua! This instalment focuses on another hit by the Spanish artist Rosalia - 'Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi' featuring Ozuna. Jaycen recounts the way in which he mixed the official release in hybrid fashion using a SSL 9080 XL K-Series console, then reveals how he crafted a sonically competitive remix entirely 'in the box'. He goes into great detail on his Pro Tools template and innovative processing techniques on a variety of source material - lead vocal, ad-libs, steel drums, 808, kick, snare, percussion, and more. Noting the style of producer 'El Guincho', Joshua demonstrates how the record can be enhanced for the pop market whilst retaining its cultural aesthetic. Aside from sharing his clever mix methods, Jaycen elaborates on a number of crucial subjects including apparent loudness, preamp choices, monitoring, taste vs. technique, and a lot more!

Join us at the prestigious Electric Lady studios in New York to learn from iconic mixer Michael Brauer! In this series of 'Inside the Track', we look under the hood of the 2016 rock single 'This House Is Not for Sale' by Bon Jovi. Brauer auditions and comments on the high-quality rough mix provided by the producer and guitarist John Shanks, then discusses potential improvements. Using an SSL 9000 J Series console, he reveals his hybrid processing on drums, bass, guitars, piano, pads, and vocals, guides you through his 'ABCD' multi-buss template, and shows the parameters of his master chain. He also discusses pre-compression signal levels, automation moves, overall dynamics, artist requests, and more!

Join us at Sphere Studios in Los Angeles with the producer and engineer Nick Launay! In this series, we take a detailed look into the creation of the record 'As a Man' - a song by the singer and guitarist Anna Calvi. Using a hybrid setup of Pro Tools, a Neve 8078 console, and an outboard mix chain, Launay demonstrates his techniques and recounts the journey taken for the project. In addition to explaining his tracking and production approaches, he shows his treatment used on vocals, live drums, samples, percussion, guitars, bass, and the mix buss. He discusses his production philosophy, inspiration, development of new methods, and the four main stages of his current mixing workflow - the home mix, studio mix, stem mix, and parallel blend. Nick elaborates on the pros and cons of analog and digital workflow, and shows a fascinating way of altering specific parts within a stereo mix by inverting the phase of stems.

Join the distinguished producer and musician Larry Klein for a series on making a modern jazz record by Norah Jones and Kandace Springs! Hosted at his private studio, this installment goes deep into the project's inspiration, musicality, and spirit. Klein gives us the background story of the venture, recalling how the two singers met and decided to work together. He discusses how important it is to remain focussed on the "overall picture" while running a session of this kind, rather than getting hung up on technicalities. Larry shares his approach to having studio time run smoothly by encouraging creative output from artists while holding the reigns of direction as a supportive producer. Aside from sharing his vast experience with the psychology behind reaching artistic potential, he also comments on the music itself. Klein elaborates on arrangement, structure, performers' interplay, melodic roles, section contrast, and more!

Join us at Manhattan Beach recording studios for a series with the supremely creative mixer Tchad Blake! Known for working fully 'in the box' while thinking far outside of it, Blake continues to impart his unique stamp on records. Focussing on the mix of 'All These Things' by Thomas Dybdahl, Tchad reveals his latest innovative techniques for achieving his revered sound that oozes character. After comparing the rough mix to his final, he takes you through all the treatments used on lead and backing vocals, drums, piano, bass, guitars, and the mix buss. With the Pro Tools session open, he demonstrates exactly how he applied compression, EQ, distortion, gating, transient control, spatial enhancement, and much more!

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Essential Grooves for Guitarists Groove is all around us. It's in the pulse of our heartbeat, the connection between the listener and the music we love across virtually every genre from funk, R&B, and soul to rock, modern country, and pop.

Superimposition and Advanced Chord Harmony for Jazz Guitar Whether you compose or arrange for solo jazz guitar, or play in ensemble settings, Peter Mazza's Harmonic Supernova for Jazz Guitar will significantly enrich your harmonic palette with a comprehensive range of grips, superimposed chords, superimposed arpeggios, and a versatile vocabulary of chords voiced with specific tones voiced on top.

With the sounds dialed in for all of the players, it's time to start laying down some takes for the first song. In this episode, you'll watch as Matt and the band: