Music Composition For Dummies

Music Composition For Dummies explains how to use music theory to write music in a variety of forms. This edition will include: Updates to the chapter on Composition Software, as technology has evolved and new programs have been developed since the last edition, like the translation program ScoreCloud, the mobile app Music Studio, and A.I. services like SoundRaw Updated vocabulary, musical examples, and reading and listening lists An expanded chapter on effort shapes Overhaul of the chapter on composing for commercial consumption to incorporate BandCamp, YouTube, SoundExchange, TuneCore, and other electronic streaming services How to compose shorter songs for platforms with limited run times, like TikTok New information on composing for a rhythm section A refresh of the Part of Tens