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A pioneer in the progressive rock movement of the 1970s, and winner of KEYBOARD magazine’s Best New Talent Award in 1979, escorts readers through the often intimidating world of music, introducing them to rhythm, key signatures, chords, and intervals, and telling how to write it all down. Clear and practical throughout, generously sprinkled with examples, this book leads readers to the point where they can take off on their own…. More >>

The Musician’s Guide to Reading and Writing Music 2nd Ed.

The internet continues to revolutionize the music industry and the creation of music networks has helped musicians to promote their bands, sell their music, find band members, buy and sell musical instruments, chat to fellow musicians in the forums, post photos, their music, videos and so much more.

There are many benefits to joining one of the top music networks. It is best to focus on two or three at the most and create, as well as maintain, a standout profile page for your music or band. If you spread yourself too thin and try to join every music site you come across then you will find yourself struggling to maintain an active profile. If you join one of these music networks then you will gain a massive amount international exposure for your music.

Try to devote 30 minutes each month in updating your profile with new photos, gig dates, videos or music samples. On a more regular basis you may want to respond to forum posts, reply to comments posted on your page and also respond to any emails sent to you. You need to treat these music networks as an advertisement and great way to promote your band. Therefore spending some time on the site could bring about some lucrative and life changing publicity for you.  Read more...

• This Handy, Pocket-Sized Book Is the Most Contemporary Music Theory Book on the Market
• A Step-by-step Guide to Harmony and Theory for Every Musician
• Packed with Info from the Harmony & Theory Course at Musicians Institute
• Publisher: Hal Leonard
• 176 Pages

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Following in the footsteps of the popular Hal Leonard Pocket Music Dictionary, this handy pocket-sized book is the most contemporary music theory book on the market! A step-by-step guide to harmony and theory for every musician, it includes thorough, yet to easy-to-understand analysis of: intervals, rhythms, scales, chords, key signatures, transposition, chord inversion, key centers, harmonizing the major and minor scales, extended chords, modulation and much more.P… More >>

Hal Leonard Pocket Music Theory: A Comprehensive and Convenient Source for All Musicians

Music downloads are highly compressed audio files transferred onto a personal computer from an Internet website or P2P (peer to peer) program. From IPOD’s to MP3 players galore, music downloading is seen as the fastest way for a musician to get his or her work out to the public. Many musicians have developed world-wide followings by adding downloadable music files to their web sites.

It’s a trend reaching nearly epidemic proportions; music downloads are everywhere. Websites all over the Internet offer downloads of particularly rare or hard-to-find songs, and computer-savvy music fans have been known to spend hours searching through the mountains of downloadable material. They also function as a godsend for new or underground musicians; who needs a record label when strategically placed downloads alone can garner you a dedicated following? Even cell-phone companies have grabbed themselves a piece of the pie by offering downloads that serve as ring tones. The sound quality is often superior, the P2P programs easy to use—one of those rare pop-culture phenomena embraced by nearly everyone.

But despite (or perhaps because of) their overwhelming popularity, musical direct downloads have stirred quite the controversy. Many P2P programs allowing users to transfer music directly between computers offer downloads for free, much to the chagrin of several recording artists and labels. Fearful of losing money to music fans downloading the songs instead of buying the full record, bands and labels have set out to stop the users from obtaining their music from free programs. A virtual witch-hunt for frequent downloaders and the threat of lawsuits led many P2P programs to begin charging for their services, though several sneak under the wire by making that payment optional.  Read more...

If you are like many musicians, you are too busy to worry about decorating your MySpace profile page. Because you are responsible for promoting your music, your time will have to be divided between online marketing, radio spots, shopping for a recording contract, and playing at various gigs and events in order to generate more fan support. MySpace is another way for you to be seen online. Since you are promoting music, you do not have to do too much to make your page a popular one.

Simple organization

When fans visit your page, they want to read your profile, listen to your music, and view photos or video if you have them. Organizing your page so each category is easy to find and use is a big help for fans and record labels who don’t have much time to view pages. Create bold titles that are simple to understand. Create a profile that matches your personality, but don’t try too hard, as you may lose people before they even listen to your music.

Important information

Always include the URL of your web site if your have one and any additional information like third-party distribution sites you are using to sell CD’s and other merchandise. Also include an upcoming gigs section and list gigs in order of appearance. Make it is easy for people to make plans to see your perform.

Uploading songs  Read more...