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Music Community:  An Introduction

 
 
 


 
 
 
 

So much of Music History celebrates the solitude of the composer , alone at the piano , deep in focused music creation.  Playing , writing , correcting.  Abiding by his / her mental map of the composition.  Always thinking , prodding ideas into the right-sounding musical flow. 

How wonderful when a composer got to share some of it with fellow composers or musician friends eager to offer creative feedback. 
And , what an exciting moment to hear the composition in rehearsal and the pure joy of its performance for a live audience! 

Today , there are music loft communities , online music collaborations , musicians who make creative decisions in the performance of a composition , music 2.0 musicians who collaborate in many different music creation projects . 

Jazz musicians are the ultimate music community co-creators.  Using the music structure of a song ,  the ensemble plays an arrangment 
of the song , then each member of the ensemble gets to play his / her own improvised solo based on the song.  The community (ensemble) plays for total sonic balance , always listening intensely to each other , 'comping music material that enhances the soloist yet being being creative and musical himself.  There is a lot of back and forth , a good natured musical duel when there are 2 soloists playing together. 

Music Improvisation is a very high level of personal creativity.  You may not always steal the show.  But your musical chops (musicianship) has to grow and be challenged each time you play   -  so that the uniqueness of your shared music making becomes ever richer  -  so that the music you create together has deeper meaning and the musical flow offers greater sophistication in musical structures.  Excellence in practice of scales in all keys , melodic sequences , harmonic progressions with melodic variations ,  working on qualties of tone , etc. 

When your personal musicianship skills are of the highest callibre , your creative mind is free to boldly and easily co-create in the community of musicians in a jazz or blues ensemble. 

There is great role for the solitary creative musician , who is busy creating one unique musical experience - needing full control of all variables. 

A musician makes a giant leap by jumping into a shared music creation experience.  Wild things happen!   Unexpected fusions of ideas.   Moments of deep spirituality.  Jamming together can be an intense discovery experience. The music coming out of you migh sound very different than your private music-making.  The elements of your music language become new.  Your music identity grows.  You are becoming a music artist. 

Balance  -  between the rushes of emotion and mind-mapping of  the structures of your ideas.   Being ready at any moment as something happens that you don't expect;  the tools of learning are in your fingers.  Music collaboration is all in the moment.  Together you are creating ONE musical experience!

Love for the MUSIC brings you and the audience together.  We all thank you. 
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    Colored Lights: Forty Years of Words and Music, Show Biz, Collaboration, and All That Jazz by John Kander
     

    Fascinating Rhythm: The Collaboration of George and Ira Gershwin by Deena Ruth Rosenberg
     

    The Broadway Musical: Collaboration in Commerce and Art by Bernard Rosenberg
     

    The Songwriter's Guide to Collaboration by Walter Carter
     

    Making Musics: Contemporary Collaborations Between Poets and Composers (Border Crossings) by David Rakowski
     

    Music Management Bible by Music Manager's Forum
     

    The collaborative experience: ensemble performance in music studiesAn article from: American Music Teacher by Nancy Roldan
     

    Online Museum Communities- Challenges and Possibilities by Melissa Bontempo

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  • Composing Music | William Russo
  • Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Composition | Michael Miller
  • Musical Composition | Reginald Smith Brindle
  • Musical Form and Analysis | Glenn Spring
  • Composers on Composing for Band | Mark Camphouse 
  • Musical Composition | Reginald Smith Brindle
  • MAKING MUSIC | Morton Subotnick
  • Counterpoint | Henry Martin
  • Computer-Aided Algorithmic Music Composition | Christopher Ariza 
  • Creative Music Composition | Margaret Lucy Wilkins
  • New Music Composition | David Cope
  • The Twentieth-Century Composer Speaks | Mari Nishimura
  • Automated Music Composition | Phil Winsor
  • Computer music compositions of the United States, 1976 | Carol Welby
  • The materials of music composition | H. Owen Reed
  • A Conductor's Repertory of Chamber Music
  • Four Part Harmony for Solo and Comping | Sal Salvador
  • A provisional list of electronic music compositions | Sven Hostrup Hansell
  • The art of improvisation | Bob Taylor
  • Creating computer accompaniments
  • The Guitarist's Guide to Composing and Improvising | Jon Damian
  • First steps in playing and composing | Satis N Coleman
  • Stephen Paulus on Composing for Chorus
  • More Songwriting and Composing Techniques | Peter L. Alexander
  • Phrase generation in computer music composition | Lejaren Arthur Hiller
  • Composing At The Piano Early Intemrediate Level | Lee Evans
  • David Baker's Arranging and Composing for the Small Ensemble
  • PC Music Composing with Cubasis VST & Notation | Vera Trusova
  • Computer music compositions of the United States | Carol Melby
  • Creative Music Composition | Margaret Lucy Wilkins
  • Experimental Music | Isaacson Lejaren
  • A provisional list of electronic music compositions | Sven Hostrup Hansell
  • Composing for Voice; A Guide for Composers, Singers | PAUL BARKER
  • Instrumental Arranging | Gary C White
  • Interactive Music Systems | Robert Rowe
  • Composing Music with Computers, First Edition | Eduardo Miranda
  • Arranging & composing, for the small ensemble | David Baker
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    Songwriter's Market 2008 (Songwriter's Market) by Ian Bessler

    Songwriter's Market 2007 (Songwriter's Market)

    The Songwriter's Journal: 52 Weeks of Songwriting Ideas and Inspiration by Stan Swanson

    The Complete Idiot's Guide to Songwriting, 2nd Edition (The Complete Idiot's Guide) by Joel Hirschhorn

    Basic Music Theory: How to Read, Write, and Understand Written Music by Jonathan Harnum

    Songwriting for Beginners by John Davidson

    How to Write Songs on Guitar: A Guitar-Playing and Songwriting Course by Rikky Rooksby

    88 Songwriting Wrongs & How to Right Them: Improve Your Songwriting and Make Your Songs More Marketable by Pete Luboff

    Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure: Tools and Techniques for Writing Better Lyrics (Songwriting Guides) by Pat Pattison

    How to Write Songs on Keyboards: A Complete Course to Help You Write Better Songs How to Write Songs on Keyboards: by Rikky Rooksby

    101 Songwriting Wrongs and How to Right Them: How to Craft Songs That Sell by Pete Luboff

    Successful Lyric Writing: A Step-By-Step Course & Workbook by Sheila Davis

    Off The Record: Songwriters on Songwriting

    Music Publishing: The Real Road to Music Business Success - 5th Edition (Mix Pro Audio Series) by Tim Whitsett

    Songwriting for Dummies by Jim Peterik

    Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting by Jimmy Webb

    The Craft and Business of Songwriting (2nd Edition) by John Braheny

    Musical Improv Comedy: Creating Songs in the Moment by Michael Pollock

    The Songwriting Sourcebook: How to Turn Chords Into Great Songs by Rikky Rooksby

    Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison

    Songwriters on Songwriting by Paul Zollo

    The Craft of Lyric Writing by Sheila Davis

    Melody in Songwriting: Tools and Techniques for Writing Hit Songs (Berklee Guide) by Jack Perricone

    Successful Lyric Writing: A Step-By-Step Course & Workbook by Sheila Davis

    Songbook by Nick Hornby

    Song: The World's Best Songwriters on Creating the Music That Moves Us (American Songwriter Magazine)

    Frustrated Songwriter's Handbook: Radical Guide to Cutting Loose, Overcoming Blocks, and Writing the Best Songs of Your Life by Karl Coryat
     

    The Songwriters Idea Book
    40 Strategies to Excite Your Imagination, Help You Design Distinctive Songs, and Keep Your Creative Flow by Sheila Davis
     

    Lyrics: Writing Better Words for Your Songs (Songwriting) by Rikky Rooksby

    The Art of Writing Great Lyrics by Pamela Phillips Oland

    Composing Music: A New Approach by William Russo

    This Business of Songwriting by Jason Blume
     

    The Craft and Business of Songwriting
    A Practical Guide to Creating and Marketing Artistically and Commercially Successful Songs by John Braheny
     

    Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Lyrics (Songwriting Guides) by Pat Pattison

    6 Steps to Songwriting Success: The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs by Jason Blume

    How to Write a Hit Song: The Complete Guide to Writing and Marketing Chart-Topping Lyrics and Music by Molly-Ann Leikin

    Music Notation (Berklee Guide) by Mark McGrain

    Chord Progressions for Songwriters by Richard J. Scott

    The Songwriter's Workshop: Harmony by Jimmy Kachulis

    Writing Music For Hit Songs, Second Edition by Jai Josefs

    Melody: How to Write Great Tunes by Rikky Rooksby

    New Songwriter's Guide to Music Publishing: Everything You Need to Know to Make the Best Publishing Deals for Your Songs by Randy Poe

    The Essential Songwriter by Jonathan Feist

    The Secrets of Songwriting: Leading Songwriters Reveal How to Find Inspiration and Success by Susan Tucker

    Blinded by the Lyrics by Brent Mann

    Inside Classic Rock Tracks: Songwriting and Recording Secrets of 100+ Great Songs by Rikky Rooksb
    Inside the Music by Dave Stewart
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