Guides: Music: Music Performance

Books

Music Theory (eBook) Music Theory, Third Edition, is a concise and clear guide that teaches any budding musician (and even more experienced ones) how to read musical notation by navigating the basics of reading and composing music.

Songwriting for Dummies (eBook) Proven techniques for songwriting success This friendly, hands-on guide tackles the new face of the recording industry, guiding you through the shift from traditional sales to downloads and mobile music, as well as how you can harness social media networks to get your music "out there." You get basic songwriting concepts, insider tips and advice, and inspiration for writing -- and selling -- meaningful, timeless songs. Songwriting 101 -- get a grip on everything you need to know to write a song, from learning to listen to your "inner voice" to creating a "mood" and everything in between Jaunt around the genres -- discover the variety of musical genres and find your fit, whether it's rock, pop, R&B, gospel, country, or more Let the lyrics out -- master the art of writing lyrics, from finding your own voice to penning the actual words to using hooks, verses, choruses, and bridges Make beautiful music -- find your rhythm, make melodies, and use chords to put the finishing touches on your song Work the Web -- harness online marketing and social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and others to get your music heard by a whole new audience Open the book and find: What you need to know before you write a single note Tips on finding inspiration Ways to use poetic devices in lyrics Computer and Web-based shortcuts and technologies to streamline songwriting A look at famous songwriting collaborators Writing for stage, screen, and television How to make a demo to get your song heard Advice on how to make money from your music Learn to: Develop your songwriting skills with tips and techniques from the pros Use social networking sites to get your music out to the public Break into the industry with helpful, how-to instructions
Songwriting Without Boundaries
Writing Better Lyrics
Music Theory, 3E

Online video

Find your groove
In this uplifitng documentary, stars and musicians from across the industry speak to the power and importance of music in society. Here we examine how close we came to not having many of the incredible artists who we cherish today had it not been for arts programs. Music has the power to inspire and change world, and that starts with our supporting young talent.

Journals

Music Performance Research Music Performance Research is an open access journal. Authors may submit and, subject to successful peer-review, publish contributions without fee. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of its articles and use them for any other lawful purpose without fee. One or two issues have been published in most years since 2007. It has an international Editorial Board whose members are from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines; in addition Music Performance Research draws on the expertise of a large pool of Action Editors and anonymous peer-reviewers.
Australian Journal of Music Education The ‘Australian Journal of Music Education’ (AJME) is a fully-refereed journal that aims to provide clear, stimulating and readable accounts of current issues in music education. In particular, it strives to strengthen professional development and improve practice within the field of music education. The AJME publishes articles that enhance knowledge regarding the teaching and learning of music with a special interest toward the Australian music education community. This may include articles that report results of quantitative or qualitative research studies, summarize bodies of research, present theories, models or philosophical positions, etc. Articles usually include a discussion of implications and applications to music teaching and learning.
Music Trades Music Trades is the definitive source for precise market data and analysis of the global music products industry. Informed by over a century of industry reporting and supported by a comprehensive historical archive, Music Trades annually compiles unit and dollar volume data on more than 50 key product categories, including all musical instruments, pro-audio equipment, recording software, and related accessories. In addition to these decades of product data, Music Trades tracks and reports revenue rankings for the industry’s top suppliers and retailers, capturing industry trends and offering unique insights into the future.
Current Musicology Current Musicology is a leading journal for scholarly research on music. We publish articles and book reviews in the fields of historical musicology, ethnomusicology, music theory, and philosophy of music. The journal was founded in 1965 by graduate students at Columbia University as a semiannual review.

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Websites

The Australian Society for Music Education (ASME) The Australian Society for Music Education (ASME) was established in 1967. Its establishment followed discussions between nationwide representatives after the successful UNESCO Conference on Music Education held in Sydney in July 1965. The purpose of ASME is to encourage and advance music education at all levels as an integral part of general education and community life, and as a profession within the broad field of music.
Australian Music Association Australian Music Association is the industry body for the music products sector – wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers and associated services for musical instruments, pro audio, print music, lighting and computer music.
APRA AMCOS APRA AMCOS is a music rights management organisation who pay royalties to music creators when their music is played or copied, both locally and overseas. Over 119,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers appoint APRA AMCOS to look after certain rights on their behalf. This means organisations don’t have to contact individual music creators to legally use their music.
The Australian Music Centre (AMC) AMC is the national service organisation dedicated to the promotion and support of art music in Australia. At the heart of our mission is a commitment to the representation, advocacy, promotion and support of Australian composers and their music. Our important work covers contemporary classical, contemporary jazz and improvised music, experimental music and sound art. We provide career support, manage professional development programs and presents annual and biennial awards. The AMC houses and curates the most comprehensive catalogue of Australian music, a living collection of scores, recordings, research papers, teaching kits, classroom materials and aggregated media. The collection includes more than 30,000 items by approximately 850 Australian artists. The organisation made the prescient decision to digitise this asset in 2002 and, today, the major part of the AMC's vast collection has been digitised and is accessible online.

Articles

Exploring the Development of Niche Music in the Digital Age The purpose of this paper was to look into the challenges and opportunities that niche music artists face in the digital age, with a particular focus on Universal Music Group and its subsidiary, Spinnup. It examined the transition from physical to digital music and the implications for niche music artists critically. It explicitly addressed pricing and promotion issues in the digital music industry, drawing on marketing mix theory. According to the paper, platforms such as Spinnup have made it easier for niche artists to distribute their music globally, but they frequently require assistance in generating sufficient revenue due to high release fees and insufficient promotion.
What Do Musicians Talk About When They Talk About Copyright? Based primarily on interviews with musicians who sit on the margins of the music industry and for whom music is not their main source of income, this article reports on how these artists and performers think and talk about copyright. If, as many suppose, the business of making music is more and more about the distribution of rights, how are these rights understood and valued in the practices of these musicians? What are these rights seen to protect and to what end? The article explores these questions by considering how aspiring musicians connect their thoughts about their music and its value to them, to claims made-ostensibly on their behalf-by a copyright regime that is intended to reward their creativity.
Going Beyond the Music Modernization: Creation in the Digital Era The Music Modernization Act (MMA) helped address some of the music copyright issues created by the internet and new forms of listening. Specifically, the Musical Works Modernization Act (MWMA) helped create a system to ensure accurate compensation, so copyright holders can benefit from their work. However, the MMA dealt largely with challenges faced by those in the music industry and did not consider music copyright issues that second-generation creators have when using copyrighted work. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) liability structure encourages platforms to takedown videos if there is any chance of infringement. Fair use, an affirmative defense to infringement, is a multi-step test and can be difficult to apply. As such, works that should be considered fair use are also taken down.
Regulating for Creativity and Cultural Diversity: the Case of Collective Management Organisations and the Music Industry This paper explores the role of intermediary institutions in promoting creativity and cultural diversity in the music industry, and the impact of cultural policy on the performance of those intermediaries. It reviews some of the existing literature on the relationship between economic conditions and innovation in music, and argues that too little attention has been paid to intermediaries. Focusing on collective management organisations (CMOs) as one example of overlooked intermediaries, we illustrate, by way of comparison, the different priorities and incentives that drive CMO practice.