Comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the music industry. Coverage of state-of-the-art technology and its implications for the music industry, including digital downloads, changing production technologies, marketing via social networking, and new distribution channels including video games.
Includes coverage of the latest developments in music streaming, exploration of the music industry in different regions of the UK and in other areas of Europe, and coverage of new debates within the music industry, including the impact of copyright extensions on the UK music industry and the business protocols involved when music is used in film and advertising.
Practical tips on building a loyal following and making a living as a musician, including routing a tour, negotiating contracts and getting paid for streamed plays or licensing music.
Browsing Music
Use these call numbers to browse for books at the Cabell Library:
M -- Music. ML -- Literature on music. MT -- Instruction and study.
Learn what to do when you find a book using VCU Libraries Search, how to read a Library of Congress call number, and what to do if you can't find a book on the shelf.
Books and method series for specific instruments are found under the name of the instrument, with -- Instruction and Study added e.g. Guitar -- Instruction and study
Disability and Music Performance examines discriminatory social practices in music conservatoria, orchestras, music festivals and music competitions, which limit disabled people's access to music performance at a professional level. (Also in print: ML3916 .T46 2018)
This book integrates three areas of concentration--music theory and composition, audio engineering, and music business--allowing students to understand and practice how to successfully navigate each stage of a score's life cycle from concept to contract.
Featuring 56 lessons by 49 music technology experts from around the world, this book is a guide to the world of music technology, covering topics like: composition, production skills, creating multimedia, beat-making, programming and designing instruments.
The text is comprehensive in its coverage of diverse areas comprising music psychology from the traditional and more contemporary domains, with special emphases on psychoacoustics, musical preference, learning, and the psychological foundations of rhythm, melody, and harmony.
The text examines diverse views of why people have music and considers music's functions for individuals, its social values, and its importance as a cultural phenomenon.