Product Description

Melody is the true heart of music, often inspired by nothing more than the songwriter's muse. Yet melody can be learned. This book teaches the art of melody and how to write effective tunes. Starting from basics, it covers the essentials - rhythm, intervals, scales, and harmony - and builds to offer a wealth of advanced techniques and tricks. Every musical example in the book is also on the CD, allowing musicians to increase their awareness of melody through both sight and sound.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #160318 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 216 pages

Customer Reviews

Received no CD.
I had the same problem as another reviewer. It was sent with no CD. I sent it back, tried to get customer service to help me, received another book sans CD. One customer service person had the cheek to suggest I pay for the shipping to return the item. On the other hand, Rikky Rooksby is a joy to read. He's very, very good at writing these sorts of books -- so if it doesn't bother you not having the CD listed in the description, buy the book anyway.

no cd with the book
Ordered the book twice and had to send it back twice because their was
no cd enclosed with the book.

I Can't Believe No One Has Reviewed This Great Book Yet!!!
Then again...Considering the state of popular music...
I guess I can...

I used to play/sing/compose by ear and didn't understand alot of aspects of music theory, but this book breaks it down using (Couldn't be better...) examples ranging from the melody styles of The Beatles, The Smiths, Radiohead, Van Morrison, etc. that makes it fun to learn...and everything clicked!

The first read was Greek, second time I learned how to love my favorite songs in new ways and continue to every day since reading this book!

I couldn't be more excited about the EP I'm preparing to put out.
Other musician friends have noticed the vast improvements in my composing...And I'm just getting warmed up!

Yeah...This reads like an info-mercial, but it's the God honest truth!
To quote Sinatra...
"You can't cheat the notes!"
This book will teach you how to own the notes instead the notes owning you.

Thanx Rikky!

Paul