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: #438407 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-01
• Released on: 2004-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 216 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780879308193
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Customer Reviews

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

Pretty Basic Melody Ideas,Shows you theory behind melody
I have several of Rooksbys books,the best being in my opinion"How to write songs on guitar"I am 60 pages into this book and am having a hard time keeping my attention.The first 30 pages or so is nothing anyone would ever sing and he even says that.Its a good book for knowing your options when writing a melody,but i don't hear any creative input really.Maybe it will get better towards the end,if i can stomach it that long.He's going into all these different time signatures for what reason i can't understand unless he is catering to the off the beaten path styles,ie jazz,waltz,etc.I was looking for a book focusing on popular music,this book goes in all directions

Great book for beginning to write melodies!
I got this book because I am weak on music theory. This book doesn't assume any music theory knowledge. It starts at the most basic concepts and then starts to explain how different styles of music apply these concepts, and then at the end of the book shows how some popular artists apply these concepts and how it defines their signature sounds. This is a must have if you want to write your own music.