The Fundamentals of Music Composition

by Aventuras De Viaje

Teach Yourself to Compose Music!

Learning music theory and writing sheet music will allow you to better hone your skills as a singer and a composer.

This guide offers both beginners and more advanced singers and songwriters the skills and information to learn how to read, write and compose music.

Start delving deeper into music theory today, because this is the ultimate guide to use when learning how to create music.

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Discover all the Elements of Music Composition

* How to read and write music notation
* Ear training
* How to read any composition in 4 simple steps
* Note transposing
* 7 steps to creating your own arrangement
* Where to find the technology and other resources to help you on your musical journey
* Informative images and tables for easy reference
* Interactive exercises for faster learning

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126 pages, Paperback

Published February 13, 2022

About the author

Aventuras has three passions: travel, writing, and learning new skills.

Combining these three things, Miss Viaje spends her time exploring the world and learning about anything and everything that interests her, from yoga, to music, to science, and more.

Aventuras takes what she discovers and shares it through her books.

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Reviews

[Katja · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is intended to encourage aspiring composers. The first section of this book includes a brief glossary and explanations of sheet music notations. Then there is a discussion of the setting and tools that the author finds useful in the process of composing and things that help her concentration, from paper and pencils to software and staying hydrated. She likes a pretty room with a lock and little ambient noise. The book goes on to talk about fundamental concepts like melody, harmony, and form of the composition. The author recommends ear training and discusses tuning, playing by ear, knowing your chord progressions and intervals, and discusses improvisation and transposition. You should pick your time and key signatures and consider your melody, harmonies and the feeling you want to achieve with your music. She mentions some things that help her find inspiration like listening to music, things she sees, improvising with a friend and even talks about the importance of sleep, relaxation and a healthy lifestyle. The last part is a list of book and software recommendations, most of which I was not familiar with. The author concludes by hoping that the reader finds their musical journey rewarding and encourages beginning composers to allow for mistakes and to take their time to create something they can be proud of. There is a list of reference materials and links that may help you .

The target audience of this book seems a little shifting, and the chances are that some of the material will seem either too easy or too difficult. It starts from extremely elementary things absolute beginners would normally learn within the first few music lessons, like pointing out the spaces and lines on a stave, and goes on to discuss specific composition details like transposing alto saxophones up by a major sixth. Those readers with no musical background who need to learn everything in the first section from scratch would probably find some explanations rather hard to understand. And those readers who are at such a stage of their musical career that they worry about the pitch differences between alto and baritone saxophones would likely skip most of the initial section on note reading as they'd already know this stuff.

Some of this might be easier to grasp if it's learned in actual music lessons or some resource with sound examples. Merely reading a verbal explanation doesn't always mean you can hear in your head how it's supposed to sound or identify it when you hear it in a song.

In case composition is not your thing, you might still find the book useful if you want something to quickly revise some basic music theory and concepts although there are sections that would be entirely irrelevant for that purpose.

I rated this three and a half.

I received a copy from Booksprout and this is a voluntary review.

[Anij · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was very excited to receive this ARC as I have been looking for a book just like this. I know very little about music except I love to listen to it. I’m writing a book of my own where one of the main characters is a musician and wanted to get a good basic grasp on music composition so I wrote about it and him correctly. I thought it would be easy, watch a couple of YouTube videos and read a couple of articles and I would be fine. Wrong! Turns out there’s a lot more to it than that. Along comes this little book. Perfect. I’m not saying I’m ready to be the next Diane Warren but I sure understand the basics now. And I think that was the point. I don’t know if an experienced musician would find this book helpful but this novice sure did.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this resource to be excellent.
I enjoyed reading this book it was easy to understand for the most part. For someone total new to music there maybe some parts you will have to do a bit of research on to understand but for someone who has a musical background it will be pretty clear. I liked how the author listed different software that a writer could use. I am happy I download this arc I learned a great deal. I did receive a free copy of this book from Booksprout and voluntarily chose to review it.

[Judith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Worth reading. 4*
We are a musical family but although with several years of music theory behind me, I found this book quite interesting with new information. I am sure that it will make interesting reading for people that don't have much of a musical background, although it helps. I am happy to recommend this book.

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