Inside the music

Abstract

This one takes a wider view, with chapters on MIDI, composition and improvisation. The examination of chords and chord voicings initiated in the first book continues, along with further studies of chord sequences, rhythm, drumming, tempo and tonality, and a glossary of musical terms, signs and symbols. If you like, this is a slightly more advanced companion to my first offeringbut really, both books have the same purpose: to throw some light on the terminology, written language and celestial mechanics of music, and (more importantly) to encourage readers not just to read music, but to write some of their own.