Music
BooksThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory, 2nd EditionMichael Miller's best-selling music book, The Complete
Idiot's Guide to Music Theory, 2nd Edition, is a comprehensive guide for reading and
writing music. The book helps readers understand music notation and harmony,
construct scales, chords, and chord progressions, and create their own musical
compositions and arrangements.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Composition The Complete Idiot's to Arranging and OrchestrationThis book follows from Michael Miller's The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Composition by showing readers how to
arrange and orchestrate their compositions, and the compositions of others. The
book covers all musical styles, from symphonic to big band to choral to marching
band to popular music. The accompanying CD presents examples of various
instrument combinations and orchestration techniques, and arranges a single
composition in a variety of musical styles.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music HistoryMichael Miller's latest music book is a guide to the
history of both classical and popular music. It helps readers connect the dots
between key musical developments and world history -- and shows how all music is
connected. It's a lively guide to what many think is a boring subject, but
really isn't. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Drums, 2nd EditionMichael Miller's perennial
best-seller, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Drums,
2nd Edition, mixes information and instruction in a complete
package for beginning drummers. The book includes sections on buying drums,
tuning drums, reading music, learning to play snare drum, basic rudimental
patterns, learning to play drumset, and basic and advanced drumset rhythms. It
also includes interviews with legendary drummers Hal Blaine,
Kenny Aronoff, and Terri Lyne Carrington, and comes
with a CD that includes solos and exercises from the book, as well as two
play-along songs. The Complete Idiot's Guide to SingingThis book, co-written with choral
educator Phyllis Fulford, demonstrates proper singing technique and shows
how to become a successful singer. The book comes with an audio CD that contains
all the exercises and solos from the book, as well as several songs to sing
along with. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solos and ImprovisationThis book is a
guide for both rock and jazz soloists, on any instrument.
It's an easy-to-follow guide that shows musicians how to create a solo from an existing melody, as well as how to
improvise using chord and scale techniques. Miller's DrumsMichael Miller currently plays Drum Workshop drums and Zildjian cymbals. |
