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Michael Miller has been playing drums since he was in grade school, and he attended the prestigious Jazz Studies Program at the Indiana University School of Music. He is also an accomplished composer and arranger, and the author of several best-selling music instruction books.

Books

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory, 2nd Edition

Michael 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.
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Composition
This is Michael Miller's latest music book, a natural follow-on to the best-selling The Complete Idiot's Music Theory. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Composition is written for all musicians who want to take the next step and start composing their own music. The book presents, in a hands-on fashion, tried and true techniques for composing in all musical styles, from popular songs to serious contemporary classical works. 

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Drums, 2nd Edition

Michael 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.
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Singing

This 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.
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solos and Improvisation

Michael Miller's latest 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.
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The Complete Idiot's Guide Ear Training Course

This is an audio CD (with accompanying answer booklet) that helps you learn how to hear pitches, intervals, scales, chords, and complete melodies. Originally available only as part of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory, 2nd Edition, this CD-based course is now available for separate purchase.  
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Miller's Drums

Michael Miller currently plays Drum Workshop drums, with a mix of Sabian and Zildjian cymbals.

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