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Music
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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Music Theory, 2nd Edition...
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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Music Composition...
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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Playing Drums, 2nd Edition...
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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Singing...
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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Solos and Improvisation...
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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Ear Training Course...
Miller's Drums
Michael Miller currently plays Drum Workshop
drums, with a mix of Sabian and Zildjian cymbals.
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