Music Theory Books

Designed for budding songwriters of any age, this workbook requires only a minimal knowledge of the guitar. Author Allison James designed the book to be used with or without the help of a teacher, and...

Fifty years since Bruce Springsteen's debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. brought a new songwriting talent to the public, Bruce Springsteen is long established as one of the giants of popular...

Melody is the true heart of music - the identity of a composition, the vessel that carries the lyrics, the tune that you keep whistling on your way home from a concert. Composing melodies is often tho...

Learn the business, process, and procedures of writing music for film, television, and other forms of media. This book goes step-by-step through the Berklee approach to the art of film scoring. In tra...

Turbo-charge your songwriting process! These exercises and explorations will help you develop compelling ideas for song construction, and then manipulate and shape these ideas into emotionally captiva...

'Compose Yourself! is the indispensable resource for all teachers of composition. Emphasising a holistic and practical approach to composition, this book offers: fifty lesson plans for the over-worked...

How do you bring a forgotten silent film back to life? What are the techniques behind writing a successful filmscore? How do you work with and inspire choreographers? Carl Davis's fascinating story gi...

Musical Doodles is the secret to having fun with composition! Writing music is often viewed either as complicated, with far too many rules, or something that a computer programme does for you. Imagina...

It’s Not Just A Song by GRAMMY and BRIT nominated Irish singer-songwriter RuthAnne Cunningham is the must-have guide to writing hit songs. The book serves as an essential guide for aspiring songwriter...

The Berklee in the Pocket Essential Songwriter is an accessible reference guide that will quickly lead songwriters to ideas that are at the heart of countless hit songs. The tips and strategies jam-pa...

Learn film-scoring techniques from one of the great film/television composers of our time. Lalo Schifrin shares his insights into the intimate relationship between music and drama. The book is illustr...

Veteran songwriter Pat Pattison has taught many of Berklee College of Music's best and brightest students how to write truly great lyrics. Her helpful guide contains essential information on lyric str...

Counterpoint Lesson by Marcel Dupré is a theory book written in French in 58 pages, focusing on the basics of counterpoint. This book includes some exercises and is written in three main parts. The fi...

Complete Fugue Lessons by Marcel Dupré is a theory method in two volumes. Focusing on the Fugues, this first book presents the whole method to conceive a Fugue with some exercises. All theanswers are...

French organist and composer, Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) is also remembered as a significant pedagogue. His Complete Study of the Fugue is an excellent introduction to the important technique. The book...

Being a fascinatingly unique composer, Olivier Messiaen pushes the conventions of composition to its very limits. The composer's music remains ever-popular and The Technique of My Musical Language pro...

Being a fascinatingly unique composer, Olivier Messiaen pushed the conventions of composing to its very limits. The composer's music remains ever-popular and The Technique of my Musical Language provi...

Conservatoire - Fugue, Contrepoint, Composition Et Analyse

Conservatoire - Fugue, Contrepoint, Composition Et Analyse

Conservatoire - Fugue, Contrepoint, Composition Et Analyse

Conservatoire - Fugue, Contrepoint, Composition Et Analyse

Being a fascinatingly unique composer, Olivier Messiaen pushed the conventions of composing to its very limits. The composer's music remains ever-popular and Tecnica De Mi LenguajeMusical pr...

Conservatoire/nouveautes2003 - Fugue/contrepoint/composition Et Analyse

Conservatoire/nouveautes2003 - Fugue/contrepoint/composition Et Analyse

Ein leicht verständliches Lehrbuch für angehende Songwriter. Vermittelt alle Grundlagen für das Songschreiben und enthält eine Fülle von nützlichen Tipps und Anleitungen. Viele Beispiele, von denen ma...