Foundations of Rock From Blue Suede Shoes to Suite - Judy Blue Eyes

Name: Foundations of Rock From Blue Suede Shoes to Suite - Judy Blue Eyes
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ISBN: 9780195310245

ISBN-10: 0195310241

ISBN-13: 9780195310245

Edition: 2009

Authors: Walter Everett

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A comprehensive introduction to the inner workings of rock music, The Foundations of Rock goes back to the heart of the music itself from the time of its birth through the end of classic rock. Walter Everett expertly takes readers through all aspects of the music and its lyrics, leading fans and listeners to new insights and new ways to develop their own interpretations of the aural landscapes of their lives. Written with style, Everett does not depend on musical notation nor professional jargon, but rather combines text with nearly 300 newly written audio examples (performed on the companion website) and more than 100 expertly chosen photographs, to offer a rich text-and-web experience…

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/9/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

University of Michigan, USA




Drums, Other Percussion, and a Bit about Rhythm



Guitars, the Bass, and an Introduction to Harmony



Keyboards and a Summary of Early-Rock Instrumentation



Sweetening with Band, Orchestral, and Other Instruments



Vocal Color, Technique, and Arrangement



Forms: Phrases and Sections



Melody: Materials and Patterns



Chord Construction



Diatonic Harmonic Function



Harmony in Minor and Other Nonmajor Modes



Chromatic Harmony



Musical Time: Rhythm, Meter, and Tempo



Engineering the Master



Creating an Interpretation



Lexicon of Chord Symbols


Further Print Resources in Pop-Rock Music of the 1950s-60s


Index of Topics