The Great Woman Singer : Gender and Voice in Puerto Rican Music



English | 2017 | ISBN: 0822362937 | 308 Pages | PDF | 4 MB

Licia Fiol-Matta traces the careers of four iconic Puerto Rican singers—Myrta Silva, Ruth Fernandez, Ernestina Reyes, and Lucecita Benitez—to explore how their voices and performance style transform the possibilities for comprehending the figure of the woman singer.

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Epistrophies: Jazz and the Literary Imagination by Brent Hayes Edwards



English | 2017 | ISBN: 0674055438 | 336 pages | PDF | 4 MB

In 1941 Thelonious Monk and Kenny Clarke copyrighted Epistrophy, one of the best-known compositions of the bebop era. The song s title refers to a literary device the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses that is echoed in the construction of the melody. Written two decades later, Amiri Baraka s poem Epistrophe alludes slyly to Monk s tune. Whether it is composers finding formal inspiration in verse or a poet invoking the sound of music, hearing across media is the source of innovation in black art.

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Sound System The Political Power of Music



English | 2017 | ISBN: 0745399304 | PDF | 216 pages | 1.6 MB

Musicians have often wanted to change the world, and many—from underground grime artists to mainstream pop icons—channel that desire through the political power of music. Music has a unique ability to unsettle the most fundamental political and social conventions—or, alternatively, to stabilize the status-quo.

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Contemporary Film Music Investigating Cinema Narratives and Composition



English | 2017 | ISBN: 1137573740 | 290 Pages | PDF | 2 MB

The purpose of this book, through its very creation, is to strengthen the dialogue between practitioner and theorist. To that end, a film academic, a composer, and a composer/musicologist have collaborated as editors on this book, which is in turn comprised of interviews with composers alongside complementary chapters that focus on a particular feature of the composer’s approach or style, written by a musicologist or film academic who specializes in that particular element of the composer’s output. In the interview portions of this book, eight major film composers discuss their work from the early 1980s to the present day.

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Sonic Academy How To Make One Thousand and One Nights with Darin Epsilon TUTORiAL



SYNTHiC4TE | June 08 2017 | 1.72 GB

This week Sonic Academy proudly welcomes internationally acclaimed DJ, producer, radio host, and label owner Darin Epsilon for a brand new course!

Often referred to as a leader of the Progressive House scene, his Perspectives Radio Show and podcast reaches tens of thousands of listeners every month. In this course, he shows us How To Make 'One Thousand and One Nights' from his ‘No Regrets’ mini-album

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Links update: 12/11/2020

Would like to learn how to

Make better beats in 2017?
Create drum patterns and loops like a pro?
Develop your own unique drum patterns and sound?
Then enroll in this course!

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Links update: 09/11/2021

In this class we will focus on the newest Logic Pro X software. Some people like to think of this as "Garage Band Pro", and it many ways it is. But there is a lot more to it than that. Logic Pro X is a full-featured program, but it isn't without it's limitations. I'll walk you though what those are, some ways you can deal with them, and how to use the program to produce and/or record your music.

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Links update: 09/11/2021

Sylenth is a powerful virtual synthesizer plugin that music producers around the world use to create amazing soundscapes. In this course, Nate Mars shows some basic—as well as advanced—features of Sylenth, and dives into some synthesis concepts along the way.

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Links update: 10/08/2021

John F. Klaver returns with a masterclass that will help you tackle minor blues soloing. Filled with creative concepts, instantly applicable ideas and plenty of solos to learn, John has included everything you'll need to step up your blues game and take your soloing to the next level!
In this masterclass John has four sections for you to master. First up comes the PDF explanation on what is happening in this minor blues backing and what your options are when soloing over the top of it!

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Links update: 18/01/2021

We're very proud to announce Kody as a brand new JTC artist, debuting with three powerful tracks featuring incredible modern chops with a vintage attitude vibe. You'll find endless creative ideas that will empower and revitalise your own solos!

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Links update: 15/10/2019

Jingle composition, using recording software

Welcome to the JingleMoney Learning Series: a course about earning money by making music for commercials

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Links update: 30/05/2022

- Recognizing the sound of the notes-

This course has been created specially to develop your musical ear, being able to recognize the notes of our musical system. If you want to start developing what is called "Perfect Pitch" this ear training course is for you.

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Sonic Academy High End Vs Stock Plugins with Ian Bland TUTORiAL



SYNTHiC4TE | June 04 2017 | 1.93 GB

Sonic Academy proudly welcomes back veteran dance music producer Ian Bland for an in-depth course in Mixing and Mastering.

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Groove3 MASCHINE Know-How Ideas View TUTORiAL



SYNTHiC4TE | June 04 2017 | 170 MB

MASCHINE expert Sami Rabia reveals MASCHINE’s new "Ideas View", which allows you to organize and trigger Scenes for both live or studio use, quickly and artistically!

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Links update: 09/11/2021

Eli Krantzberg is your host on this epic journey of mixing with Slate plug-ins! See how a real-world mix takes shape from beginning to end, using only Slate Digital's awesome suite of plug-ins.

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