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Developing a Guide to the Techniques of Imitating Selected Commercial Music Styles

The purpose of this study was to develop a guide to help teach commercial music style imitation, Styles selected were ragtime, dixieland, Whiteman, Goodman, Miller, bop, Berry, Presley, Motown, hard rock, horn band, soft rock, straight ahead big band, Ellington, Basie, country rock, bluegrass, Country-Western, Mantovani, Boston Pops, and Love Unlimited Orchestra.
Melody, harmony, rhythm, voicing, instrumentation, form, special effects, performance techniques, electronic alteration, and articulation were discussed for each style. A table summarizing each discussion, and an arrangement and recording of the same melody in each style were included,
The guide appears successful, judging from commercial writers' estimations, The work will probably aid writers, performers, researchers, and publishers. Similar works could be done on other commercial and ethnic styles.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663616
Date08 1900
CreatorsKing, Jeffrey M.
ContributorsMcGuire, David C., Breeden, Harold Leon
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatxi, 285 leaves : music, Text
RightsPublic, King, Jeffrey M., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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