Reference books?

[CabalCrow]

Does anyone like/know of any reference books for music making? Not really a guide/tutorial type of book, but just something with a lot of different techniques written down in no particular order? I was just looking for something I can use for inspiration/shake up things a little bit.

[Impostor]

Does anyone like/know of any reference books for music making? Not really a guide/tutorial type of book, but just something with a lot of different techniques written down in no particular order? I was just looking for something I can use for inspiration/shake up things a little bit.

https://archive.org/details/TheManualHo ... 7/mode/2up

[CabalCrow]

Does anyone like/know of any reference books for music making? Not really a guide/tutorial type of book, but just something with a lot of different techniques written down in no particular order? I was just looking for something I can use for inspiration/shake up things a little bit.

https://archive.org/details/TheManualHo ... 7/mode/2up

Isn't this the book about how bad it is to go viral? I remember hearing about it in a Tom Scott video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LZEZ5QuyzM

With that being said is it an actually good reference material?

[asbak]

https://archive.org/details/TheManualHo ... 7/mode/2up

Omg, what a classic!! \m/

[midistickers]

How well versed are you into music fundamentals? Intervals, chord and scales ?

I suggest reading the first chapters of this before all else:
https://viva.pressbooks.pub/openmusicth ... roduction/

When you have a solid foundation, you can start looking forJazz/Classical Harmony to get a glimpse how those fundamentals actually turn into music.

[CabalCrow]

How well versed are you into music fundamentals? Intervals, chord and scales ?

I suggest reading the first chapters of this before all else:
https://viva.pressbooks.pub/openmusicth ... roduction/

When you have a solid foundation, you can start looking forJazz/Classical Harmony to get a glimpse how those fundamentals actually turn into music.

I'm quite well versed, both in classical, but more in Jazz Harmony. I was specifically looking for reference books on techniques. For example a reference book on accompaniment styles (stride piano, broken chord, basslines, polyphony etc. etc.), textures, methods, etc. Not really a textbook, but rather a big list of techniques for different things to try out when making music.

[midistickers]

A few books come to mind:

Stefan Kostka - Materials and Techniques of 20th Century Music

Vincent - Persichetti - Twentieth-century harmony

Mark Levine - Jazz Piano/Jazz Theory Book - the jazz piano has fantastic chapters on voicings and reharmonization.

David Cope - Techniques of the Contemporary Composer

Ted Pease/Ken Pullig - Modern Jazz Voicigns - Arranging for Small and Medium Ensembles (nice ideas on textures)

[CabalCrow]

Ohhh, those seem quite good, thanks!