The Musician's Compendium
Welcome
License
1
Preface
1.1
What you will learn
1.2
How this book is organized
1.3
What you won’t learn
1.3.1
Creativity
1.3.2
Playing technique
1.3.3
Ensemble playing
1.3.4
Instrument care
1.4
Prerequisites
1.4.1
A pitched instrument
1.4.2
Hearing protection
1.4.3
Metronome
1.4.4
Tuner
1.5
Getting help and learning more
1.6
Acknowledgments
1.7
Colophon
I Theory
2
Introduction
3
Sound
3.1
Physical properties
3.1.1
Pure tones
3.1.2
Frequency and Waveforms
3.2
Psychological properties of sound
3.3
Musical properties
3.3.1
Pitch
3.3.2
Loudness
3.3.3
Duration
3.3.4
Timbre
3.3.5
Noise
4
Intervals
4.1
Interval names and symbols
4.2
Naming intervals
4.3
Enharmonic intervals
5
Scales
6
Rhythm
7
Harmony
II Performance
8
Introduction
9
Dynamics
III Recording
10
Introduction
IV Resources
11
Introduction
12
Intervals (Guitar)
13
Scales
13.1
Ionian Mode Notes
13.2
Dorian Mode Notes
13.3
Phyrgian Mode Notes
13.4
Lydian Mode Notes
13.5
Mixolydian Mode Notes
13.6
Aeolian Mode Notes
13.7
Locrian Mode Notes
14
Scales (Guitar)
14.1
Ionian Mode
14.2
Dorian Mode
14.3
Phrygian Mode
14.4
Lydian
14.5
Mixolydian
14.6
Aeolian
14.7
Locrian
15
Contributing
V Appendix
16
References
Michael McCarthy
The Musician’s Compendium
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Dynamics