Song Sheets to Software: A Guide to Print Music, Software, and Web Sites for Musicians

by Axford, Elizabeth C.

• ISBN13: 9780810840720
• ISBN10: 0810840723
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

Summary

Song Sheets to Software is about learning and teaching music through new, stimulating, and accessible means -- computers and the Internet. A landmark resource for anyone who wants to know more about music, the book is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 is a detailed history of songs sheets, covering early American religious, folk and popular music in print, as well as songs in musicals, silent films, talkies, radio and records. Chapter 2 covers print music royalties, copyright laws, formats and terms, while the last three chapters consist of annotated listings of 600+ music software titles, 6,000+ music-related web sites for musicians, and Internet tech terms.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
Song Sheets Yesterday and Today	3	(26)
A Brief History of Printed Music	3	(1)
Early American Religious, Folk, and Popular Music in Print	4	(5)
Composer Profile: Stephen Foster	9	(3)
Vaudeville	12	(1)
Tin Pan Alley	12	(1)
Tin Pan Alley Composers	13	(1)
Popular Song Sheets without Lyrics	13	(2)
Composer Profile: Scott Joplin	15	(3)
Popular Song Sheets with Lyrics	18	(3)
Song Sheeet Cover Art and Artists	21	(1)
Songs in Musicals, Silent Films, Talkies, Radio, and Records	22	(1)
Collecting Song Sheets	23	(2)
The Print Music Business Today	25	(4)
Print Music Royalties, Copyright Laws, Formats, and Terms	29	(16)
Print Music Royalties	29	(1)
Copyright Laws	30	(4)
Print Music Formats	34	(5)
Print Music and Copyright Terms	39	(6)
Software for Musicians	45	(62)
Children's Music Software	46	(2)
Music Theory Fundamentals Software	48	(6)
Aural Skills and Ear-Training Software	54	(2)
Rhythm Skills Software	56	(1)
Composition, Creative, and Songwriting Software	57	(3)
Piano and Keyboards Software	60	(5)
Guitar Software	65	(3)
Vocal --- Choral --- Singing Software	68	(1)
Jazz and Blues Software	69	(2)
Music Appreciation, Music History, and Composers Software	71	(5)
Studio, Choir, and Band Management Software	76	(4)
Notation and Scoring Software	80	(4)
Sequencing Software	84	(6)
Digital Audio Recording and Editing --- CD Burning --- Multimedia --- MIDI File Libraries --- Sample Sounds and Loops --- Software Synthesizers --- MP3 Software	90	(12)
Plug-Ins	102	(5)
Web Sites for Musicians	107	(166)
Artists A-Z	107	(3)
Ballet --- Ballroom and Modern Dance --- Ice Skating Music	110	(1)
Booking --- Touring --- Gigging --- Clubs and Venues	111	(3)
Brass and Woodwind Instruments	114	(4)
Children's Music	118	(2)
Classical Music and Composers	120	(4)
Computer and Electronic Music --- MIDI --- Software	124	(17)
Conferences and Showcases --- Festivals and Fairs	141	(4)
Copyright, Legal, and Tax Information --- Performing and Mechanical Rights --- Digital Watermarking --- Privacy Rights	145	(3)
Country Music --- Line Dancing	148	(3)
Drums and Percussion	151	(2)
Film, Television, and Video Music	153	(6)
Folk and Traditional Music and Instruments --- Folk Dancing --- Bluegrass	159	(2)
Government and Music Funding Sources	161	(1)
Guitar and Bass --- Acoustic and Electric	162	(5)
Holiday Music	167	(1)
International	168	(3)
Jazz, Blues, and Swing	171	(4)
Latin and Carribean Music --- Calypso --- Reggae	175	(2)
Music Education	177	(4)
Music and Health --- Healing Music	181	(1)
Music History	182	(2)
Music Libraries	184	(1)
Music Magazines, E-Zines, Webzines, and Newspapers	185	(5)
Music on the Internet --- MP3 Sites, Software, and Hardware --- Streaming Audio and Video	190	(11)
Music, Print Music, and Music Book Publishers	201	(2)
Music Resources, References, and Research --- Music Links --- Directories --- Portals	203	(5)
Music Retailers Online	208	(3)
Music Theory and Composition --- Notation --- Ear Training	211	(3)
Musical E-Greetings and Singing Telegrams	214	(1)
Musical Theatre	215	(1)
Networking --- Newsgroups --- Mailing Lists --- Chat --- Career Information --- Indie Music Promotion	216	(11)
New Age and Ambient Music	227	(2)
Patriotic Music, Marches, and Marching Bands	229	(1)
Piano --- Keyboards --- Organ	229	(4)
Popular Music and Culture --- Fashion --- Dance Music --- Techno --- Electronica --- Rock-'n'-Roll --- Oldies --- Punk --- Heavy Metal	233	(5)
R&B, Rap, Hip-Hop, and Soul	238	(2)
Radio, Internet Radio, and Television	240	(5)
Ragtime	245	(1)
Record Labels	246	(4)
Recording	250	(2)
Religious and Gospel Music --- Inspirational	252	(3)
Search Engines	255	(2)
Sheet Music --- Historical Collections	257	(3)
Songwriting --- Songwriting Contests and Camps	260	(7)
String Instruments --- Violin --- Viola --- Cello --- Bass --- Harp	267	(1)
Vocal Music --- Choral and Opera --- Singing	268	(3)
World Music	271	(2)
Tech Talk: Internet Terms A-Z	273	(12)
Bibliography	285	(4)
About the Author	289