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Books. Start with your local library system and find every book they have on the subject. Scan them all, and read those that seem to speak to you. Ask for book recommendations here. The one that comes up most often for live sound is "Sound Reinforcement Handbook" ( https://www.amazon.com/Sound-Reinforcement-Handbook-Gary-Davis/dp/0881889008/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32D1J9UME9UQA&keywords=sound+reinforcement+handbook+2nd+edition&qid=1564110323&s=gateway&sprefix=sound+reinfo%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-1 )
There are used copies available on Amazon for less. Even though it's from 1989 most of the information is still applicable.
The Chord Wheel: The Ultimate Tool for All Musicians (TOUS INSTRUMENT) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0634021427/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_RT1BHVCPP332SRMDSFEV
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I think this is a really good book for entry level enharmonics theory
I began my bass adventure maybe 4 months ago and followed Hal Leonard Bass Method by Ed Friedland. It has a section about tabs maybe half way through but the rest is standard notation. Very helpful in learning bass clef.
This is what you want. It works from the inside out, but it’s the same concept, plus it has key signatures. Personally I’ve always found chord wheels to be overly complicated, but I learned theory fairly young, and discovered these afterwards.
Edit: this one also has the advantage of rotating to highlight all the diatonic chords in that key.
I am not an expert. I just started recently myself but these two books I am using:
Hall Leonard Bass Method - Great for fretboard and music theory in a slow pace with plenty of exercises.
Bass For Dummies - Seems straight forward... a book for bass dummies. But I find it great for supplementing my learning. It is written to be able to jump around to sections that you want to learn. So if you feel like learning scales or even creating your own groove.
The Sound Reinforcement Handbook may be of interest to you. It is fairly technical and it's focused on live sound design, but I found it to be a valuable read.
I started out by the electronics chapter in "The Guitar Handbook" - maybe it's on Amazon Kindle now, I don't know - they have an entire chapter on the basic circuits of what's inside an electric guitar and how they work. I found it not too difficult to take what I learned there and start studying various wiring diagrams for other guitars online and learn how they work.
Just a footnote - the old blue cover version I have on paperback - the first diagram for the single humbucker guitar shown at the start of the chapter has proper left-handed wiring, I got a crash course in left and right-handed wiring when I wired my first guitar using that as a guide.
Here's the Book - https://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Handbook-Ralph-Denyer/dp/0679742751/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471535240&sr=8-1&keywords=the+guitar+handbook
For $17 on Amazon you can get the Hal Leonard Bass Method Books 1,2,3 combo and 3 play along CDs. If you already learned to read bass clef once you should move through the books fairly quickly. Multiple genres (rock, jazz, reggae, country, rock, blues) to keep things interesting and a little over 150 play along exercises. Hard to beat the amount of stuff you get for $17. Avoid the kindle if you try this and get the spiral bound hard copy. There is a little section where tab is introduced and explained but for the most part it is just notation.
https://www.amazon.com/Leonard-Bass-Method-Easy-Use/dp/0793563836
There is also a Tablature and Notation forum on talkbass where folks load transcriptions so if you just want to relearn to read you could try that for free.
Also...this has a ton of other info in it as well...chords, scales, repair...its a great all around book I would advise any player to get. You will reference it many times.
I've been setting up my own instruments for 25+ years.
<em>The Guitar Handbook</em> by Ralph Denyer is the book that got me started.
Do yourself a favor and read the Yamaha Sound Reinforcement Handbook. It's old (doesn't cover anything digital) but still really useful for understanding the fundamentals.
For Jazz harmony I'd suggest picking up Mark Levine's Jazz Piano Book and Voicings for Jazz Keyboard.
The first book starts with the ii-V-I and builds the vast majority of jazz harmony up from there. The second teaches two handed quartal voicings which are very common in modern playing (easiest to recognize in McCoy Tyner and Herbie Hancock's playing).
Your interest in sound is great! What was it that initially made you think "this is so cool!"? Attending a concert, editing a video?
Two ways to get involved and start exploring sound might be 1) volunteer to assist with AV at a church or school so that you can learn a bit about live sound, and 2) start producing/editing videos, and 3) start recording/editing some music (even if you're not the performer).
I also like u/NuclearSiloForSale's idea of buying some used gear to play with. You can find lots of reasonably-priced stuff on www.reverb.com. Start with a mic, a small mixer, and a small powered speaker just to get a feel for setting levels, signal routing, DSP, etc.
And if you do nothing else, buy a copy of the Sound Reinforcement Handbook and read it cover-to-cover. It's one of the best educational books in the industry.
Definitely this! I'm trying to teach myself keyboard!
Plus, this is a must-have for any aspiring guitarist. ESPECIALLY if you want to learn theory AND work on your instruments:
https://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Handbook-Professional-Acoustic-Electrice/dp/0679742751
Read it cover-to-cover and you'll be AMAZED at the landscape laid in front of you.
After that, I just picked songs I loved that seemed IMPOSSIBLE. I forced myself to do the research to learn how to play them start-to-finish. They'll take you down roads you initially may have been too timid/unsure to tread. It's a slow an arduous process. But you'll come out the other side a much better player :)
Just this morning I realized the perfect challenge for me: Eric Johnson's "Song for George." I've been tackling Adam Young/Sky Sailing's first album for a long time which has FORCED me into the world of alternate tunings. FAR more than I would have ever wanted to go (avoided them for 20 years). But I'm getting comfortable with them now (working a lot in open Dsus4 and Dmaj9) and this morning I realized "Song for George" was likely based on a low D and his intro/outro would reveal the tuning itself. Sure enough! (All Ds and As, easy peasy!). It's a fingerpicking monster (EJ, go fig). But DaddyStovePipe on YT and Sky Sailing have forced me to up my (finger)picking game. I think I'm ready to tackle a song I've been in awe of for 30 years...
There's no easy answer. Plateaus are a BITCH. Knuckle down - find what stirs your soul and go for it. Put the work in. No other way. All the best!
You could try this book:
https://www.amazon.ca/Jazz-Piano-Book-Mark-Levine/dp/0961470151
But it's going to skip right past a bunch of fundamental stuff which you might want to brush up on. Best bet is probably to get a teacher for a little while to get you up to speed in technique while you explore the jazz book. Also, if you can't currently read the staff you will probably want to.
> Should I just be studying compositions/ real book charts?
Well, aside from theory, you should definitely be learning plenty of real book tunes!
> My ear is not nearly good enough to transcribe solo piano inner voice movements, any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Mark Levine has his controversial "Jazz Theory Book" - not recommended until you've read Terefenko - but you might find his piano book useful.
If your local store doesn't have it. it can be found at amazon:
As a fellow oldish person who doesn't really like youtube, I did it the old school way using this book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0634047019/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It worked.
Start anywhere you want, go anywhere you want, and play anywhere you want.
That said, buy this book and read the whole thing, but particularly Chapters 23 and 24:
https://www.amazon.com/How-DJ-Right-Science-Playing/dp/0802139957
In a nutshell, you should build your set to tell a story. But there are many ways to tell a story and many stories to tell.
Your set can be a constant progression of energy, building to a climatic peak. Or it can be a series of peaks and valleys. Or a slow journey through a genre or a mood. Or a long, punishing, relentless workout. Or a series of ebbs and flows.
You can pick music based on mood, genre, instrumental qualities, energy, or even the meaning and stories they tell.
Really, it’s up to you. But no key progression formula will ever tell you what you need or how to express it.
I’d recommend looking around for a community group that might do group classes. There’s on in Berlin that loans guitars to people. Maybe there’s something similar in your area.
A basic guitar and tuner is a good starting point. You’ll be able to learn a bit from YouTube, but it’s no replacement for a teacher. I’ve only really moved forward in playing with the help of a teacher.
I have an old book from college class that I’ve used to learn to read music a bit. It’s quite detailed.
You might want to pick up this
I know it's not what you're asking for, but have you considered books?
Hal Leonard Bass Method comes with play along audio tracks and is fairly thorough.
Books and tabs have been helpful for me so far. I’ve taken a class at my university for guitar and we went through sections of this book (link here) which has been very helpful in learning notes and specifically on reading sheet music.
Books and tabs have been helpful for me so far. I’ve taken a class at my university for guitar and we went through sections of this book (link here) which has been very helpful in learning notes and specifically on reading sheet music.
yeah, but save $7 if you want and get the OG version: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0825652804/ref=sspa\_dk\_detail\_1?psc=1&pd\_rd\_i=0825652804&pd\_rd\_w=a53g9&content-id=amzn1.sym.c201ea52-e52a-4b28-967b-9c2cae823bd5&pf\_rd\_p=c201ea52-e52a-4b28-967b-9c2cae823bd5&pf\_rd\_r=7CZ4W35T...
The Sound Reinforcement Handbook https://www.amazon.com/dp/0881889008/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_KEQ1XEN67FM3EX2EDV79 here is a way to learn 10% of the technicals severe thing else is pickup through experience.
Ce bouquin est génial, pour les débutants comme pour les confirmés : https://www.amazon.fr/Guitar-Handbook-Professional-Acoustic-Electrice/dp/0679742751
En dehors de ça, youtube pour choper les bases, ne pas chercher à brûler les étapes, quelques exercices, et surtout se faire plaisir !
Bon courage :)
Under $100, you could get them a Numark DJ2GO2 controller. It comes with Serato Lite, they'll just need a computer with an i5+ Intel processor and at least 8G RAM.
It's not an "essential" item, it can be used for DJing but it has limitations. Eventually they would need to upgrade but its great for practicing, and can be used as an emergency backup or portable option for low-key events.
Aside from that get them this book, which will have loads of useful information about DJing. Or, a gift card so they can buy high quality music downloads/vinyl.