Idiot's Guides - Music Theory

by Michael Miller

Michael Miller has been composing and arranging music since his early teens. He attended the world-renowned Indiana University School of Music (now the Jacobs School of Music), and was accepted into IU’s prestigious Jazz Studies Program. In 1981, Mr. Miller founded the Indianapolis Songwriter’s Workshop (later known as the Indianapolis Songwriters Association), and composed the theme song for the inaugural central Indiana Ronald McDonald House telethon.

  After brief (and not so brief) forays into the worlds of retail and corporate business, Mr. Miller is now a respected and prolific writer. He has written more than 150 books over the past two decades on a variety of topics from music to technology to business. He is known for his casual, easy-to-read writing style and his ability to explain a wide variety of complex topics to an everyday audience. Collectively, his books have sold more than a million copies worldwide.

  Mr. Miller is also an accomplished drummer, composer, and arranger. He has combined his knowledge of music with his writing talents to produce a series of best-selling music instruction books in Alpha’s Idiot’s Guide series. His best-selling music books include The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Conducting Music, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Music Business, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Composition, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music History, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing Drums, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Singing (with Phyllis Fulford). More information about Michael Miller and his work can be found online at millerwriter.com. His Twitter handle is @molehillgroup.