| Preface | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| The Meaning of Music | p. xiii |
| Chronology of Recorded Music and Music Production | p. xvii |
| Music Production | |
| An Overview of Record Production | p. 3 |
| The Creative Concepts of Production | p. 11 |
| The Artist | p. 29 |
| Songwriting | p. 38 |
| Arranging and Orchestration | p. 53 |
| Approaching Arrangement and Orchestration | p. 86 |
| Coaching Singers and Musicians | p. 100 |
| Mixing and Mastering | p. 115 |
| Music Videos | p. 131 |
| The Production Process | p. 133 |
| Producing Music for Film and Classical Recordings | p. 134 |
| Producing Library Music | p. 145 |
| Producing Advertising, Television, and Corporate Music | p. 148 |
| A Brief History of Popular Music, Part I | p. 156 |
| A Brief History of Popular Music, Part II | p. 189 |
| Recording Technology | |
| The Studio | p. 233 |
| Audio Engineering | p. 254 |
| The Music Business | |
| A Combination of Art and Business | p. 277 |
| The Record Business | p. 290 |
| Epilogue | p. 346 |
| Business Agreements | p. 318 |
| CD Production Budget | p. 338 |
| An Opinion | p. 343 |
| Bibliography | p. 349 |
| Index | p. 351 |
| About the Author | p. 365 |