Mark Phillips

Mark Phillips is an author, guitarist, arranger, editor, and publisher with more than 40 years in the music publishing field. He earned his bachelor's degree in music theory from Case Western Reserve University, where he received the Carolyn Neff Award for scholastic excellence, and his master's degree in music theory from Northwestern University, where he was elected to Pi Kappa Lambda, the most prestigious U.S. honor society for college and university music students. While working toward a doctorate in music theory at Northwestern, Phillips taught classes in theory, ear-training, sight-singing, counterpoint, and guitar. During the 1970s and early '80s, Phillips was Director of Popular Music at Warner Bros. Publications. From 1985 to 2013 he was Director of Publications at Cherry Lane Music. He is the author of several books on musical subjects, including "Guitar for Dummies," "Sight-Sing Any Melody Instantly," "Sight-Read Any Rhythm Instantly" and "How to Read Music."