The Songwriteras Idea Book more books like this

by Sheila Davis

With 40 strategies to spark the imagination, this book is a guide to designing distinctive songs. It discusses the relationship between language style, personality type, and the brain, and shows how to use "whole-brain" techniques to enhance creativity and prevent writer's block.

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Writing Better Lyrics more books like this

by Pat Pattison

Pattison presents a unique, in-depth approach to the process of lyric writing. Songwriters will examine 17 extraordinary songs and learn the distinct elements that make them so effective. Pattison then presents more than 30 lyric-writing exercises designed to achieve the same results. From generating lyric ideas and managing repetition to ...

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Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure: Tools and Techniques for Writing Better Lyrics more books like this

by Pat Pattison (Composer)

This book will help songwriters handle lyric structures more effectively If you have written lyrics before and you want to take a new look, this book will help you gain even greater control and understanding of your craft. If you have not written lyrics before, this book will get you off in a healthy direction. You will find information in this ...

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The Art of Writing Great Lyrics more books like this

by Pamela Phillips Oland

In this manual, one of the music industry's most prolific and successful lyricists reveals her methods for crafting memorable, recordable and marketable lyrics. Written in a conversational style, the volume goes beyond the obvious song formulas and rhyme patterns to present the dozens of conscious and unconscious processes the author uses to write ...

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Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming: A Step-By-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Lyrics more books like this

by Pat Pattison (Composer)

This book has a very specific purpose: to help songwriters find better rhymes and use them more effectively. Rhyme is one of the most crucial areas of lyrics writing, and this guide will provide all of the technical information necessary to develop your skills completely. The exercises and worksheets help experienced writers take a fresh look at ...

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You Can Write Song Lyrics more books like this

by Terry Cox

Anyone who's dreamed of writing that hit song - the one that gets played time and time again on the radio - but doesn't know how to start, will welcome the inspiration and practical instruction offered in this new book Terry Cox, an experienced and successful lyric writer, guides readers step-by-step through the process of lyric writing. Readers ...

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Making Musicals: An Informal Introduction to the World of Musical Theater more books like this

by Tom Jones

The lyricist/librettist of The Fantasticks, the longest-running show in the history of the American theatre, here takes on a new role as guide through the magical world of the stage musical. He begins his tour with a brief history, tracing the musical's origins to the variety shows and operettas of the early 1900s. How to create a musical, ...

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Modern Rhyming Dictionary Edition more books like this

by Mr. Gene Lees

Written by one of today's most respected lyricists, this book contains fascinating, creative and dear techniques for writing lyrics. Invaluable to the beginner, it will prove beneficial to professionals, poets, and teachers.

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You Can Write Great Lyrics more books like this

by Pamela Phillips Oland

The author takes a professional approach to lyric writing, examining and teaching every angle a songwriter must work to write lyrics with commercial appeal.

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Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling more books like this

by Andrea Stolpe

Write songs that sell! Hit-songwriter/educator Andrea Stolpe shares time-tested tools of commercial songwriting. Her ten-step process will help you to craft lyrics that communicate heart to heart with your audience. She analyzes hit lyrics from artists such as Faith Hill and John Mayer, and reveals why they are successful and how you can make your ...

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And Then I Wrote: The Songwriter Speaks more books like this

by Tom Russell (Editor), Sylvia Tyson (Editor)

A fascinating and entertaining look at the craft of songwriting.

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Lyrics on Several Occasions more books like this

by Ira Gershwin

This is a great deal more than just a collection of lyrics. Gershwin groups them under such headings as 'The Not Impossible He', 'The Important Male', 'The Important Female', 'Euphoria Revisited', and many others. Then he follows each lyric with a commentary that is at once scholarly, witty and of the greatest historical interest. While the lyrics ...

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Schirmer's Complete Rhyming Dictionary more books like this

by Paul Zollo, Paulpaul Zollozollo

This essential tool for songwriters, poets, and educators, this rhyming dictionary includes over 96,400 one-syllable, two-syllable, and three-syllable rhymes. It's indespensible for the professional and amateur alike.

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Inspirations more books like this

by David Stark, Michael Randolfi

The official book of an international media event, "Hits Under The Hammer, " featuring 200 original song lyrics and interviews with the artists and composers. 200 illustrations, many in color.

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Method Songwriting: The Method Used by Professionals more books like this

by Buddy Kaye

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Lyrics on Several more books like this

by Ira Gershwin

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How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC more books like this

by Professor Paul Edwards, Kool G Rap (Foreword by)

Examining the dynamics of hip-hop from every region and in every form - mainstream and underground, current and classic - this compelling how-to discusses everything from content and flow to rhythm and delivery in relation to the art and craft of rap. Compiled from the most extensive research on rapping to date, this first-of-its-kind guide ...

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