Download or read book Melody in Songwriting written by Jack Perricone and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2000 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover songwriting techniques from the hit makers! This comprehensive guide unlocks the secrets of hit songs, examining them, and revealing why they succeed. Learn to write memorable melodies and discover the dynamic relationships between melody, harmony, rhythm, and rhyme. Fine-tune your craft and start writing hits!
Download or read book Saved by a Song written by Mary Gauthier and published by St. Martin's Essentials. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A handbook for compassion... a Must-Read Music Book.” —Rolling Stone Country "Generous and big-hearted, Gauthier has stories to tell and worthwhile advice to share." —Wally Lamb, author of I Know This Much Is True "Gauthier has an uncanny ability to combine songwriting craft with a seeker’s vulnerability and a sage’s wisdom.” —Amy Ray, Indigo Girls From the Grammy nominated folk singer and songwriter, an inspiring exploration of creativity and the redemptive power of song Mary Gauthier was twelve years old when she was given her Aunt Jenny’s old guitar and taught herself to play with a Mel Bay basic guitar workbook. Music offered her a window to a world where others felt the way she did. Songs became lifelines to her, and she longed to write her own, one day. Then, for a decade, while struggling with addiction, Gauthier put her dream away and her call to songwriting faded. It wasn’t until she got sober and went to an open mic with a friend did she realize that she not only still wanted to write songs, she needed to. Today, Gauthier is a decorated musical artist, with numerous awards and recognition for her songwriting, including a Grammy nomination. In Saved by a Song, Mary Gauthier pulls the curtain back on the artistry of songwriting. Part memoir, part philosophy of art, part nuts and bolts of songwriting, her book celebrates the redemptive power of song to inspire and bring seemingly different kinds of people together.
Download or read book Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar written by Charles Kim and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-21 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you learn faster by seeing and doing than by wading through tedious instructions? Then pick up a guitar and start strumming! Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar shows you the basics—photo by photo and note by note. You begin with basic chords and techniques and progress through suspensions, bass runs, hammer-ons, and barre chords. As you learn to read chord charts, tablature, and lead sheets, you can play any number of songs, from rock to folk to country. The chord chart and scale appendices are ready references for use long after you master the basics. Concise two-page lessons show you all the steps to a skill and are ideal for quick review Each skill, chord, or technique is clearly described Detailed color photos demonstrate proper fingering and technique Concise and understandable instructions accompany each photo Helpful tips provide additional guidance
Download or read book Songwriting written by Sam Inglis and published by McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a step-by-step guide to the songwriting process with information on music theory, developing a hook, writing lyrics, song structure, arranging and recording songs, and promoting music on the Internet.
Download or read book The Craft of Songwriting written by Scarlet Keys and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Berklee Guide). Take your songwriting to the next level! This book breaks down the processes used by hit songwriters and dives deeply into the craft of songwriting. Discover the tools and techniques for melody, harmony, lyrics, and form behind so many great songs. You will access the magic and come out more connected to your heart and craft. Online audio tracks illustrate these techniques in context, showing how they affect your song's overall impact.
Download or read book This Business of Songwriting written by Jason Blume and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To make money, song-writers need a firm, realistic grasp of how songs generate income. This volume demystifies the process of doing business as a songwriter. It walks the reader step-by-step through the process of starting and operating a publishing company, teaches how to pitch songs to publishers, and more.
Download or read book Songlab written by Alex Forbes and published by Blackstone Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Created exclusively with and for teen musicians, this hands-on, step-by-step program uses insight, enthusiasm, and humor to teach teens how to brainstorm ideas, craft effective lyrics, and put those lyrics to music. An award-winning and Billboard-charting songwriter and teacher, Alex Forbes has taught dozens of teens via her Manhattan workshops and coaching sessions how to turn their thoughts and feelings into incisive, evocative songs. Her music has also been heard in feature films and on television shows like MTV's smash teen docudrama, The Hills. Chapter by chapter, Alex goes through the basic elements of the craft, including song form and dynamics, lyrics and melodies, chord construction, and killer hooks. Filled with lots of fun exercises to strengthen your abilities and your confidence, Songlab is the ideal teen's guide to making your songwriting dreams come true! Bonus material available here: http://creativesongwriter.com.
Download or read book Alfred s Teach Yourself Music History Everything You Need to Know from Antiquity to Today Book CD written by L. C. Harnsberger and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of all the major periods of Western music: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern. World history timelines and visual examples of fine art in each period help relate musical events to familiar moments in history. Includes access to over 13 hours of streaming audio of complete movements and entire pieces featured in the book.
Download or read book Everything in Its Right Place written by Brad Osborn and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything in its Right Place identifies the secret to Radiohead's immense commercial and critical success in the band's ability to navigate a sweet spot between expectation and surprise. The author uses tools from musical perception, semiotics, and music theory to demonstrate this reconciliation of extremes, and analyzes musical meaning with lyrics, biographical details, and intertextual relationships.
Download or read book You Can Teach Yourself Song Writing written by Larry McCabe and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-24 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this easy to understand, how to book for any aspiring songwriter, Larry McCabe addresses a variety of concepts including: how to get started, how to write in different song forms, how to approach titles, themes and lyrics, the creation of a melody, utilization of various chords and chord progressions, finding the right chords for the melody, handling various rhythmic elements, creating a lead sheet and copyrighting the tune. Special features include a glossary, essential supplies for novice songwriters, master chord diagrams for keyboard and guitar and an index of recorded music. Includes stereo CD.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Songwriting written by Joel Hirschhorn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive book for today's amateur musician interested in creating and writing his or her own songs, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Songwriting, Second Edition, is the most complete and up-to-date book available. Beating coverage from other series competition, Oscar-winning (and Grammy and Tony award nominated) author Joel Hirschhorn shares his firsthand knowledge of coming up with ideas, rhyming schemes, hooks, melodies, lyrics, and even titles - everything readers need to create their own hit songs! This new edition features coverage of the music business along with the ins and outs of selling a song including working with publishers, producers, artists, managers, accountants, agents, and even attorneys. Best of all, this newest edition features special chapters on genre songwriting - with all new coverage of Latin music, Rock/Blues, Children's music, writing for television, film, and more.
Download or read book Sams Teach Yourself Lotus Notes and Domino R5 Development in 21 Days written by Dorothy Burke and published by Sams Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and painless way to learn the important development features of Lotus Notes and Domino R5. The lesson-a-day format offers real-world, task-based step-by-step insight to successful mastering of workflow applications. Learn basic Domino application development, as well as the new features of R5 including new @functions, be introduced to JavaScript and LotusScript and learn to write advanced formulas and agents.
Download or read book The Craft and Business of Songwriting written by John Braheny and published by Writers Digest Books. This book was released on 1995-04-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music is a universal language, and John Braheny speaks it eloquently as he helps prepare us for our big musical break--by teaching us the craft of songwriting and revealing secrets of the music business. Includes anecdotes, exercises, and examples from dozens of songwriters, such as Harry Chapin, Paul McCartney, and many others.
Download or read book The Everything Music Theory Book written by Marc Schonbrun and published by Adams Media. This book was released on 2006-12-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes audio compact disc (cd).
Download or read book Composition for Computer Musicians written by Michael Hewitt and published by ArtisPro. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The CD-ROM includes audio tracks that demonstrate all the techniques covered in the book.
Download or read book Compose Yourself written by David Alzofon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improvising a melody, crafting a catchy tune -- doesn't that take a ton of talent?"Talent helps, but anyone can learn to speak the language of music." That's the message of Compose Yourself, a radically new course in musical creativity inspired by the author's lessons with Jef Raskin, the UC San Diego music professor and Silicon Valley guru who created the Macintosh computer, and renowned jazz guitarist/educator Howard Roberts, founder of Musicians Institute, Los Angeles.If you've ever studied music, you know how cramping theory can be. In contrast, Compose Yourself works like a foreign language course, using dialog games to stimulate your creativity right away and build your musical I.Q. (Imagination Quotient) steadily, day by day. Along the way you learn secrets of rhythm, harmony, and melody, such as the classical forms of time, the rolling wave pattern in pop songs, the emotional power of intervals, the applications of harmonic perspective, the meaning of melody, and the magic of "charm."
Download or read book Song Sheets to Software written by Elizabeth C. Axford and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of Song Sheets to Software: A Guide to Print Music, Software, Instructional Media, and Web Sites for Musicians includes completely revised and updated listings of music software, instructional media, and web sites of use to all musicians, whether hobbyist or professional. New to the third edition is a CD-ROM with sections including Live Links, an expanded and easily searchable Tech Talk, and sample print music scores. Also new to the third edition are sections on digital sheet music and video game music, as well as an updated bibliography.
