Download or read book Songwriter Night written by D G Driver and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-30 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sweet romantic novella, Lyle and Trish are two aspiring Country music songwriters that meet at a Nashville coffee house. With Trish being new in town, Lyle invites her to his monthly gathering of songwriters to get to know her better. The evening of quirky characters and light-hearted singing is interrupted by the arrival of Aiden Bronson. He's got a hit song on the radio, and he's back to show off, stirring up some rivalry while he's at it. How will Lyle compete against Aiden's charisma and talent in order to win Trish's heart?
Download or read book Songstory written by Randy Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If Butterfly Kisses Is What I'm Remembered For When I'm Dead-I Can Live With That. Songstory, written by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Randy Thomas, is a writer's room narrative of "Butterfly Kisses," "Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That?" and other great songs. Sharing his intimate knowledge of the Christian Music industry, Randy Thomas covers the music of the Jesus Movement, bringing Sweet Comfort Band and ALLIES alive again. Songstory is also a backstage pass to Shania Twain's transformation from a nightclub singer to an international star. Using songs as musical signposts of the journey, Randy Thomas infuses healthy doses of irony and laughter into the threads of Songstory. In addition, this Grammy award-winning songwriter shares his knowledge about songwriting, including his best tips throughout the book. Beneath it all, the music, the industry, the relationships, lies an even bigger story--the unfolding of God's unstoppable grace. "I remember saying it nearly 20 years ago: "Randy, you should write a book." Apparently, I wasn't the only one. And now, after all these years, he has! I could not be more delighted. As you begin to read his stories, insights, perspectives, and rabbit trails, I'm convinced you'll be delighted too. Tolle Lege!" - DR. GEORGE GRANT "Had I known Randy was this insightful and witty about music, songwriting, and behind the scenes stories, I would have stayed in a band with him for another ten years!" - BRYAN DUNCAN
Download or read book The Songwriter s and Musician s Guide to Nashville written by Sherry Bond and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-02-21 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This behind-the scenes look at the Nashville music industry reveals inside tips on how to break through the system and get heard. The new edition includes the latest strategies for Internet marketing, best techniques for pitching songs and artist packages, and more. Songwriters and musicians learn how to get their songs heard in Music City, USA, and find the industry's decision makers.
Download or read book Songwriter s Market 40th Edition written by Cris Freese and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-11-02 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Songwriter's Market is the go-to source for songwriters and performing artists who seek career advice and up-to-date information for placing their songs with music publishers, discovering record companies or producers, securing representation with a manager, and much more. With insights from a variety of industry experts and both career and up-and-coming songwriters, this edition features the firsthand and insider knowledge songwriters need to launch their career. You gain access to: • Interviews with veterans like Phil Cody, Chip Taylor, and Marc Jordan and rising stars like Simon Wilcox, Francesco Yates, and the Grammy-nominated Erik Blu2th Griggs. • Articles on breaking into Nashville, using Twitter to market yourself as a songwriter, and crowdfunding. • Hundreds of songwriting-placement opportunities. • Listings for songwriting organizations, conferences, workshops, retreats, colonies, contests, venues, and grant sources. + Includes exclusive access to the video "Pat Pattison Masterclass: Rhythm and Form" "Songwriter's Market is the indispensable tool you need to build your songwriting career. From the secrets of hit songwriting craft to an unequaled collection of pitching resources for your final recordings, this book delivers it all." --Robin Frederick, writer and producer of more than 500 songs for television, records, and audio products, and author of top-selling songwriting books
Download or read book Sleepy Night Night written by Rich Levering and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Does your kiddo suffer from Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) at bedtime? What if going to bed was more fun? Sleepy Night Night "a lullaby" is an enchanting new sing along book that will transport your restless child to a magical circus and all they have to do to get there is close their eyes. Sleepy Night Night "a lullaby" comes alive with *a FREE (.mp3) download for your listening devices will transport restless children of all ages to a magical circus were they will transform into masterful ringmasters that take center stage in the big tent spotlight; commanding funny polar bears to dance, lions to jump through fiery hoops, and teddy bears come to life but only if they first... shut their eyes. Nothing could be as thrilling as the exciting dreamscape we enter when we fall asleep - as Sleepy Night Night colorfully points out. First conceived as a lullaby by singer/songwriter Rich Levering (Berklee School of Music) Sleepy Night Night was created out of necessity when he tried to get his young cousins to go to bed. Later he put the words down on paper and his debut book of the same title was born. The song and book helps transition little ones from an active day into a world bright with color and alive with amusement, fun, and getting ready for bedtime music. The musical track which accompanies the book was recorded in 432Hz frequency, creating a pure tone of the Schumann (om) resonance i.e.- the "heartbeat of the Earth" that promotes healing, relaxation, and added lullaby calm. The book is beautifully illustrated in magnificent watercolors and the easy to sing melodic lullaby is a must have for any parent or child that needs to turn off from the worries of the world and enter into their own wonderful special universe of tranquil and peaceful SLEEP... reading level is from pre-school to 8th grade
Download or read book Songs in the Night written by Michael A. Milton and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-10-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Always preach to broken hearts and you will never lack for a congregation,” an old saying goes. And for that reason, this book is for everyone—because there are many, many things that break our hearts. Sicknesses, spiritual depression, disabilities, painful memories, strained relationships... all of these weigh on Christians’ hearts at one time or another. And even when our hearts feel light, there is a longing that runs through us—a crying of the soul for eternity, for a new heavens and a new earth. Yet even in the midst of our heartache, we know there is a faith that comes from Jesus Christ that not only encourages us through our pain, but can even transform our pain... as long as we let it. And here is a collection of warm, pastoral messages, filled with personal illustration, that does just that: helps the brokenhearted Christian to locate the God of all comfort in the center of all pain. We are not left there, either; Mike Milton takes us a step further to see how the gospel actually transforms our private pain into personal praise. So read and discover how God uses the things that seek to destroy us to become the very things that bring us salvation, bring us hope, bring us to prayer, bring us together, and ultimately bring us to heaven.
Download or read book The Songwriter s Idea Book written by Sheila Davis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1992-10-15 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her first two books, Sheila Davis classified the major song forms and enduring principles that have been honored for decades by America's foremost songwriters. Those books have become required reading in music courses from NYU to UCLA. In The Songwriters Idea Book, Davis goes one step further, giving you 40 strategies for designing distinctive songs. You'll break new ground in your own songwriting by learning about the inherent relationship between language style, personality type and the brain. • You'll go, step by step, through the creative process as you activate, incubate, separate and discriminate. • You'll learn to use the whole-brain techniques of imaging, brainstorming and clustering. • You'll expand your skilled use of figurative language with paragrams, metonyms, synecdoche and antonomasia. • You'll be challenged to design metaphors, form symbols, make puns and coin words. • And, you'll learn how to prevent writer's block, increase your productivity and maintain your creative flow. Over 100 successful student lyrics from pop, country, cabaret, and theater serve as role-models to illustrate the "whole-brain" songwriting process.
Download or read book Nashville Songwriter written by Jake Brown and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've heard them on the radio, listened to them on repeat for days, and sang along at the top of your lungs—but have you ever wondered about the real stories behind all your favorite country songs? Nashville Songwriter gives readers the first completely authorized collection of the true stories that inspired hits by the biggest multi-platinum country superstars of the last half century—recounted by the songwriters themselves. Award-winning music biographer Jake Brown gives readers an unprecedented, intimate glimpse inside the world of country music songwriting. Featuring exclusive commentary from country superstars and chapter-length interviews with today's biggest hit-writers on Music Row, this book chronicles the stories behind smash hits such as: Willie Nelson's "Always on My Mind" Tim McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying," "Southern Voice," and "Real Good Man" George Jones's "Tennessee Whiskey" Carrie Underwood's "Jesus Take the Wheel" and "Cowboy Casanova" Brooks & Dunn's "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You" Lady Antebellum's "We Owned the Night" and "Just a Kiss" Brad Paisley's "Mud on the Tires," "We Danced," and "I'm Still a Guy" Luke Bryan's "Play It Again," "Crash My Party," and "That's My Kind of Night" The Oak Ridge Boys's "American Made" George Strait's "Ocean Front Property" and "The Best Day," Rascal Flatts's "Fast Cars and Freedom," and "Take Me There" Kenny Chesney's "Living in Fast Forward" and "When the Sun Goes Down" Ricochet's "Daddy's Money" Montgomery Gentry's "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" The Crickets's "I Fought the Law" Tom T. Hall's "A Week in a County Jail" and "That Song Is Driving Me Crazy" Trace Adkins's "You're Gonna Miss This" David Lee Murphy's "Dust on the Bottle" Jason Aldean's "Big Green Tractor" and "Fly Over States" And many more top country hits over the past 40 years!
Download or read book Making the Scene written by Liam Sullivan and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2012 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanied by historial references and interviews with a vast array of music professionals, this comprehensive guide for musicians and artists of all types looking to move to and make a name for themselves in Nashville provides a wealth of information on networking, the music scene and more. Original.
Download or read book The Songwriter s Handbook written by Mark Winkler and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-08-06 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Platinum award-winning singer, songwriter, and lyricist Mark Winkler provides a handbook on writing great lyrics, chock full of songwriting exercises and engaging personal vignettes. This book crosses a variety of genres andteaches the craft of modern commercial songwriting as practiced by the likes of Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, and Bruno Mars. The book includes: Highlights of great songwriters and their songs Exercises that focus on storytelling and rhyming while adding specificity and color Practical tips for writing great lyrics with accompanying templates Annotated examples of songs to illustrate effective exercises Information about people you need on your creative and business team Next steps after you’ve written a great song Tips on being a successful live performer to make songs pop By using great songwriters and their songs as blueprints, Winkler reveals the tricks of the trade and shows how you can improve your songwriting skills.
Download or read book Thomas Creeper and the Gloomsbury Secret written by J. R. Potter and published by Fitzroy Books. This book was released on 2021-03-21 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen-year-old Thomas Creeper hasn't been dealt the best hand in life: heir to a miserable family funeral business, in the miserable seaside town of Gloomsbury where the sun only shines a few times a year, Thomas dreams of being anything but a mortician's apprentice. A spy? A writer? Perhaps a combination of the two if the job exists? When a body arrives on the doorstep of Creeper & Sons Funeral Home with signs of foul play Thomas's meticulous father overlooks, Thomas is thrust into the middle of a terrifying mystery, one which will reveal the link between his family and the darkest secret of his hometown.
Download or read book My Black Country written by Alice Randall and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice Randall, award-winning professor, songwriter, and author with a “lively, engaging, and often wise” (The New York Times Book Review) voice, offers a lyrical, introspective, and unforgettable account of her past and her search for the first family of Black country music. Country music had brought Randall and her activist mother together and even gave Randall a singular distinction in American music history: she is the first Black woman to cowrite a number one country hit, Trisha Yearwood’s “XXX’s and OOO’s”. Randall found inspiration and comfort in the sounds and history of the first family of Black country music: DeFord Bailey, Lil Hardin, Ray Charles, Charley Pride, and Herb Jeffries who, together, made up a community of Black Americans rising through hard times to create simple beauty, true joy, and sometimes profound eccentricity. What emerges in My Black Country is a celebration of the most American of music genres and the radical joy in realizing the power of Black influence on American culture. As country music goes through a fresh renaissance today, with a new wave of Black artists enjoying success, My Black Country is the perfect gift for longtime country fans and a vibrant introduction to a new generation of listeners who previously were not invited to give the genre a chance.
Download or read book H E R Singer Songwriter and Guitarist written by Doris Edwards and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of H.E.R., covering her early life, inspiration to pursue music, and successes. With striking photographs and interesting sidebars, the book relays H.E.R.'s childhood achievements as Gabi Wilson, her disappearance from the music scene, and her reemergence as the thrilling artist known as H.E.R. Features include a timeline, glossary, online resources, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book A Songwriter s Death written by Paige Lynn Hill and published by TRS BOOKS. This book was released on 2019-05-24 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A musician’s first love is music. But what about everything else in there lives? Michael and Tina are chasing music and fame. But when one partner gets bitten by the fame bug first. The other is left feeling left behind. Tina is starting to feel like a prop in a bigger game. She'll play her position, but she may need some liquid courage to do so. If someone doesn't step in than she may drown in the bottle she keeps. Michael is basking in a moment that he knew was always due. However, his wife's alcoholism may sever every tie he's creating in the music business. The last thing he wants to do is choose between fame and marriage. But if they can’t figure this out. Then the glitz and glam may destroy them and their marriage. Everyone knows that love never survives the music industry. The only question is what dies first? This shouldn’t have to end in A Songwriter’s Death. A Songwriter's Death is an intriguing and sexy, standalone, rockstar romance. If you like A Star Is Born meets Blue Valentine, that's part addiction drama, you will love A Songwriter's Death. Peel back the curtain to the music business and buy today!
Download or read book Songwriting written by Christian V. Hauser and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A musical composer, guitar rocker, and lyric opera singer team up to write this sensational book on songwriting. This book includes everything you want to know about the core competencies of songwriting, elements of music, and lyrics. Features include writing song lyrics, crafting musical compositions, musical styles, getting a contract, sustaining a career, publishers and agents, recording, and even how to survive in the music industry. No matter what music genre you desire---blues, country, hip hop, gospel, punk, classical, alternative, jingles, or rock---this is the book for you. You will find this fascinating book filled with tips, quotes from famous songwriters and musicians, and numerous stories on songwriting that will keep you fully engaged.
Download or read book Country Music written by Dayton Duncan and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rich and colorful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the twentieth century--based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September 2019 This gorgeously illustrated and hugely entertaining history begins where country music itself emerged: the American South, where people sang to themselves and to their families at home and in church, and where they danced to fiddle tunes on Saturday nights. With the birth of radio in the 1920s, the songs moved from small towns, mountain hollers, and the wide-open West to become the music of an entire nation--a diverse range of sounds and styles from honky tonk to gospel to bluegrass to rockabilly, leading up through the decades to the music's massive commercial success today. But above all, Country Music is the story of the musicians. Here is Hank Williams's tragic honky tonk life, Dolly Parton rising to fame from a dirt-poor childhood, and Loretta Lynn turning her experiences into songs that spoke to women everywhere. Here too are interviews with the genre's biggest stars, including the likes of Merle Haggard to Garth Brooks to Rosanne Cash. Rife with rare photographs and endlessly fascinating anecdotes, the stories in this sweeping yet intimate history will captivate longtime country fans and introduce new listeners to an extraordinary body of music that lies at the very center of the American experience.
Download or read book The Songwriter s Toolkit written by Steven Blanton and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you dreamed of being a hit songwriter? You'll need the tools to do it, and in The Songwriter's Toolkit, Steven Blanton provides just what you need to get a start! What makes a strong commercial song? How do you find the best words to convey your message? How do you get an artist to take your work? These are just a few of the topics that Steven addresses inside. Before you know it, you'll have what it takes to be a great songwriter.
