Songwriting category: 158 books
The Free-Thinking Songwriter
Thoughts, Tips and Ideas on the Beautiful Craft of Songwriting
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2014
The Free-Thinking Songwriter should be considered a companion for all levels of songwriters, from beginners to hit-makers as well as soulful, organic songwriters alike. This book is brimming with insightful words of wisdom relating to the "craft" but more importantly, Karl shares thoughts that we can...
4,400 Song Ideas
All 3 Books in 1
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
This book is a compilation of all three ‘Song Ideas’ books by Songwriter Rick Wicker and it’s being offered at a discounted price. There are 4,400 unique song ideas to stimulate the user’s imagination in unexpected ways. They are designed to jumpstart the creative writing process by providing...
Hack Music Theory, Part 1
Learn Scales & Chords in 30 Minutes
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2016
Theory is a six-letter dirty word to most musicians, but hey, musicians love dirty words, right? And just like all the other dirty words, theory is easy to learn and fun to use! After studying 'popular' and 'classical' music theory, Ray Harmony created a unique approach that he uses to compose his...
Essential Songwriter
Craft Great Songs & Become a Better Songwriter
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
(Berklee Methods). The Berklee in the Pocket Essential Songwriter is an accessible reference guide that will quickly lead songwriters to ideas that are at the heart of countless hit songs. The tips and strategies jam-packed into this concise guide will help you tackle writer's block and gain fresh...
Song Building
How to Write Better Songs Faster
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2018
Have you ever been frustrated when people don't get what you're trying to say in your song? Are you tired of waiting on inspiration to complete your songs? Are you not getting the response you hoped for from your songs? Is the songwriting process painful at times? Song Building will help you: •...
Ira Gershwin
The Art of the Lyricist
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 1997
To the perennial question "which comes first, the music or the words?" Ira Gershwin always responded, "the contract." The jest reveals both Ira's consummate professionalism and the self-effacing wit with which he ducked the spotlight whenever possible. Yet the ingeniously inventive melodies George...
33 Great Songs 33 Great Songwriters
A Musycks Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2014
What’s with all the lists I hear you ask? The modern world is awash with them, Bucket Lists, Movies to See Before You Die, Albums To Hear Before You Die, Top Ten of this, Top Ten of That, websites devoted to only….. lists! Lists are many things, informative, insipid, imaginative, illogical, inspiring,...
by Michael J Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
What’s with all the lists I hear you ask? The modern world is awash with them, Bucket Lists, Movies to See Before You Die, Albums To Hear Before You Die, Top Ten of this, Top Ten of That, websites devoted to only….. lists! Lists are many things, informative, insipid, imaginative, illogical, inspiring,...
by Rick Wicker
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
The intent of this eBook is to provide you with a variety of concept rich ideas ready to incorporate into your songs, poems or other imaginative writing pursuits. These ‘Inspiration Lines’ are designed to jumpstart your creative process. You can; Use them just as they are written or reinterpret the...
The Facts of Life
and Other Dirty Jokes
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2009
If you had to give America a voice, it’s been said more than once, that voice would be Willie Nelson’s. For more than fifty years, he’s taken the stuff of his life-the good and the bad-and made from it a body of work that has become a permanent part of our musical heritage and kept us company...
by Nick Hornby
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2003
“All I have to say about these songs is that I love them, and want to sing along to them, and force other people to listen to them, and get cross when these other people don’t like them as much as I do.” —Nick Hornby, from Songbook
A wise and hilarious collection from the bestselling...
Bruce Springsteen's America
The People Listening, a Poet Singing
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2003
In this compelling book, Robert Coles, the celebrated Harvard professor and Pulitzer Prize–winning author, turns his attention to popular music legend Bruce Springsteen, and to the powerful impact Springsteen’s work has had both on the lives of his audience and on this country’s literary tradition....
A Fine Romance
Jewish Songwriters, American Songs
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
In A Fine Romance, David Lehman looks at the formation of the American songbook—the timeless numbers that became jazz standards, iconic love songs, and sound tracks to famous movies—and explores the extraordinary fact that this songbook was written almost exclusively by Jews.
An acclaimed...
The Ancestor's Opium Volume 1
A Collection of Sir Jude Nnam's Choral Compositions
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2018
Empower yourself, family and friends for the rest of their lives through singing, learning and practicing their favourite African choral tunes.
The greatest and highest composer of Catholic choral songs in Nigeria, Sir Jude Nnam (The Ancestor) presents over 600 pages of the much anticipated...