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Songwriting
Methods, Techniques and Clinical Applications for Music Therapy Clinicians, Educators and Students
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2005
This comprehensive and groundbreaking book describes the effective use of songwriting in music therapy with a variety of client populations, from children with cancer and adolescents in secondary school to people with traumatic brain injury and mental health problems.
The authors explain the...
by Dominic Pedler
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2010
From humble beginnings in murky, Liverpool clubs in the early sixties, four songwriters emerged who would change the course of popular music forever: The Beatles. Within only a decade they created an arsenal of songs which set the template for all popular music that followed, and, over half a century...
by Joel Benjamin
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2012
Each of the 17 songs from Abbey Road are “profiled” in this volume of Beatle Song Profiles.
Beatle Song Profiles are concise commentaries on every Beatle song. The song profiles describe the song’s origins and inspiration, what The Beatles themselves said about it, what was unique...
by Joel Benjamin
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
Each of the 14 songs from With The Beatles and 4 assorted singles are “profiled” in this volume of Beatle Song Profiles.
Beatle Song Profiles are concise commentaries on every Beatle song. The song profiles describe the song’s origins and inspiration, what The Beatles themselves said...
Telling Stories, Writing Songs
An Album of Texas Songwriters
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2010
Willie Nelson, Joe Ely, Marcia Ball, Tish Hinojosa, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lyle Lovett...the list of popular songwriters from Texas just goes on and on. In this collection of thirty-four interviews with these and other songwriters, Kathleen Hudson pursues the stories behind the songs, letting the singers'...
The B Side
The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015
From an acclaimed cultural critic, a narrative and social history of the Great American Songwriting era.
Everybody knows and loves the American Songbook. But it’s a bit less widely understood that in about 1950, this stream of great songs more or less dried up. All of a sudden, what came...
How To Build Your Own Home Recording Studio On A Budget
Modern Musician, #2
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2016
This book is for anyone that is looking to find practical insider tips on the ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of building your own home recording studio, buying music recording software and recording studio equipment, without breaking the bank!
The best materials, room dimensions, acoustics, equipment...
by Signe Miranda
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
This book is for people who've never written a song, as well as songwriters looking for new inspiration. In "7 Easy Steps to Writing Your Song", you'll have a step by step guide to write your first song or write a song in a new way, breaking your old patterns or habits.
How would you like...
How to Wreck a Nice Beach
The Vocoder from World War II to Hip-Hop, The Machine Speaks
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
The history of the vocoder: how popular music hijacked the Pentagon's speech scrambling weapon
The vocoder, invented by Bell Labs in 1928, once guarded phones from eavesdroppers during World War II; by the Vietnam War, it was repurposed as a voice-altering tool for musicians, and is now the...
by Ramsay Adams
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006
Music supervision, or matching music to TV, live events, film, video games, ring tones, and a host of other media, is one of the fastest-growing careers in the music industry. This book guides you through real-world scenarios and legal landmines, explores sound design, and profiles key players.
Logic Pro X
Audio and Music Production
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
From initial demos to mixing and mastering, seasoned authors Mark Cousins and Russ Hepworth-Sawyer show you how to get the most from Logic Pro X. By exploring the essential workflow and the creative possibilities offered by Logic’s virtual instruments and effects, Logic Pro X: Audio and Music Production...
Abbey Road
The Best Studio in the World
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
The first photographic celebration of the most famous recording studio in the world, publishing in its 80th year. Unprecedented access to the Abbey Road archive - from Edward Elgar to the Beatles, Kate Bush to Elbow the most famous artists in the world have recorded here.
This gorgeous book...
Popular Lyric Writing
10 Steps to Effective Storytelling
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2007
(Berklee Guide). 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...
ALMOST ESSENTIALS
LYRICS FROM SONGS BY LAURIAN TALER
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Over 100 lyrics from the songs by Laurian Taler, where you will encounter all the concerns and fulfilments generated by love and other feelings that appear in interpersonal relationships.