How to Write a Song (Even If You've Never Written One Before and You Think You Suck)

How to Write a Song (Even If You've Never Written One Before and You Think You Suck)

Author: Ed Bell

Publisher:

Published: 2020-09-11

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781733375009

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Once upon a time, there wasn't a song. Then, sometime later, there was. "How the $&%! did that happen?" you might ask. How to Write a Song (Even If You've Never Written One Before and You Think You Suck) is the definitive, no-nonsense and 100% beginner-proof guide to writing original songs. Whether you're a complete beginner or a more experienced songwriter looking to improve your songwriting process, How to Write a Song... walks you through a powerful, stimulating but simple process you can use to create great songs, time after time. It's not a formula. It's not a songwriting 'method'. You'll craft every single note and word of your song. You'll write in any style you like. Meanwhile, you'll learn not just what to do but why you're doing it - so you can use those skills in every other song you create. You'll be guided step-by-step through how to find a great song idea, how to choose an effective title, how to craft a solid lyric, how to write catchy melodies and grooves, and how to combine all of those parts effectively into a complete song. And best of all, literally all you need get started is some basic experience on piano or guitar, or with a Digital Audio Workstation like Logic, Ableton or GarageBand. Everything else is inside.


Song Prompts for Girls

Song Prompts for Girls

Author: Layla Foster

Publisher: Layla Foster

Published:

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13:

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This Christmas give the gift of music to your favorite singer-songwriter. A beautiful book of song prompts for girls who love music and creative writing. This beautiful book includes over 300 song prompts and titles to inspire the beginner songwriter. The prompts are organized by theme and included are additional blank prompts when you're ready to write some of your own. Songwriting is a great activity to keep girls creating year-round. Makes a great stocking stuffer, secret santa or Christmas gift for the songwriter in your life. Includes Introduction to songwriting Over 300 song prompts Prompts organized by themes Song titles to inspire creative writing 45 blank prompts for your little songwriter to create their own Themes Family Friends Growing Up Courage Celebration Loneliness Determination Imagination Learning Holiday Love Titles Blank Prompt pages Pick up your copy today. Other songbooks by Layla Foster: · Songwriting Journal ·Songwriting Lyric Prompts ·Songwriting Prompts ·More Songwriting Prompts ·Songwriting Country Music Prompts Perfect for: Learning how to write a song, beginner guitar players, guitar accessories for beginners, acoustic guitar for girls, song prompts for singer-songwriters, Christmas gifts for girls 2022, activity book for girls, song journal for kids, songwriting for girls, music workbook and notebook for girls, lyric book for girls, songbook for kids, rhyming book for kids, christian gifts for girls who love music, homeschool music activity book for beginners, learning English through music and lyrics, country music singer-songwriters, books about country music, creative writing journal prompts for kids, improve your songwriting book


Lyric Writing

Lyric Writing

Author: Start to Songwrite

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-06-27

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9781076580658

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Are you looking to spark your LYRIC WRITING creativity? Lyric Writing: 50 Creative Prompts for Song Ideas, would make a great gift for a lyricist / musician. Inside this custom-made journal, there is a diverse range of song ideas. Allow your imagination to roam free with the 2 pages of writing space per prompt. A few examples include: An introvert must fake being extroverted to function in the world. The first person to live on Mars tells those on Earth what it's like there. Happiness has to be summarized for somebody who has never experienced it. The journal is 6'' x 9'' so that it can be carried around with ease. It is made with cream paper, which has extra durability compared with the standard white paper. Thank you for your interest, and we hope that you are pleased with the prompt journal.


The Craft and Business of Songwriting

The Craft and Business of Songwriting

Author: John Braheny

Publisher: Writers Digest Books

Published: 1995-04-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780898796537

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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.


Therapeutic Songwriting

Therapeutic Songwriting

Author: F. Baker

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-30

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 1137499230

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Therapeutic Songwriting provides a comprehensive examination of contemporary methods and models of songwriting as used for therapeutic purposes. It describes the environmental, sociocultural, individual, and group factors shaping practice, and how songwriting is understood and practiced within different psychological and wellbeing orientations.


Who Put This Song On

Who Put This Song On

Author: Morgan Parker

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Published: 2019-09-24

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0525707522

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"Unflinchingly irreverent, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartbreakingly honest." —Elizabeth Acevedo, National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X In the vein of powerful reads like The Hate U Give and The Poet X, comes poet Morgan Parker's pitch-perfect novel about a black teenage girl searching for her identity when the world around her views her depression as a lack of faith and blackness as something to be politely ignored. Trapped in sunny, stifling, small-town suburbia, seventeen-year-old Morgan knows why she's in therapy. She can't count the number of times she's been the only non-white person at the sleepover, been teased for her "weird" outfits, and been told she's not "really" black. Also, she's spent most of her summer crying in bed. So there's that, too. Lately, it feels like the whole world is listening to the same terrible track on repeat--and it's telling them how to feel, who to vote for, what to believe. Morgan wonders, when can she turn this song off and begin living for herself? Loosely based on her own teenage life and diaries, this incredible debut by award-winning poet Morgan Parker will make readers stand up and cheer for a girl brave enough to live life on her own terms--and for themselves. "Morgan Parker put THIS song on--and I hope it never turns off." —Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin and Odd One Out “A triumphant first impression in the YA space.” —Entertainment Weekly “An incredibly heartfelt, deep story about a girl's coming of age.” —Refinery29


Writing Better Lyrics

Writing Better Lyrics

Author: Pat Pattison

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-12-11

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1599631660

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The Must-Have Guide for Songwriters Writing Better Lyrics has been a staple for songwriters for nearly two decades. Now this revised and updated 2nd Edition provides effective tools for everything from generating ideas, to understanding the form and function of a song, to fine-tuning lyrics. Perfect for new and experienced songwriters alike, this time-tested classic covers the basics in addition to more advanced techniques.Songwriters will discover: • How to use sense-bound imagery to enhance a song's emotional impact on listeners • Techniques for avoiding clichés and creating imaginative metaphors and similes • Ways to use repetition as an asset • How to successfully manipulate meter • Instruction for matching lyrics with music • Ways to build on ideas and generate effective titles • Advice for working with a co-writer • And much more Featuring updated and expanded chapters, 50 fun songwriting exercises, and examples from more than 20 chart-toppings songs, Writing Better Lyrics gives you all of the professional and creative insight you need to write powerful lyrics and put your songs in the spotlight where they belong.


Old Friend from Far Away

Old Friend from Far Away

Author: Natalie Goldberg

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2009-03-10

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1416535039

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In her first book to focus solely on writing since her classic work "Writing Down the Bones," Goldberg reaffirms her status as one of the foremost teachers by redefining the practice of writing memoir.


Your Name is a Song

Your Name is a Song

Author: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781954635203

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Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names on their lyrical walk home through the city. Empowered by this newfound understanding, the young girl is ready to return the next day to share her knowledge with her class. Your Name is a Song is a celebration to remind all of us about the beauty, history, and magic behind names.


The Artful Parent

The Artful Parent

Author: Jean Van't Hul

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2019-06-11

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1611807204

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Bring out your child’s creativity and imagination with more than 60 artful activities in this completely revised and updated edition Art making is a wonderful way for young children to tap into their imagination, deepen their creativity, and explore new materials, all while strengthening their fine motor skills and developing self-confidence. The Artful Parent has all the tools and information you need to encourage creative activities for ages one to eight. From setting up a studio space in your home to finding the best art materials for children, this book gives you all the information you need to get started. You’ll learn how to: * Pick the best materials for your child’s age and learn to make your very own * Prepare art activities to ease children through transitions, engage the most energetic of kids, entertain small groups, and more * Encourage artful living through everyday activities * Foster a love of creativity in your family