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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100028641442
ISBN-139780028641447
eBay Product ID (ePID)1854647
Product Key Features
Book TitleSongwriting
Number of Pages360 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
TopicInstruction & Study / Songwriting
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic
AuthorJoel Hirschhom
Book SeriesThe Complete Idiot's Guide Ser.
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight21.2 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-088754
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal782.42/13
Table Of ContentHOW TO WRITE A HIT. 1. Music Training: Is It a Must? Looking at the Hit-Makers. Don''t Delay Your Dreams. Put Your Musical Knowledge to Work. Preserving and Submitting Your Songs. 2. A Century of Songwriting. Hey Mr. Ziegfeld, Here I Am! "Give My Regards to Broadway". Crosby, Sinatra, and the Pop Singers. The Role of Rock. Michael Jackson and the MTV Explosion. A Rock Genre Mini Guide. 3. The Idea Is King. Banish Writer''s Block. Inspiring Characters. Universal Themes. Mining the Media. Simple Starting Points. The Four-Minute. Screenplay. Priming the Idea Pump. Travel the Highway to Hits. 4. What Comes First, Words or Music? Working Styles. Preparing to Create Songs for Artists. Major Songwriters Weigh In. The Rhythm in Your Mind. Feel Your Way to Creativity. 5. Finding and Keeping Collaborators. A Roller Coaster Worth Riding. Work Habits. How to Find Your Partner. Cold, Hard Business. Inspiration from Across the Sea. 6. Title Power! Titles That Tell the Story. Titles That Set the Tone. Title Triggers. Words That Work. First-Line Fever. II. DRESSING UP THE SONG. 7. The Visual Songwriter. A Unique Visual Personality. The Visual Lifestyle. The Other Four Senses. Writing with the Five Senses. 8. Cooking Up Your Hit Ingredients. Rhyming Time. Wayward Rhymes. In Search of Colorful Rhyme Words. Other Hit Ingredients. Act Out Your Lyrics. 9. Repetition and Hooks. Styles of Musical Repetition. Hooking the Audience. Creating and Testing Your Hooks. Instrumental Icing: Figures and Riffs. 10. The Secrets of Hit Melody Writing. What Makes a Tune Singable? Reliable Rhythms. Prosody. 11. Rewriting. Bad Reasons to Avoid Rewriting. Starting the Process. Staying with It. III. GENRE GOLD. 12. Crossing Into Country. Nashville News.Musical Elements of Country. Recommended Listening. 13. R&B and Rap. Birth of the Blues. Minstrel to Motown. The Many Faces of R&B. Rap and Hip-Hop. Rhythm and Rap. 14. Commercials and Children''s Music. Composing Commercials. Ready to Write. What''s the Deal? The Market for Children''s Songs. Respecting the Minds of Children. 15. Movie Scoring and Songwriting. Scorers as Songwriters. The Fat Spy-No Jurassic Park. In the Scoring Game. Spotting the Picture. Practical Scoring Tips. Get Into It. 16. Live and Animated Musicals. Not Eliza Doolittle, but a Dragon. Keeping Up with Current Styles. Dialogue vs. Music. The Song''s the Thing. The Performers and the Song. Every Job Is Your Job. I Just Want This Small Change. Monetary Rewards from a Musical. 17. Musicals for the Stage. Creating an Illusion of Reality. Important Musical Categories. Get It on the Stage. Hits from Shows. Special Material. IV. SHOWING IT OFF. 18. The Power of a Hit Demo. Choosing Your Musical Approach Finding the Singer and Musicians. Figuring Costs. Making the Demo. Demos at Home. Demo Presentation. 19. Becoming a Great Song Salesman. Casting Your Songs. Selling to a Publisher Sign with a Publisher or Freelance? 20. The Singer/Songwriter. What Makes a Good Agent? Managers. A Lawyer You Can Trust. Do You Have What It Takes? Feed the Media Monster. Signing with a Label. Come to the Cabaret. 21. Home Studio. Embracing the Technology. Equipment Recommendations. Making Music. Engineering a Session. 22. Producing Your Own Hit Songs. How Do You Learn to Produce? A Producer''s Job. Planning a Recording Date. In the Studio. Musical Approaches. Experiment. Top Producers. V. FINISHING TOUCHES. 23. Royalties and Guilds. The Big Three: ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. ASCAP. BMI. SESAC. Copyright Basics. The Songwriter''s Guild of America. 24. What''s Happening in Songwriting? The Good New Days. Steve Schalchlin''s Internet Miracle. Napster. Working the Internet. The Importance of History. Looking Ahead. Reading the Grammy Tea Leaves. Common Denominators. Appendixes. Appendix A. Glossary. Appendix B. Resources. Appendix C. Contests and Competitions. Index.
SynopsisSong has been a part of people's culture since the beginning. From classical and rock and roll to country and jazz--there are hundreds of thousands of budding and established songwriters burning to write the next great hit. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Songwriting is the one-stop resource for all inspiring songwriters to learn how much musical training is needed, how to put together the basics of a song for various popular genres, how to tailor songs to different industries (TV and film), how to get great ideas, where to find collaborators, publishers and agents and how the Internet is impacting the world of songwriting., The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Songwritingwill be the one-stop resource for all aspiring songwriters to learn: how much musical training you need (if you have none), how to put together the basics of a song in various popular genres (country & western, hip hop, Latin, adult contemporary, pop), as well as for different industries, such as television and film, and where to get the great ideas for what makes a hit and how recurring hit makers got their Midas touch. You'll also learn where and how to find collaborators, choose a publisher, and find an agent, how the Internet is impacting the world of songwriting (i.e., MP3 and Napster), and the best way to set up a recording studio in your own home and choose the best equipment., Aimed at all inspiring songwriters, this guide shows how much musical training is needed, how to put together basics of a song for popular genres and how to tailor songs to different industries.
LC Classification NumberMT67.H55 2001
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It is all in one book. Type face a bit small at spots, but very useful. Thanks!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
