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Language: English
Published by Everything, 2003
- Softcover
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- Title
- The Everything Songwriting Book: All You Need to Create and Market Hit Songs
- Author
- C. J. Watson
- Publisher
- Everything
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1580629563
- ISBN 13
- 9781580629560
- Item weight
- 1.29 pounds
Nearly everyone can hum the melody or remember the words to a hit song. Clever word play, catchy melodies, and thoughtful imagery can create an impression that lasts long after a song has ended.
The Everything Songwriting Book provides amateurs and seasoned professionals alike all they need to create, perform, and sell hit songs. Learn how to develop an idea, formulate a rhyme scheme, incorporate unique phrasing, and follow through to the final note. Professional songwriter and consultant C.J. Watson packs this book with clever tips and tricks for overcoming writer's block, creating a "hook," and recording and selling a song to a recording company or performer.
This user-friendly guide also shows how to:
- Tap into the common elements of hit songs
- Incorporate instruments into songwriting
- Understand music theory
- Spot songwriting trends and write for a specific market
- Produce a song
- Know essential copyright law and other legal basics
- Get compositions into the right hands
Complete with expert advice and practical pointers, The Everything Songwriting Book is sure to guide and inspire burgeoning songwriters at any level.
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About the Author
C.J. Watson is part owner of www.tunesmith.net, the #3 Internet songwriter's forum in the world. He recently put together their first songwriting seminar, which drew songwriters from across the United States and Canada. Mr. Watson's songs have been recorded by such artists as Mustang Sally, James Otto, Pat Webb, and Jason Whitehorn.
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