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"Unlock your songwriting potential with "Melodic Fragments"! This ebook is packed with 500 unique and inspiring 4-bar musical phrases, spanning genres from pop and rock to jazz and blues. These phrases are designed to spark creativity and provide a foundation for musicians of all levels to build upon. Whether you're a seasoned songwriter or just starting out, "Melodic Fragments" is a must-have resource for any musician looking to add fresh ideas to...
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Write Songs Right Now is a hands-on, step-by-step guide to creating original pop songs-an approach that has been road-tested by thousands of Alex's students and coaching clients in New York City, some of whom have gone on to achieve great success. With insight, enthusiasm, and humor, Alex guides listeners through the process of brainstorming for ideas, crafting effective lyrics, and putting those lyrics to music. Whether you've written one song or...
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Created exclusively with and for teen musicians, this hands-on, step-by-step program uses insight, enthusiasm, and humor to teach teens how to brainstorm ideas, craft effective lyrics, and put those lyrics to music.
An award-winning and Billboard-charting songwriter and teacher, Alex Forbes has taught dozens of teens via her Manhattan workshops and coaching sessions how to turn their thoughts and feelings into incisive, evocative songs. Her music...
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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 songs, which feature multi-platinum Grammy winners Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), and many more. Ray Harmony is...
6) Mastering Melody Writing: A Songwriter's Guide to Hookier Songs With Pattern, Repetition, and Arc
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Multi-hit songwriter Clay Mills breaks down the mystery of melody writing to give your songs an edge with the PRA method. Learn how to write inspiring songs without waiting for inspiration. Highlighting personal stories, easy-to-understand method explanations, classic and modern song examples, "Put It into Practice" exercises, and a free companion website, Mills and O'Hanlon's Mastering Melody Writing is the perfect songwriting handbook, whether you...
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How'd you like to spend a little time with "one of the best singer-songwriters in bluegrass," hearing the stories behind the songs and learning how to turn inspiration into an inspiring work of art? Simply immerse yourself in Donna Ulisse's new book, The Songwriter in Me: Snapshots of My Creative Process (Hadley Music Group). Bluegrass music is all about the story, and Ulisse is a masterful storyteller. "Donna's songs are in a league all their own;...
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Lyrics sheds light on all aspects of lyric writing for music and will make songwriters feel more confident and creative when they tackle lyrics. It's perfect for all songwriters: those who don't like their own lyrics and find them difficult to write, experienced writers looking for a creative edge, and those offering lyrics to set to music in a partnership. Topics include channeling personal experiences into lyrics, overcoming writer's block, the...
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WriteCliq is a collective of award winning musicians. We have worked with artists such as Usher, Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Selena Gomez, Celine Dion, Teyana Taylor, Keyshia Cole, Ellie Goulding, Carly Rae Jepsen + more We've put together 12 of the best tricks, secrets and techniques about how to beat the blank page for good, in the "No Such Thing As Writer's Block" eBook. In this ebook you will: Get unstuck from your "writer's block" and move forward...
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How To Write Christian Songs In 1 Hour Without Forcing Inspiration!
This book is for anyone looking for a NEW way to write Christian songs that God has put on their heart.
Is that you?
It's a conversational book that goes over a process of Christian songwriting developed over 20 years. This process has helped thousands of people around the world.
X You don't have to be afraid of people rejecting your songs
X No more running out of inspiration
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In Beginnings Vol 2 we look at two of the most significant American popular songwriters of the modern era, both who rose to prominence during the tumultuous 1960's and whose work and influence will live on for many years yet. In some ways it's a tale of two coasts, as Paul Simon emerged from the pseudo-intellectual folk scene in New York, while Brian Wilson and his group, The Beach Boys, emerged from the nascent surf scene in Los Angeles, but both...
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I was born in January the year of 1934 to Dave, Ethel Ashby Estep. The first of their children of four. My father was a coal miner and was killed in a roof rock fall in 1942. My mother remarried a few years later and had a total of nine children. My mother was a God loving woman and had a lot to do with the way I have lived my life and the man I am today. I have spent most of my working life as an Industrial Electrician but have done about every kind...
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What if knowing why you want to write songs is just as important as how? "Embrace Your Authentic Songwriter: How & Why to Play Your Own Tune" is designed to help you at any point in your songwriting journey. Whether you're a novice or have been writing for years, this book is for you. You'll gain an understanding of the "big picture" purpose of music for humanity, learn how to cultivate fertile soil for your muse, and dive deep into your personal...
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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 adopt as daily mindsets on our path. What path? The path of The Free-Thinking Songwriter. Karl Broadie is a natural writer in the best sense of the word,...
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Veteran songwriter Pat Pattison has taught many of Berklee College of Music's best and brightest students how to write truly great lyrics. Her helpful guide contains essential information on lyric structures, timing and placement, and exercises to help everyone from beginners to seasoned songwriters say things more effectively and gain a better understanding of their craft. Features examples of famous songs for study, including: Be Still My Beating...
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If you are a songwriter yourself, answering all or any of these questions regularly, will undoubtedly put you in the perfect headspace to write songs and perhaps leave you contemplating what comes next for you as a songwriter. If you are like me and you regularly interview songwriters on panels etc. You can pick a question from any page and you'll find that one question leads to another. If you are a passionate listener of music, any of these questions...
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Melody is a subject too often neglected in the teaching of music. This unique resource gives melody that attention it deserves, and proves that melody writing is a skill that can be learned. Through proven tool and techniques, you will learn to write interesting melodies, how melodic rhythm influences rhyme, what makes harmony progress, and the many dynamic relationships between melody and harmony. This clear and comprehensive approach to songwriting...
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The 1,000 Song Ideas contained in this ebook are designed to jumpstart the creative writing process by providing titles, phrases and starting points with strong development potential. It addresses the initial phase of writing from the perspective that verses and choruses are there to support the central idea of the song. This is often accomplished by using an interesting turn of phrase or a catchy title to jumpstart the writing process and become...
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In the second decade of the new millennium it's apparent that the song writing benchmarks established by these three men at virtually (and remarkably) the same time in history, are still the gold standard by which all that followed is judged. Almost every aspect of the modern songwriter's art is defined and encapsulated in their body of work, and from these giants others have taken the torch and carried on their traditions. The trio rose to prominence...
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