The Singer Songwriter Handbook

Author : Justin Williams,Katherine Williams
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781628920314

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The Singer-Songwriter Handbook by Justin Williams,Katherine Williams Pdf

The singer-songwriter, someone who writes and performs their own music, is an ever-present and increasingly complex figure in popular music worlds. The Singer-Songwriter Handbook provides a useful resource for student songwriters, active musicians, fans and scholars alike. This handbook is divided into four main sections: Songwriting (acoustic and digital), Performance, Music Industry and Case Studies. Section I focuses on the 'how to' elements of popular song composition, embracing a range of perspectives and methods, in addition to chapters on the teaching of songwriting to students. Section II deals with the nature of performance: stagecraft, open mic nights, and a number of case studies that engage with performing in a range of contexts. Section III is devoted to aspects of the music industry and the business of music including sales, contract negotiations, copyright, social media and marketing. Section IV provides specific examples of singer-songwriter personae and global open mic scenes. The Singer-Songwriter Handbook is a much-needed single resource for budding singer-songwriters as well as songwriting pedagogues.

Author : Christine Dente,Sarah Brown
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1540606171

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The Singer and the Songwriter by Christine Dente,Sarah Brown Pdf

Singer & Songwriter Handbook - DIY Lessons for the beginner and intermediate musician. SALE! This idea book is divided into 2 sections, the first half takes you step-by-step through simple yet imaginative exercises to inspire and improve your songwriting skills. The second half offers easy-to-follow steps through exercises and workouts designed to enhance your vocal skills. Both sections include tips and technical knowledge to help you become a well-rounded artist. It's a unique tool that takes you from writing a song to performing it! Christine Dente's "Out of the Grey" Handbook and Workbook. - Guitar Cover (We also offer the same book with a piano cover option). SALE! Normal price $27.50! A Step by Step Guide to Help You to Become a Better Songwriter and Singer, Enhance Your Creativity, and Add Color to Your Artistic Journey. Christine Dente from Out of the Grey brings you this practical and attractive workbook for the singer-songwriter. Do you long for effortless singing? Do you need just the right inspiration for writing that song? This is the book you've been looking for! Designed with the beginner and intermediate musician in mind, it's a handbook that shares Christine's 25 years of experience as a singer, songwriter and recording artist. In this approachable format for young and old and everyone in between, she helps you cultivate your creativity AND improve your musical abilities! Topics Covered: ~tapping into your creativity ~simple steps for starting a song ~making a good melody ~writing great lyrics ~finding the right chords for your song ~using figurative & descriptive language ~creating titles and hooks ~easy harmonic theory ~top 10 co-writing tips ~finding freedom for your voice ~best posture and breath for singing ~basic vocal technique ~easy warm-ups and exercises ~sample workouts for your voice ~practical applications for singing your songs For more from Christine Dente and Out of the Grey visit the website: www.outofthegreymusic.com For more from Sarah Janisse Brown and the Thinking Tree Publishing Company visit the website: www.FunSchoolingBooks.com (Guitar Cover - This book is also offered with a Piano cover)

Author : Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781495063732

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The Complete Singer-Songwriter by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers Pdf

(Book). The Complete Singer-Songwriter is the ultimate guide for the modern performer, chock-full of tips, tools, and inspiration for both aspiring troubadours and those looking to take their craft and career to the next level. Author Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers draws on firsthand interviews with songwriting legends and rising stars; expert advice from managers, agents, lawyers, and publishers; and his own experiences as a performing songwriter. He offers this invaluable companion for singer-songwriters on their journey from idea to song to the stage, studio, and beyond. New in the second edition: * A songwriter's guide to chord progressions * Understanding song form and rhyme * Dozens of songwriting games and exercises * Essential info on copyrighting your songs, music publishing, and digital royalties * Online companion at completesingersongwriter.com with playlists and additional resources Songwriting tips and techniques from more than 100 artists, including Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Paul Simon, Rosanne Cash, Jewel, Jeff Tweedy, Ani DiFranco, James Taylor, John Fogerty, Brandi Carlile, Richard Thompson, Jason Mraz, Rodney Crowell, Jerry Garcia, Dar Williams, and more.

Author : Alyn Shipton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199330690

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Nilsson by Alyn Shipton Pdf

Paul McCartney and John Lennon described him as the Beatles' "favorite group," he won Grammy awards, wrote and recorded hit songs, and yet no figure in popular music is as much of a paradox, or as underrated, as Harry Nilsson. In this first ever full-length biography, Alyn Shipton traces Nilsson's life from his Brooklyn childhood to his Los Angeles adolescence and his gradual emergence as a uniquely talented singer-songwriter. With interviews from friends, family, and associates, and material drawn from an unfinished autobiography, Shipton probes beneath the enigma to discover the real Harry Nilsson. A major celebrity at a time when huge concerts and festivals were becoming the norm, Nilsson shunned live performance. His venue was the studio, his stage the dubbing booth, his greatest triumphs masterful examples of studio craft. He was a gifted composer of songs for a wide variety of performers, including the Ronettes, the Yardbirds, and the Monkees, yet Nilsson's own biggest hits were almost all written by other songwriters. He won two Grammy awards, in 1969 for "Everybody's Talkin'" (the theme song for Midnight Cowboy), and in 1972 for "Without You," had two top ten singles, numerous album successes, and wrote a number of songs--"Coconut" and "Jump into the Fire," to name just two--that still sound remarkably fresh and original today. He was once described by his producer Richard Perry as "the finest white male singer on the planet," but near the end of his life, Nilsson's career was marked by voice-damaging substance abuse and the infamous deaths of both Keith Moon and Mama Cass in his London flat. Drawing on exclusive access to Nilsson's papers, Alyn Shipton's biography offers readers an intimate portrait of a man who has seemed both famous and unknowable--until now.

Author : Mary Gauthier
Publisher : St. Martin's Essentials
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781250202123

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Saved by a Song by Mary Gauthier Pdf

"A handbook for compassion... a Must-Read Music Book.” —Rolling Stone Country "Generous and big-hearted, Gauthier has stories to tell and worthwhile advice to share." —Wally Lamb, author of I Know This Much Is True "Gauthier has an uncanny ability to combine songwriting craft with a seeker’s vulnerability and a sage’s wisdom.” —Amy Ray, Indigo Girls From the Grammy nominated folk singer and songwriter, an inspiring exploration of creativity and the redemptive power of song Mary Gauthier was twelve years old when she was given her Aunt Jenny’s old guitar and taught herself to play with a Mel Bay basic guitar workbook. Music offered her a window to a world where others felt the way she did. Songs became lifelines to her, and she longed to write her own, one day. Then, for a decade, while struggling with addiction, Gauthier put her dream away and her call to songwriting faded. It wasn’t until she got sober and went to an open mic with a friend did she realize that she not only still wanted to write songs, she needed to. Today, Gauthier is a decorated musical artist, with numerous awards and recognition for her songwriting, including a Grammy nomination. In Saved by a Song, Mary Gauthier pulls the curtain back on the artistry of songwriting. Part memoir, part philosophy of art, part nuts and bolts of songwriting, her book celebrates the redemptive power of song to inspire and bring seemingly different kinds of people together.

Author : Shane Adams
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781495070808

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The Singer-Songwriter's Guide to Recording in the Home Studio by Shane Adams Pdf

(Berklee Guide). Record songs in your own home studio! Today's smart singer-songwriter needs to be able to record high quality demo recordings. Whatever your budget, living arrangement, or technological aptitude, this book will help you acquire songwriter-appropriate home studio gear and use it effectively. You will understand the key concepts about how the recording process works, and how to get the best sound possible out of whatever equipment you own and whatever style of music you produce. This book makes recording easy so you can spend your effeorts thinking about creatieve songwriting and performing, rather than struggling with technology.

Author : Karl Coryat,Nicholas Dobson
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Music
ISBN : 0879308796

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The Frustrated Songwriter's Handbook by Karl Coryat,Nicholas Dobson Pdf

This book teaches an innovative method called Immersion Composition that drives musicians to engage their creativity by writing as much music as possible in a set time period. After learning to apply the method, elusive moments of inspiration can be summoned on command. The book also explains how to form a group of like-minded songwriters (a “lodge”), presents dozens of tips and games for making the most out of an Immersion Composition session, and shows how to turn brainstormed raw materials into polished songs.

Author : Dean Friedman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0988674637

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The Songwriter's Handbook by Dean Friedman Pdf

Critically acclaimed, Top-40 chart-topping, recording artist and singer-songwriter, Dean Friedman, presents a funny, informative, thoroughly practical and easy to follow course on how to write your own songs. Using examples from well-known songs by top songwriters, as well as his own catalog of international chart-topping hits, Friedman explains the basic structure of songs and explores the art and practical craft of songwriting in clear, easy to understand language. The Songwriters Handbook offers rare insight into the minute-to-minute songwriting process from the perspective of a chart-topping songwriter who has been hailed by critics, and fans alike, as a one of the finest songwriters of his generation. "Songsmith Extraordinaire " - MusicWeek "Dean Friedman is entirely unique and utterly brilliant" - ThreeWeeks. "Dean Friedman's songs are the soundtrack of our lives" - The New York Times ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dean Friedman is a New York based singer/songwriter/recording artist with a string of international chart-topping hits, TV/Film soundtracks and commercials to his credit. Classic hits like Ariel, Lydia, Lucky Stars, Rocking Chair, McDonald's Girl and Woman of Mine have established him as a master songsmith. He enjoys a loyal international following, tours regularly and conducts Songwriting Masterclasses at universities and music conservatories around the world.

Author : Katherine Williams,Justin A. Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-25
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781107063648

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The Cambridge Companion to the Singer-Songwriter by Katherine Williams,Justin A. Williams Pdf

This Companion explores the historical and theoretical contexts of the singer-songwriter tradition, and includes case studies of singer-songwriters from Thomas d'Urfey through to Kanye West.

Author : Tom T. Hall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Music
ISBN : UVA:X001377474

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The Songwriter's Handbook by Tom T. Hall Pdf

The Songwriter's Handbook by Tom T. Hall teaches the secrets of becoming a successful songwriter. "How can I find ideas for songs?" "What are the best ways to deal with a publisher?" "When I sell my song, how will I get paid?" A glossary of definitions and terms and more. Illustrated and indexed.

Author : Bob Dylan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451648720

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The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan Pdf

The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan’s first book of new writing since 2004’s Chronicles: Volume One—and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers his extraordinary insight into the nature of popular music. He writes over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between ranging from Hank Williams to Nina Simone. He analyzes what he calls the trap of easy rhymes, breaks down how the addition of a single syllable can diminish a song, and even explains how bluegrass relates to heavy metal. These essays are written in Dylan’s unique prose. They are mysterious and mercurial, poignant and profound, and often laugh-out-loud funny. And while they are ostensibly about music, they are really meditations and reflections on the human condition. Running throughout the book are nearly 150 carefully curated photos as well as a series of dream-like riffs that, taken together, resemble an epic poem and add to the work’s transcendence. In 2020, with the release of his outstanding album Rough and Rowdy Ways, Dylan became the first artist to have an album hit the Billboard Top 40 in each decade since the 1960s. The Philosophy of Modern Song contains much of what he has learned about his craft in all those years, and like everything that Dylan does, it is a momentous artistic achievement.

Author : Harvey Rachlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Popular music
ISBN : UCSD:31822011764990

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The Songwriter's Handbook by Harvey Rachlin Pdf

Author : Tom T. Hall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1951217039

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The Storyteller's Nashville by Tom T. Hall Pdf

Revised and expanded with a Preface from acclaimed Country Music historian and journalist Peter Cooper, The Storyteller's Nashville is the illuminating and entertaining tale of Music City's transformative years by Tom T. Hall, considered by many greats to be the greatest storyteller and songwriter in Nashville's illustrious history.

Author : Preshias Harris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1370062370

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The College of Songology 101 by Preshias Harris Pdf

The College of Songology 101:The Singer/Songwriter's 'Need To Know' Reference Handbook should be in the backpack or guitar case of every singer or songwriter, if they're just starting out or already on the way to a career in music.Unlike some books that claim to tell you 'everything you need to know,' Songology 101 focuses on the basic elements that are essential to take your music from a hobby to a career. The workings of the music industry can seem like a tangled mystery, but this book avoids the 'insider' jargon. It uses 'everyday' language to show you how to use these basic elements to protect the songs you create, make money from your music and move confidently through the music industry.Author Preshias Harris is a music career development consultant and a music journalist with more than 25 years experience in Nashville. From her many years mentoring new and emerging singers and songwriters, she is able to communicate the 'need to know' information in a way that is easy to understand and put to use as your music career develops.Among the topic covered and explained: Why Copyright is the essential tool to protect your creations; how to do it simply and cheaply; when to do it and when NOT to do it; how to use the different Copyright applications and where to find tutorials...How to turn your 'rights' into income by Licensing; maximizing the different streams of income from Royalties; the difference between a 'First Use' mechanical license and a 'Compulsory' mechanical license; the increasing importance of digital royalties and 'sync' fees...There's a section on Performing Rights Organizations (P.R.O.s); what they do for you; how a P.R.O. collects royalty money that is due to you when your songs are played in public; how a P.R.O. tracks radio airplay; how royalties are 'split' between songwriters; comparisons to help you decide which P.R.O. is right for you...The curtain is pulled back on the world of song publishing; What a song publisher does for a songwriter; the benefits and drawbacks of self-publishing your songs or signing with a song publisher; using the services of a music publishing administrator; how to name and register your publishing company...In the section on Demos, you'll explore the different types of song demos, acoustic demos and 'full band' demos; what you must do before you record a demo; why you might not be the best person to sing the demo; how to find a demo recording studio and what to ask before you cut the demo...Because every creative person is unique, there are sections at the end of every chapter allowing the reader to personalize the information for his or her particular needs and level of experience. Each chapter includes clickable links to scores of helpful websites and essential information. There is also an entire section titled 'Music Industry Definitions from A to Z' that explains and clarifies literally hundreds of words and phrases that you need to understand as your musical journey progresses. (This section alone could be worth the purchase price because not knowing - or misunderstanding - certain music business terms and phrases could be disastrous to your career.)The College of Songology 101:The Singer/Songwriter's 'Need To Know' Reference Handbook will demystify the most important aspects of the music business as they apply to you, the aspiring singer or songwriter, and to explain, in a way that is fairly easy to understand, the 'need to know' basics of how you make money from your music while protecting your interests.Welcome to the crazy, exciting world of creating music!"I wish I had this book when I started writing songs and making trips to Nashville! It would have taken a couple years off the learning curve."-- Doak Turner,...

Author : Dave Thompson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781458471406

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Hearts of Darkness by Dave Thompson Pdf

HEARTS OF DARKNESS: JAMES TAYLOR JACKSON BROWNE CAT STEVENS AND THE UNLIKELY RISE OF