The Songwriting Sourcebook

Author : Jim Roberts, Rikky Rooksby
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781617800337
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Songwriting Sourcebook written by Jim Roberts, Rikky Rooksby and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). Complementing Rikky Rooksby's bestselling How to Write Songs on Guitar (00330574), this easy-to-use reference book will teach you how to write better songs. It analyzes important issues including writing harmonies, melodies and lyrics, and how to improve your songs by redrafting. The reference section includes sequences from a variety of diverse songs, outlining 20 songwriting moments, recommended listening for songwriters, and quotes about songwriting from professional songwriters. The enclosed CD features examples of chords, chord progressions and harmonies featured in the book, with a case history illustrating how to develop a song.

Author : Rikky Rooksby
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780879308964
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arranging Songs written by Rikky Rooksby and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers advice for aspiring songwriters and artists on how to transform a song into a musical arrangement for either a single instrument or a group.

Author : Rikky Rooksby
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780879308629
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Write Songs on Keyboards written by Rikky Rooksby and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). This book helps both keyboard and guitar players to find and develop interesting chords and chord sequences on a keyboard, and then use them to write their own songs. Rather than trying to teach intricate pieces of music, the book breaks things down into a simpler style and concentrates on basic chords and ideas, starting with a simple three-chord song and gradually adding more complex structures. A visual system that virtually eliminates the use of standard music notation allows guitarists who are used to using guitar tablature to feel totally at home. Songwriting issues are also analyzed, including key changes and writing songs in minor keys. The straightforward style of this book will have musicians writing on a keyboard with ease even if they never have before.

Author : Rikky Rooksby
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780879307493
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Songwriting Sourcebook written by Rikky Rooksby and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2003 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaches aspiring songwriters the logic behind the creation of effective chord changes for any section of a song whether intro, verse, bridge, or chorus.

Author : Suzanne Louise Burton
Publisher : R&L Education
ISBN 13 : 1607094371
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engaging Musical Practices written by Suzanne Louise Burton and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2012 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music presents numerous ways to engage adolescents in active music making that is relevant to their lives so that they may be more apt to continue their involvement with music as a lifetime endeavor.

Author : Andrea Stolpe
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1476867437
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Popular Lyric Writing written by Andrea Stolpe and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Berklee Guide). Write songs that sell! Hit-songwriter/educator Andrea Stolpe shares time-tested tools of commercial songwriting. Her ten-step process will help you to craft lyrics that communicate heart to heart with your audience. She analyzes hit lyrics from artists such as Faith Hill and John Mayer, and reveals why they are successful and how you can make your own songs successful too. Stolpe advises on how to: streamline and accelerate your writing process; use lyric structures and techniques at the heart of countless hit songs; write even when you're not inspired; more!

Author : Rikky Rooksby
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493056166
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Write Lyrics written by Rikky Rooksby and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lyrics sheds light on all aspects of writing lyrics for music and will make lyricists and 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 lyrics difficult to write, experienced writers looking for a creative edge, and those offering lyrics to set to music in a partnership. The book discusses channeling personal experiences into lyrics, overcoming writer's block, the right lyrics for a bridge, the separation between lyrics and poetry, exploring imagery and metaphor, avoiding clichés, and more. It also offers tips on the various styles of lyrics, from protests, spirituals, and confessionals to narratives and comic songs. New to this edition are artist and song references throughout to reflect musical history to date. Also, a new section provides examples of taking lyric ideas right through the drafting process, illustrating development and re-drafting and using a handful of contrasting approaches.

Author : Molly-Ann Leikin
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1476854416
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Write a Hit Song written by Molly-Ann Leikin and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). Covering all the essentials of craft and marketing for launching and sustaining a long, successful writing career, this cutting-edge revision contains an exclusive interview with Oscar-winning songwriter Melissa Etheridge "I Need to Wake Up" and shows you, step by step, how to write a hit song.

Author : Rikky Rooksby
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780879308360
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bruce Springsteen written by Rikky Rooksby and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2005 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bruce Springsteen" is the first volume of an exciting new series from bestselling author Rikky Rooksby. Each book in the series selects songs that span an artist's career and reveals the techniques behind his or her best work.

Author : Rikky Rooksby
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780879306113
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Write Songs on Guitar written by Rikky Rooksby and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2000 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how to create songs to be played on guitar, including advice on such basics of songwriting as structure, rhythm, melody, and lyrics.