Songwriter's Handbook

Name: Songwriter's Handbook
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ISBN: 9781558538603

ISBN-10: 1558538607

ISBN-13: 9781558538603

Edition: 2001

Authors: Tom T. Hall

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Book details

List price: $14.98
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Nelson Incorporated, Thomas
Publication date: 2/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 164
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



What Is a Song?



Are Song Writers Born?



Rules and Tools


A Line Should Stand Alone


Avoid Connecting Words If You Can


Keep It Short


Think Positive


The Title Is the Point


Avoid Too Much Realism


Use Good Taste


Don't Have a Singer on Your Mind


Keep Current



Hang-ups


Cities and Countries


Honest Feelings


Fact and Fantasy


Excuses, Excuses



The Time, the Place, the Attitude


Find (or Make) a Place


Equipment You'll Need


Finding Time to Write


When to Write ... and When Not to Write


Rainy Days for Writers



Getting Ideas


There's a Song Everywhere



Ways of Writing


Dear ...


Think of a Word


Collecting Ideas


From Cars to People


Using Headlines


And TV Too


See Two, See Them All


Keep in Touch


Borrow



Rhyme


Kinds of Rhyme Patterns


To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme


Be Consistent


Time to Rhyme



Meter



Music for the Words


Melody-building


Keep the Tune Simple


Start with Parodies


Doctoring a Melody


Don't Let It Scare You


Finding a Collaborator


Paying for Help



Revising Your Song



Communicating


Pick Out the Melody


Hum It to Someone


Don't Be Too Ambitious


It's the Song That Counts



Selecting Colleagues


Song Sharks


Protecting Yourself



Writing Funny Songs



Dealing with Publishers


The "Front Desk"


Your Song Is Heard


The Song Is Placed


Getting a Lead Sheet


What Next?


The Demo Session


Pitching the Song


Keep the Faith


Keep Writing



How You Get Paid


Getting an Accounting


Performance Fees


Mechanicals


Live and Television Performances


Videos



A Few More Do's and Don'ts


Be Yourself


It's All Been Said


Bitterness Is Bad


We Have Met the Enemy


No Open Sesames


Don't Sell Your Songs


Song Blindness


"Spooks"


Vanity Records



What Is Nashville?


The Key Is Work


Now You're Part of a Team



Analyzing Some of the Songs I've Written


How I Wrote "I See"


"I Flew Over Our House Last Night"


"More about John Henry"


"Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine"


"Ravishing Ruby"


"Don't Forget the Coffee, Billy Joe"


How I Wrote "I Love"


More Song Lyrics



What Some Great Songwriters Say


A Parting Shot


Discography


Index