Righting Wrongs in Writing Songs

Name: Righting Wrongs in Writing Songs
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ISBN: 9781598635317

ISBN-10: 159863531X

ISBN-13: 9781598635317

Edition: 2011

Authors: Danny Cope, Danny Cope

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Righting Wrongs in Writing Songs teaches both aspiring and practicing songwriters key approaches to writing songs, draws attention to areas that have proven to be common obstacles and hurdles in the songwriting process, and proposes techniques to help songwriters overcome these problems. Concepts are taught through songwriting lessons and exercises in the key areas of chord structures, melody, rhythm, and lyrics. The book also includes general approaches and evaluative techniques applicable to the craft of songwriting. Lessons are presented in an informal tone, using fresh suggestions and exercises born out of the author's experience in teaching songwriting at college level. The book's…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Course Technology
Publication date: 6/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 999
Size: 8.30" wide x 10.90" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English



Introduction



We Don't Know What We're Trying to Achieve



We Don't Know Why We Are Writing



We Don't Present Our Songs as Effectively as Possible



We're Not Sure What Our Melody Is All About



Notes Fall Out of Our Heads Without Us Thinking About Them



Rhythms Fall Out of Our Heads Without Us Thinking About Them



We're Not Sure What We're Trying to Say



We Take Too Long to Say Too Little



We Don't Take Meter and Rhyme Seriously Enough



We Don't Think About How to Grow a Lyric



We Don't Think About How We Grow Our Melodic Ideas



We Write Chords Without Understanding Them



We Don't Think About How We Use Chords


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