Once upon a time, there wasn't a song. Then, sometime later, there was. "How the $&%! did that happen?" you might ask. How to Write a Song (Even If You've Never Written One Before and You Think You Suck) is the definitive, no-nonsense and 100% beginner-proof guide to writing original songs. Whether you're a complete beginner or a more experienced songwriter looking to improve your songwriting process, How to Write a Song... walks you through a powerful, stimulating but simple...

The Flying Penguin is a delightful story about a penguin developing inner strength and confidence to manage adversity. The author utilizes architypes commonly associated with Jungian philosophy to represent trauma, strength, and perseverance. The story centers around Petya the penguin who is found abandoned and is forced to live in a foster tree. Petya is bullied and constantly reminded he does not fit in with the other birds. Masha is the evil villain who is attempting to harm Petya, but ...

Stuck? Blocked? Short of inspiration?Don’t be – get writing instead.The Ultimate Book of Song Starters is the game-changing compilation of 501 powerful, creative and varied ideas for writing new songs in any genre or style.The starters include song prompt-style idea starters to get you inspired by new situations and concepts. They include word starters to help you find inte...

“What most songwriting guides won’t tell you is that success as a songwriter – however you define it – is as much about how you live your life and the way you see the world as it is about your skill with words and music.”The Art of Songwriting is a comprehensive guide to life, art and making great songs.It’s not about chasing a hit song. It’s not about theories that are interesting but no use filling the blank page. And most of all – it’s not just ...

Stuck? Blocked? Short of inspiration?Don’t be – get writing instead.The Ultimate Book of Song Starters is the game-changing compilation of 501 powerful, creative and varied ideas for writing new songs in any genre or style.The starters include song prompt-style idea starters to get you inspired by new situations and concepts. They include word starters to help you find inte...

This book is a compilation of all three ‘Song Ideas’ books by Songwriter Rick Wicker and it’s being offered at a discounted price. There are 4,400 unique song ideas to stimulate the user’s imagination in unexpected ways. They are designed to jumpstart the creative writing process by providing titles, phrases and starting points with strong development potential. The initial phase of writing is addressed from the perspective that verses and choruses follow and support a strong central idea....

This breezy, easy-to-read, 6800 word eBooklet will teach you the fundamentals of writing lyrics for hit country songs.The author has analyzed in detail hundreds of hit songs to find commonalities among them. This eBooklet distills that info to show you what makes hit songs tick. Topics covered are:Introduction: Why song craft is importantWhat Nashville is looking for (hint, it's great songs)Hit song structures (there are two of them and they're alm...

From an acclaimed cultural critic, a narrative and social history of the Great American Songwriting era.Everybody knows and loves the American Songbook. But it’s a bit less widely understood that in about 1950, this stream of great songs more or less dried up. All of a sudden, what came over the radio wasn’t Gershwin, Porter, and Berlin, but “Come on-a My House” and “How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?” Elvis and rock and roll arrived a few years later, and at t...

If you are an aspiring musician, poet, or wordsmith who has ever wanted to write a song, or if you want to write better songs, this book is for you! You'll be led step by step through the songwriting process and discover tricks and techniques for creating powerful, memorable lyrics and music.Get tips on how to:• Organize your songwriting tools• Develop and maintain your creativity• Uncover compelling song titles• Create powerful metaphors• Write s...

(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 te...

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 an award-winning music lecturer and multi...

(Berklee Press). Find better rhymes, and use them more effectively. Rhyme is one of the most crucial areas of lyric writing, and this guide will provide you with all the technical information necessary to develop your skills completely. Make rhyme work for you, and your lyric writing will greatly improve. If you have written lyrics before, even at a professional level, you can still gain greater control and understanding of your craft with the exercises and worksheets included in this book...