The songwriter's handbook : power strategies for crafting great lyrics

The songwriter's handbook Power strategies for crafting great lyrics

Mark Winkler

Book - 2024

Platinum award-winning singer, songwriter, and lyricist Mark Winkler provides a handbook on writing great lyrics, chock full of songwriting exercises and engaging personal vignettes. This book crosses a variety of genres andteaches the craft of modern commercial songwriting as practiced by the likes of Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, and Bruno Mars. The book includes: Highlights of great songwriters and their songs Exercises that focus on storytelling and rhyming while adding specificity and color Practical tips for writing great lyrics with accompanying templates Annotated examples of songs to illustrate effective exercises Information about people you need on your creative and business team Next steps after you've written a great song Tips... on being a successful live performer to make songs pop By using great songwriters and their songs as blueprints, Winkler reveals the tricks of the trade and shows how you can improve your songwriting skills.

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Subjects
Composition (Music)
Lyric writing (Popular music)
Popular music > Writing and publishing.
Published
Lanham, MD : Rutledge Hill Press [2024]
Language
English
Main Author
Mark Winkler (author)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
247 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN
9781538180709
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. A Working Songwriter
  • 3. How to Judge If Your Lyric Is Good
  • 4. Come Up with a Great Title
  • 5. Song Forms
  • 6. Be Specific
  • 7. Top Ten Tips for Lyric Writers: Tips 1-5
  • 8. Rewriting the Beatles, and Other Things
  • 9. Rhyming
  • 10. Laundry List Songs
  • 11. Top Ten Tips for Lyric Writers: Tips 6-10
  • 12. Tropical Nights: Me'n'Liza!
  • 13. Getting Outside Your Bubble
  • 14. Writing to an Existing Melody
  • 15. Performing Live
  • 16. Break Time!
  • 17. Writing for the Musical Theater
  • 18. Strategies for Creating New Songs
  • 19. Show, Don't Tell
  • 20. Write a Song Like a Movie
  • 21. Writing with Collaborators
  • 22. Dirty Little Secrets of Songwriting
  • 23. Am I Doing This Thing Right?
  • 24. You Can Write a Song
  • 25. A Song Is Like a House
  • 26. Publishing and Copyrighting
  • 27. Final Review
  • 28. What Do I Do Now?
  • Glossary
  • Song Lyrics Permissions
  • Index
  • Song Index
  • About the Author

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