Composition and Songwriting Books and DVD/Videos

Series: Book Publisher: Writer's Digest Books Format: Softcover Author : Various Authors For 30 years, this book has provided the must-have info songwriters need to get their songs heard and signed. No matter the genre, this is the reference beginners to pros use to start and build successful careers. This updated edition features: contact info for 700+ record companies, publishers, managers, producers and more; resource listings for netwo...

Series: Book Publisher: Writer's Digest Books Format: Softcover Author : Various Authors This completely revised and updated 31st annual edition of Songwriter's Market provides must-have information you need to get your songs heard and signed. No matter what the genre ? from rock or hip-hop to classical or country ? the 2008 Songwriter's Market is the reliable reference that beginners and professionals have turned to time and time again t...

How to Pitch Your Songs This is the only book written for songwriters from the viewpoint of a music publisher. Veteran music publisher Dude McLean presents the how-to of getting your songs recorded. It's the art and craft of songplugging from the perspective of a veteran music publisher who's been pitching, and been pitched to, for years. McLean's experience covers every aspect of music publishing, including representing, securing record de...

Emmy nominee Molly-Ann Leiken tells you how to find songwriting success. Explore lyrics, melody, song structure collaboration, publishing, recording and marketing aspects that tell you how to get from muse to millions! A great read. 120 pages.

How to Write a Hit Song Fifth Revised and Updated Edition Series: Book Publisher: Hal Leonard Medium: Softcover Author: Molly-Ann Leikin 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...

Series: Book Publisher: Backbeat Books Medium: Softcover Author: Rikky Rooksby So you want to write songs, and you want to write them on guitar. This is the book that shows you exactly how. Taking tips and tricks from classic songwriters, from Bob Dylan to the Beatles to Tori Amos, How to Write Songs on Guitar takes you through the four main elements of a song - rhythm, melody, lyrics, and harmony - and inspires you to combine them in exci...

Anyone who's dreamed of writing a hit song but doesn't know how to start will welcome the inspiration and practical instruction offered by successful lyricist Terry Cox. Readers will learn about basic song components, collaborative songwriting, and creative ways to come up with song ideas. Cox also takes the reader through the stages of writing lyrics for a song, from choosing a title to the chorus, verses and the bridge. Readers will even find s...