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Title: Songwriting for Dummies by Jim Peterik, Dave Austin, Mary Ellen Bickford ISBN: 0-7645-5404-2 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: August, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: simply the best
Comment: This book is simply the best book on songwriting...and i think i've read them all - believe me! It had a way of simplifying and demystifying the whole process of creating songs. Great for 'ol pros and also great for newcomers too. This book is top on my list.
Rating: 3
Summary: Songwriting For Dummies.
Comment: I learned some good things from this book, but I could have learned more if the book had been proof-read. The authors let a lot of obvious mistakes make it into the final version of the book which makes it hard to follow some of their examples. For instance they may go to great troubles in the text to explain what an ABABC rhyme scheme is; and then for an example of an ABABC rhyme scheme, they show you a lyric that is really in AABBC rhyme scheme. The examples are where most of the errors occur. The actual written text is pretty accurate; but when they magnify and pictorially break down song lyrics, a lot of times, their example fits another form than what they've been describing to you in the text which can confuse a new learner. No one seemed to realize this before the book was published either.
Rating: 5
Summary: For the New Kid on the Block to Seasoned Music Professional
Comment: As an independent artist doing the music convention circuit and tackling a grass roots approach to the business as a new comer, I found "Songwriting for Dummies" refreshingly full of useful information. Additionally, much of the material gave inspiration and comfort to those with a penchant for the art of making music.
I have repeatedly heard the same 3 or 4 book titles mentioned as a "must have book" for anyone in the buiness. In my opinion "Songwriting for Dummies" blows the others away by simplifing many of the industry's mysterious and confusing terms while not striking fear into the heart of the rookie artist that is trying to grasp the many issues that are involved within the music business.
I read much of "Songwriting for Dummies" on my airplane ride home from a music conference I attended on the west coast. By the time the plane touched down I had a read much of the book and had written a new song for my next compilation that had come to me during that same flight. The song was written spontaneously on the 2 white, paper bags that were conveniently stored in the seat pocket in front of me, compliments of the airlines. This was a suggestion I followed from the authors on how to manage times when inspiration hits and one is without paper.
Later that month, I received an offer from a highly reputable company that required me to have some knowledge of what to ask in negotiating a contract as well as typical compensation. Luckily, I had my "Songwriting for Dummies" handy and was able to compare the information in the book to my offer to determine if it was fair and whether the typical legalities were addressed in the contract. Not only did I get a fair deal, I came across in a confident manner that enhance the contract relationship on both sides.
I suspect that future music conventions will be adding this fresh-to-the-market book to the top of the list of must-haves.....both for new comers and veterans in the biz.
Valerie Nager
EquinoxxMusic Producer
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Title: How to Write Songs on Guitar: A Guitar-Playing and Songwriting Course by Rikky Rooksby ISBN: 0879306114 Publisher: Backbeat Books Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Melody in Songwriting : Tools and Techniques for Writing Hit Songs by Jack Perricone ISBN: 063400638X Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Complete Idiot's Guide to Songwriting by Joel Hirschhorn, Maureen McGovern ISBN: 0028641442 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 19 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Art of Writing Great Lyrics by Pamela Phillips Oland ISBN: 1581150938 Publisher: Allworth Press Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison ISBN: 1582970645 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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