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 process you can use to create great songs, time after time. It's not a formula. It's not a songwriting 'method'. You'll craft every single note and word of your song. ...
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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 process you can use to create great songs, time after time. It's not a formula. It's not a songwriting 'method'. You'll craft every single note and word of your song. You'll write in any style you like. Meanwhile, you'll learn not just what to do but why you're doing it - so you can use those skills in every other song you create. You'll be guided step-by-step through how to find a great song idea, how to choose an effective title, how to craft a solid lyric, how to write catchy melodies and grooves, and how to combine all of those parts effectively into a complete song. And best of all, literally all you need get started is some basic experience on piano or guitar, or with a Digital Audio Workstation like Logic, Ableton or GarageBand. Everything else is inside.
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Outstanding resource for the frustrated songwriter
I was under the impression that, because I can write effectively for business, creative or simple communicative purposes, that I'd naturally be great at songwriting. After all, lyrics are the most important part (said my writer-brain). Nope.
After a year of filling notebooks with clever prose that was ultimately nowhere close to fitting any musical composition, I was ready to give up. And I would have, had I not been gifted this book. It starts off with a suggested course of progression through the lessons and the exercises, while assuring you it's not a formulaic method to crank out cookie-cutter songs. I had to laugh at one section's name: YOU DON'T SUCK, I PROMISE. Comical as that is, the author knows that of which he speaks. You not only learn what he teaches, you learn why you'll need it or find it helpful to know. For me personally, I rarely retain any new knowledge or skill without the "why".
The lessons are written and presented with the assumption that you are a complete beginner. This was also tremendously helpful, because all formal music training that I've ever had came before I graduated high school. (Without going into detail, this era was sometime Ice Age and the Reagan administration; I was basically starting fresh.) Back then, "grooves" were not even a musical concept yet.
The chapters cover building-block components such as melodies, hooks, chords, and mining for song ideas (included is a worksheet to refine those ideas once you have them). It also covers reading music, how to understand time signatures, intros & outros, and of course, tying it all together. Exercises along the way encourage creative thinking.
This book is packed with so much information, I bought the ebook last night so it can go with me when I need to travel lightly. (No better place than the road to mine for song ideas, right?)
If you're on the fence about which book will help you be most helpful to you as a budding musician and/or lyricist, I highly recommend this one.
