(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. Hone your writing technique and skill with this practical and fun approach to the art of lyric writing. Start writing better than ever before! You will learn to: Use different types of consonant and vowel sounds to improve your lyric story * Find more rhymes and choose which ones are most effective * Spotlight important ideas using rhyme. The second edition of this classic songwriting text contains new strategies and insights, as well as analyses of the rhymes of Randy Newman, Warren Zevon, T.S. Eliot, and other songwriters and poets.
"Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Better Lyrics : This book has a very specific purpose: to help you find better rhymes and use them more effectively.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Lyrics Pat Pattison ... "Voice Leading" is a musical term. ... is to blend words together — to create smoothness, as in lazy days away free and easy The vowel sounds work as guides to slip you ...
This unique collection of more than150 sense-bound prompts helps you develop the skills you need to: • tap into your senses and inject your writing with vivid details • effectively use metaphor and comparative language • add rhythm to ...
The Must-Have Guide for Songwriters Writing Better Lyrics has been a staple for songwriters for nearly two decades.
SOUTHERN COMFORT Spanish moss hanging low VERSE Swaying from the trees Honeysuckle, sweet magnolia Riding on the breeze Southern evenings, southern stars Used to bring me peace But now they only make me cry They only make me realize ...
Southern evenings, Southern stars Used to bring me peace But now they only make me cry They only make me realize Chorus There's no Southern Comfort Unless you're in my arms You're the only cure For this aching in my heart I've searched ...
(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.
Unique to this volume, the essays focus not on a single genre but on folk, rap, hip hop, country, rock, indie, soul, and blues.
This unique collection of more than150 sense-bound prompts helps you develop the skills you need to: • tap into your senses and inject your writing with vivid details • effectively use metaphor and comparative language • add rhythm to ...
(Berklee Guide). Learn to write songs! This book presents the basic concepts of popular songwriting, such as song construction, creativity techniques, melodic and harmonic development, how to write memorable lyrics, and other core topics.