The Complete Idiot's Guide to Songwriting
- ISBN-10
- 1592572111
- ISBN-13
- 9781592572113
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 323
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Joel Hirschhorn
Description
The most thorough guide to songwriting for the amateur musician. Written by an Oscar-winning and Grammy and Tony award nominated author, this is the most comprehensive book for today's amateur musician who is interested in creating and writing his or her own songs. It reveals everything the reader needs to know, including coming up with ideas, rhyming schemes, hooks, melodies, and lyrics; selling songs; working in the industry; and even coming up with titles.
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