The Songwriter's Handbook
by Hall, Tom T.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-02-01
Publisher(s): Harpercollins Christian Pub
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Summary
The Songwriter's Handbook teaches the secrets of becoming a successful songwriter. "How can I find ideas for songs?" "What are the best ways to deal with a publisher?" "When I sell my song, how will I get paid?" A glossary of definitions and terms and more. Illustrated and indexed.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 11 |
| Introduction | p. 13 |
| What Is a Song? | p. 21 |
| Are Song Writers Born? | p. 23 |
| Rules and Tools | p. 27 |
| A Line Should Stand Alone | |
| Avoid Connecting Words If You Can | |
| Keep It Short | |
| Think Positive | |
| The Title Is the Point | |
| Avoid Too Much Realism | |
| Use Good Taste | |
| Don't Have a Singer on Your Mind | |
| Keep Current | |
| Hang-ups | p. 35 |
| Cities and Countries | |
| Honest Feelings | |
| Fact and Fantasy | |
| Excuses, Excuses | |
| The Time, the Place, the Attitude | p. 39 |
| Find (or Make) a Place | |
| Equipment You'll Need | |
| Finding Time to Write | |
| When to Write ... and When Not to Write | |
| Rainy Days for Writers | |
| Getting Ideas | p. 47 |
| There's a Song Everywhere | |
| Ways of Writing | p. 51 |
| Dear ... | |
| Think of a Word | |
| Collecting Ideas | |
| From Cars to People | |
| Using Headlines | |
| And TV Too | |
| See Two, See Them All | |
| Keep in Touch | |
| Borrow | |
| Rhyme | p. 57 |
| Kinds of Rhyme Patterns | |
| To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme | |
| Be Consistent | |
| Time to Rhyme | |
| Meter | p. 63 |
| Music for the Words | p. 67 |
| Melody-building | |
| Keep the Tune Simple | |
| Start with Parodies | |
| Doctoring a Melody | |
| Don't Let It Scare You | |
| Finding a Collaborator | |
| Paying for Help | |
| Revising Your Song | p. 73 |
| Communicating | p. 77 |
| Pick Out the Melody | |
| Hum It to Someone | |
| Don't Be Too Ambitious | |
| It's the Song That Counts | |
| Selecting Colleagues | p. 81 |
| Song Sharks | |
| Protecting Yourself | |
| Writing Funny Songs | p. 87 |
| Dealing with Publishers | p. 89 |
| The "Front Desk" | |
| Your Song Is Heard | |
| The Song Is Placed | |
| Getting a Lead Sheet | |
| What Next? | |
| The Demo Session | |
| Pitching the Song | |
| Keep the Faith | |
| Keep Writing | |
| How You Get Paid | p. 97 |
| Getting an Accounting | |
| Performance Fees | |
| Mechanicals | |
| Live and Television Performances | |
| Videos | |
| A Few More Do's and Don'ts | p. 101 |
| Be Yourself | |
| It's All Been Said | |
| Bitterness Is Bad | |
| We Have Met the Enemy | |
| No Open Sesames | |
| Don't Sell Your Songs | |
| Song Blindness | |
| "Spooks" | |
| Vanity Records | |
| What Is Nashville? | p. 113 |
| The Key Is Work | |
| Now You're Part of a Team | |
| Analyzing Some of the Songs I've Written | p. 117 |
| How I Wrote "I See" | |
| "I Flew Over Our House Last Night" | |
| "More about John Henry" | |
| "Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine" | |
| "Ravishing Ruby" | |
| "Don't Forget the Coffee, Billy Joe" | |
| How I Wrote "I Love" | |
| More Song Lyrics | |
| What Some Great Songwriters Say | p. 151 |
| A Parting Shot | p. 153 |
| Discography | p. 155 |
| Index | p. 157 |
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