HAL LEONARD SONGWRITING METHOD
AUTHOR: TOM HAMBRIDGE

SERIES: MUSIC INSTRUCTION
PUBLISHER: HAL LEONARD
FORMAT: SOFTCOVER AUDIO ONLINE

DESCRIPTION:
-DESIGNED FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LEARNING THE BASICS OF SONGWRITING, GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING WRITER AND PRODUCER TOM HAMBRIDGE GUIDES YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS, FROM INSPIRATION AND STRUCTURE TO LYRICS AND MELODY. USING A MIX OF WELL-KNOWN POPULAR SONGS, TRADITIONAL MUSIC, AND HIS OWN CREATIONS, TOM GIVES MANY EXAMPLES ALONG THE WAY. NO MUSIC READING IS REQUIRED! INCLUDES AUDIO TRACKS FOR DEMONSTRATION AND A FOREWORD BY JASON MRAZ.

-TOPICS INCLUDE: INSPIRATION, LYRICS, STRUCTURE, WORD PLAY, METAPHORS, RHYMING, TITLES, CHORD PROGRESSIONS, MELODY, RHYTHM, TEMPO, IMAGERY, PHRASING, TELLING A STORY, AND MORE.

-AUDIO IS ACCESSED ONLINE USING THE UNIQUE CODE INSIDE THE BOOK AND CAN BE STREAMED OR DOWNLOADED. THE AUDIO FILES INCLUDE PLAYBACK+, A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL AUDIO PLAYER THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SLOW DOWN AUDIO WITHOUT CHANGING PITCH, SET LOOP POINTS, CHANGE KEYS, AND PAN LEFT OR RIGHT.