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The Songwriter's Handbook

Power Strategies for Crafting Great Lyrics
By Mark Winkler
Series: Music Pro Guides
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Platinum award-winning singer, songwriter, and lyricist Mark Winkler provides a handbook on writing great lyrics, chock full of songwriting exercises and engaging personal vignettes. The Songwriter's Handbook crosses a variety of genres and teaches the craft of modern commercial songwriting as practiced by the likes of... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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No matter what kind of career you want in music, learning how to write good song is foundational. Based on his decades of experience as a successful songwriter, Mark Winkler provides sound information, advice, witty anecdotes, and exercises for people of all skill levels, walking readers through the steps to write great lyrics.

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Platinum award-winning singer, songwriter, and lyricist Mark Winkler provides a handbook on writing great lyrics, chock full of songwriting exercises and engaging personal vignettes. The Songwriter's Handbook crosses a variety of genres and teaches the craft of modern commercial songwriting as practiced by the likes of Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, and Bruno Mars.

The book includes:

  • Highlights of great songwriters and their songs
  • Exercises that focus on storytelling and rhyming while adding specificity and colour
  • Practical tips for writing great lyrics with accompanying templates
  • Annotated examples of songs to illustrate effective exercises
  • Information about people you need on your creative and business team
  • Next steps after you've written a great song
  • Tips on being a successful live performer to make songs pop

By using great songwriters and their songs as blueprints, Winkler reveals the tricks of the trade and shows how you can improve your songwriting skills.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781538180709

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 August 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield

Illustration: 7 BW Illustrations, 17 BW Photos

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 431g

Pages: 266

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About the Author

Mark Winkler is a platinum award-winning singer/lyricist who has had over 250 of his songs recorded by such artists as Dianne Reeves, Steve Tyrell, Liza Minnelli, Jane Monheit, and Lea Salonga. He has written lyrics for tunes by such esteemed composers as Wayne Shorter, Dexter Gordon, Joshua Redman, and David Benoit. He has released 21 solo albums that regularly place high on the jazz charts, and he has gotten excellent reviews including two “Top Vocal CDs of the year” in 2021 and 2023 in Jazziz Magazine. He has written songs for the hit musical revue Naked Boys Singing! and is also the co-writer for the musical revues Bark!, Too Old for the Chorus, and Play It Cool. As an educator, he has taught his lyric writing class at UCLA extension for 19 years and at The Songwriting School for over 10 years.

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