If They Ask You, You Can Write a Song
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (694 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0671705911 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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K.D. Bonham said One of the GREATS. You want to write a song? Get this book --- written by Oscar winners and endorsed by Hamlisch and Bayer-Sager and the Bergmans, among other top notch music writers!!! The treasure is inside, all the secrets, all the examples. A MUST for the budding songwriter! GET IT!!!. Tonette Joyce said You CAN Write a Song, or Anything. Some years ago,I entered The American Song Festival, which at the time was well known for the many famous performer/writers as winners and judges. One of my song lyrics took an Honorable Mention, (me and a number of [mostly men] from Great Britain and The Netherlands).Not bad, considering that I put out the worst poems anyone ever hear. "This book will always be one of the seminal works on songwriting." according to John Lai. In the 70s, I had the privilege of attending some of Al Kasha's songwriting seminars, and for while was part of a group of songwriters that met at his home. This book covers the same principles and secrets of great songwriting that Al taught in his seminars. I still refer to it today. Pop music tastes are always in flux; the music busi
A "HOW TO" SONGWRITING CLASSIC REPRINTED 4 TIMES DUE TO ITS POPULARITY, BY TWO ACADEMY AWARD WINNING SONGWRITERS WITH 2 OSCARS AND A SLEW OF OTHER AWARDS, INCLUDING 2 TONY NOMINATIONS AS WELL. iTS PAPERBACK VERSION IS 334 PAGES WITH AN INDEX AND THE BOOK IS PACKED WITH GREAT ADVICE FOR THE NOVICE OR EXPERIENCED SONGWRITER LOOKING TO UNDERSTAND THE KEYS AND SECRETS TO WRITING HITS.. THIS BOOK WAS DESCRIBED BY MARVIN HAMLISCH AS "THE DEFINITIVE BOOK ON SONGWRITING" AND RECEIVED RAVES FROM NEIL DIAMOND, CAROLE BAYER SAGER, SAMMY CAHN, HENRY MANCINI AND LAMONT DOZIER