The Young Musician's Guide to Songwriting: How to Create Music & Lyrics

ISBN: 061591571X

Author: Lukas, Lisa Donovan

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Why not write your own songs?Youve learned the basics and rehearsed other musicians pieces-now you want to try your own hand at writing. But it can be hard to get startedand sometimes even harder to know when to stop. The Young Musicians Guide to Songwriting is an ideal resource, designed specifically for guiding the young musician through the songwriting process-from idea generation to completed song.It is also a refreshing tool for music teachers, private instructors, and parents of musicians, who have a young artist in need of some rails to guide them down the songwriting tracks.Whether youre a beginning or advanced musician, author and musician Lisa Donovan Lukas compiles her years of experience teaching and working in the music industry to provide exercises that help the songwriter get started quickly; lessons on structure, lyrics, melody, harmony, and rhythm; and perhaps most importantly-the discovery and development of a good song idea.So grab your instrument (and maybe your teacher), and crack open this book to unlock the gates to your own musical journey.