Click here to download the free ebook.
10 Tips for Songwriters is a collaborative Ebook that I’ve put together with the help of 17 other fantastic composers and songwriters. Here’s an extract from the introduction:
Introduction
At my songwriting blog, www.songwright.co.uk, I often interview songwriters. I find one of the best ways to get yourself inspired and excited
about songwriting is to find out how someone else does it.That’s what this book is all about.
It was written by 18 successful songwriters who wanted to share their 10
tips for songwriting.Have they all written commercial hits? Have they had their songs performed by famous singers, or
sold a billion records? No, for the most part they haven’t, but what sort of a way to measure success is that?These 18 people have all proved themselves successful at writing songs. They wrote them for a myriad of reasons, to express themselves, to earn a living, to impress their friends, for a songwriting community, to practice their craft or simply because they could.
Each of the contributors has their own way of writing songs. There are writers here who start with the lyrics, and others who start with the music. Some are theory experts, others wouldn’t know a bar line from a bass clef. Some know their way around a recording studio, others can just about manage a cd player.
Each one has contributed their 10 tips for writing songs – the 10 things that they think should matter most to songwriters. Some agree on the basics, others have very different priorities. Some you might think are stating the obvious, others might be saying something you’ve never thought of before.
But I know that no two readers will agree on which are the most important tips here.
So, you can read the book all the way through, or you can flip to a random songwriter and find out what they have to say. Either way, it is my hope that you’ll find something interesting or inspiring on each and every page.
I’ve found talking to songwriters one of the most rewarding things I can do for my own songwriting, I hope you do too.
Click here to download the free ebook.
The book includes contributions from:
Tom Slatter
T.C. Elliott
Edwin Songsville
Errol
Marie Tueje
Helen Robertson
Billy Sea
Susan Wenger
Kevin Emmrich
Gary Jugert
DF Taylor
Matt Erion
XEW
Calum Carlyle
Bill Hayes
Bart Helms
Scott Lake
Jeff Shattuck
Flav
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Woo hoo! Glad to see this is out. I’ve posted a link to the ebook on my blog.
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Great tips. Definitely worth the read. I just interviewed Billy Sea (one of the 10 Tips contributors) on my blog, so the link to this e-book is listed there. This is really great info. I’m so glad you put it together.
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