Songlab
eBook - ePub

Songlab

A Songwriting Playbook for Teens

  1. 124 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Songlab

A Songwriting Playbook for Teens

About this book

Created exclusively with and for teen musicians, this hands-on, step-by-step program uses insight, enthusiasm, and humor to teach teens how to brainstorm ideas, craft effective lyrics, and put those lyrics to music.

An award-winning and Billboard-charting songwriter and teacher, Alex Forbes has taught dozens of teens via her Manhattan workshops and coaching sessions how to turn their thoughts and feelings into incisive, evocative songs. Her music has also been heard in feature films and on television shows like MTV's smash teen docudrama, The Hills.

Chapter by chapter, Alex goes through the basic elements of the craft, including song form and dynamics, lyrics and melodies, chord construction, and killer hooks. Filled with lots of fun exercises to strengthen your abilities and your confidence, Songlab is the ideal teen's guide to making your songwriting dreams come true!

Bonus material available here: http://creativesongwriter.com.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Epigraph
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: If at First you don’t Succeed, Just Start Another Song!
  8. Chapter 2: Finding Sparks, then Shooting Flames
  9. Chapter 3: Three Shapes you can Pour your Ideas Into
  10. Chapter 4: Story Songs, Laundry List Songs, and More!
  11. Chapter 5: The Dizzy Dance of Rhyme, Meter & Line Lengths
  12. Chapter 6: Overload your Lyrics with Literary Devices
  13. Chapter 7: The Happy Marriage of Lyrics & Melody
  14. Chapter 8: Map the Twists ‘N Turns of your Melody’s Shape
  15. Chapter 9: Ultra-Basic, Easy-Peasy Chord Theory
  16. Chapter 10: Rhythms and Grooves That’ll Make ‘Em Move
  17. Chapter 11: Why Co-Writing is Such a Great Idea
  18. Chapter 12: Recording your Song-Babies
  19. Chapter 13: Shooting your Songs out into in the World
  20. Appendix of Additional Resources
  21. About the Author