The Songwriter's Journal: 52 Weeks of Songwriting Ideas and Inspiration .Whether you are new to songwriting or have written hundreds of songs, "The Songwriter's Journal" should be within arm's reach whenever the mood to write a new tune strikes. With hundreds of entries designed specifically to spark the muse w
| TITLE | : | The Songwriter's Journal: 52 Weeks of Songwriting Ideas and Inspiration |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.94 (579 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0978792513 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Diary |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 220 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2007-01-19 |
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Whether you are new to songwriting or have written hundreds of songs, "The Songwriter's Journal" should be within arm's reach whenever the mood to write a new tune strikes. It is packed with the fuel you need to ignite the imagination and provides you with more ideas than you could ever hope to write about. With hundreds of entries designed specifically to spark the muse within, the book should reside on every songwriter's bookshelf or desk. It includes songwriting exercises, chord progressions for new songs, word association exercises, ideas to write new songs about, note sequences for new songs, power words to include in your lyrics, items that belong in every songwriter's toolkit and much more.
EDITORIAL :
In reviewing songwriting books, it is important to ask the question: "Will this one help someone become a better songwriter?" In this case, it should make anyone a more prolific songwriter, which will provide the opportunity for improvement. It should help tickle a sleeping muse awake, and that can't hurt. -- The Muse's Muse, July 2007
REVIEW :
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