The Mechanics of Songwriting: A Guitarist's Guide - Hardcover

Coulter, Leo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0956205216 ISBN 13: 9780956205216

Publisher: Siduri Books, 2010

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From the Back Cover:

Where other books about songwriting offer recipes for `instant hits' or descend into formulaic rock journalism, The Mechanics of Songwriting confronts the reality of what it takes to write a great song. It answers important technical questions about the songwriting process that are too often ignored by guitar magazines and music teachers. How do I know what key I'm in, and why does it matter so much? How can I come up with more memorable riffs and melodies? How do I reconcile authenticity and originality? What do professional songwriters do when they're stuck?

Detailed analysis of famous songs, clear explanations of the music theory behind them and in-depth interviews with established songwriters combine to give you a new understanding of how songs work, enabling you to take your songwriting to the next level.

About the Author:

Leo Coulter is a composer, producer and guitarist who runs a recording studio in Somerset. He is known both as a developer of up-and-coming artists and as a writer on music and recording technology. He co-authored How to record your own music and get it on the internet and The Guitar Player's Songwriting Bible, both for Apple Press. The Mechanics of Songwriting is his first book with Siduri Books, and his most ambitious yet.

About this edition

• Publisher: Siduri Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0956205216
• ISBN 13: 9780956205216
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208