{"product_id":"writing-better-lyrics-the-essential-guide-to-powerful-songwriting-9781582975771","title":"Writing Better Lyrics: The Essential Guide to Powerful Songwriting","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe must-have guide for songwriters, revised and updated with expanded chapters, 50 fun songwriting exercises, and examples from more than 20 chart-toppings songs.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA staple for songwriters for nearly two decades, \u003ci\u003eWriting Better Lyrics\u003c\/i\u003e provides effective tools for everything from generating ideas, to understanding the form and function of a song, to fine-tuning lyrics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for new and experienced songwriters alike, this time-tested classic covers the basics in addition to more advanced techniques. Songwriters will discover: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- How to use sense-bound imagery to enhance a song's emotional impact on listeners\u003cbr\u003e- Techniques for avoiding clichés and creating imaginative metaphors and similes\u003cbr\u003e- Ways to use repetition as an asset\u003cbr\u003e- How to successfully manipulate meter\u003cbr\u003e- Instruction for matching lyrics with music\u003cbr\u003e- Ways to build on ideas and generate effective titles\u003cbr\u003e- Advice for working with a co-writer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting Better Lyrics\u003c\/i\u003e gives you all of the professional and creative insight you need to write powerful lyrics and put your songs in the spotlight where they belong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-263049\"\u003ePat Pattison\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582975771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1582975779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MUS\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MUS038000\"\u003eInstruction \u0026amp; Study | Songwriting\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAN\"\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAN005000\"\u003eWriting | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO004000\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePat Pattison\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor at Berklee College of Music, where he teaches lyric writing and poetry. His books include \u003ci\u003eWriting Better Lyrics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Guide to Rhyming\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition, Pat has developed three online lyric writing courses for BerkleeÕs online school, and has written articles for a variety of industry publications. His internationally successful students include multiple Grammy winners John Mayer and Gillian Welch. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48450702180589,"sku":"9781582975771","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_23d366ad-5325-4942-8620-8d2bbc8bf0cd.jpg?v=1753483009","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/writing-better-lyrics-the-essential-guide-to-powerful-songwriting-9781582975771","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}