Format : Textbook
Gene Lees' bestseller for songwriters has been revised! In addition to providing fascinating creative and clear techniques for writing lyrics this edition now includes: a new foreword by renowned songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman; a new chapter called 'Tattered Standards ' which outlines the lack of literacy in certain modern songs and shows you how to avoid it; a new chapter called 'The Words You Choose ' which examines why words from some language families are subconciously more appealing than those from others; and much more! Invaluable to the beginner this book will also prove beneficial to professionals poets linguists and teachers.
