Kelly, Casey.
Summary: Songwriting is an art, but fortunately it's an art you can learn. This guide is packed with everything a beginning songwriter needs to know to hit all the right notes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alpha 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 KELDylan, Bob
Summary: "The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume One and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers a master class on the art and craft of songwriting. He writes over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 DYLPattison, Pat
Summary: "Writing great song lyrics requires practice and discipline. Songwriting Without Boundaries makes it fun with more than 150 exercises and prompts designed to inspire and improve your work. For songwriters, poets--even novelists--it's a creative way to: tap into your senses and inject your writing with vivid details; effectively use metaphor and comparative language; [and] add rhythm to your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Writer's Digest 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 PATHirschhorn, Joel.
Summary: Covers: new and expanded coverage of popular music styles - pop, rock, country, rap, R&B, and Latin; note-by-note methods for structuring your ideas into lyrics and melodies; insider advice on working with music agents, managers and labels.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alpha 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 HIRGauthier, Mary
Summary: "From the Grammy nominated folk singer and songwriter, an inspiring exploration of creativity and the redemptive power of song Mary Gauthier was twelve years old when she was given her Aunt Jenny's old guitar and taught herself to play with a Mel Bay basic guitar workbook. Music offered her a window to a world where others felt the way she did. Songs became lifelines to her, and she longed to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Essentials 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GAUTHIER, MARY GAUHoover, Colleen
Summary: Maggie meets Jake, a cardiologist with a penchant for tandem skydiving. Getting ready for a post-jump date, Maggie comes across an old list of things she wanted to do "maybe one of these days," and decides what better time than now? She keeps Ridge updated on her adventures, but he can't help but worry, even as Sydney grows more and more suspicious about their friendship. If Sydney is going to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Paperback 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Contemporary Books 1988
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Publisher / Publication Date: Journey Pub. Co. 1996
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Publisher / Publication Date: Writer's Digest Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 BRAFeinstein, Michael.
Summary: Presents an illustrated tribute to the lives and legacies of the Gershwins that is presented through the stories of twelve of their most enduring songs including "Strike Up the Band" and "Love Is Here to Stay."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 FEITweedy, Jeff
Summary: "Perfect for gifting during the holidays and beyond, a thoughtful, counterintuitive book about creativity from the celebrated songwriter, leader of the band Wilco, and New York Times bestselling author of Let's Go (So We Can Get Back), inspiring others bytaking the reader through the process of writing one song"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 TWEYagoda, Ben
Summary: "Everybody knows and loves the American Songbook. But it's a bit less widely understood that in about 1950, this stream of great songs more or less dried up. All of a sudden, what came over the radio wasn't Gershwin, Porter, and Berlin, but "Come on-a My House" and "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?" Elvis and rock and roll arrived a few years later, and at that point the game was truly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780 YAGSummary: In Brooklyn, Sam Fisher and her father Frank form a band together, cleverly titled "We Are Not a Band" based off Sam's sarcastic remark about their endeavor. Sam plays keyboard, while Frank strums the guitar. The two end up achieving unlikely success, but must ultimately decide whether hitting the big time is worth the cost of their close relationship, as well as Sam's plans to head off to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gunpowder & Sky 2018
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HEA1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF HEA
Hoover, Colleen
Summary: "Ridge and Sydney are thrilled to finally be together guilt-free. But Warren and Bridgette's relationship is as tumultuous as ever, and Maggie grapples with her illness. When she comes across an old list of things she wanted to do, Maggie decides to live life to the fullest and accomplish these dreams. Maggie keeps Ridge updated on her adventures, but he can't help but worry, even as Sydney...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2023
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Summary: When aspiring songwriter Tenney gets invited to perform at Nashville's famed Bluebird Café, her parents decide she's too young to perform professionally, leaving her future hanging in the balance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2017
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Publisher / Publication Date: Writers Club Press 2003