SONGWRITING STRATEGIES a 360-degree approach;a 360-degree approach

(Berklee Guide). Write songs starting from any direction: melody, lyric, harmony, rhythm, or idea. This book will help you expand your range and flexibility as a songwriter. Discussions, hands-on exercises, and notated examples will help you hone your craft. This creatively liberating approach supports the overall integrity of emotion and meaning in your songs. It will help you become more productive, versatile, and innovative in your songwriting. You will learn to: \* Discover more ideas for songs song seeds and capture them in their most powerful and usable form \* Overcome writer's block by having many more pathways through the writing process \* Develop strong song structures by working independently with melody, lyrics, harmony, and rhythm \* Write songs more easily, guided by your well-tuned "songwriter's compass" (piano/vocal/guitar Artist Songbook). 14 Of The Most Popular Selections From This Powerhouse R&b Singer & Pianist In Piano/vocal/guitar Arrangements, Including: All Of Me * Everybody Knows * Green Light * Made To Love * Ordinary People * Save Room * Slow Dance * So High * Stay With You * This Time * Tonight (best You Ever Had) * Used To Love U * Who Do We Think We Are * You And I (nobody In The World). "A 360° approach includes writing songs starting from any direction: melody, lyric, harmony, rhythm, or idea"--Back cover