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Jr., Cal Williams - The Songwriter Toolbox

Catalogue No: MB30397
ArrangementComposition
ComposerCal Williams Jr.
Product FormatBook
£24.99
Typically dispatched in 2-3 working days
LanguageEnglish
Pages80
ISBN9780987313317 (0987313312)

The Songwriter Toolbox is a comprehensive self-teaching course that guides the writer from the initial burst of inspiration to the tools of songwriting. Topics covered include lyrical techniques, song structure and how to nurture and protect the creative mind. In addition to creative advice, The Songwriter Toolbox offers detailed explanations of the recording process, live performance and getting your songs out there. With an emphasis on good vocal technique and practical Guitar theory, this book is a must-have reference for songwriters of any level.

Contents

  1. Welcome
  2. Part One - The Song
  3. What to Write
  4. People Watching
  5. Reported Speech
  6. When we Talk about love
  7. Inside love
  8. Drawing from your Own Well
  9. Truth in Songwriting
  10. Song Structure
  11. The Song Title
  12. The Introduction
  13. The Pre-verse
  14. The verse
  15. The Pre-chorus
  16. The chorus
  17. The bridge
  18. The Instrumental break
  19. The end
  20. Cal Williams Jr.: Lovesongs from the midnight sea
  21. Cal Williams Jr.: Whither Will
  22. Part Two - The lyrics
  23. Stream of consciousness
  24. Scrambled eggs and the Working lyric
  25. Collaborative Songwriting
  26. Rhyme
  27. Perfect and Oblique Rhyme
  28. Non-Rhyming
  29. Combination Rhyming
  30. The Importance of Phrasing
  31. Poetry and Songwriting
  32. Types of Rhyme
  33. Consonance
  34. Assonance
  35. Metaphor
  36. Simile
  37. Types of Metaphors
  38. Analogy
  39. Allegory
  40. The Iambic Pentameter
  41. Recommended Reading
  42. Part Three - The creative Mind
  43. Protecting and feeding your creative Mind
  44. Books
  45. Music
  46. Films
  47. Art
  48. Poetry
  49. Yoga and Meditation
  50. Walking
  51. Taking care of your body
  52. The Mental Diet
  53. Television – The Drug of the Nation
  54. Worry
  55. Writer’s block
  56. The Inner critic
  57. Affirmations
  58. Creating the Time to Write
  59. Maximising your creative Time
  60. Songcraft – choosing quality Over quantity
  61. Avoid the Songwriting Regime
  62. Songwriting Discipline
  63. Part four - The Space
  64. Your Indoor creative Room
  65. Making your Own Writing Room
  66. Your Outdoor creative Room
  67. Your Inner creative Room
  68. Part five - The Performance
  69. Open Mics
  70. Know your Song Well before you Start Singing
  71. Perceived Thoughts
  72. The No-applause blues
  73. The Performer bubble
  74. The quiet fan
  75. Visualisation
  76. Part Six- The Recording
  77. Finding a good Studio
  78. Band Rehearsals
  79. Solo Recording
  80. Ensemble Recording
  81. Band Recording
  82. Recording Plan
  83. Budgeting
  84. Surviving The Recording
  85. Less is More
  86. The click Track vs Natural Human Time
  87. The Mix Down
  88. Mastering
  89. Duplication and the glass Master
  90. Royalties
  91. Australian Royalties
  92. aPRa Royalties
  93. aMcOS Royalties
  94. World Royalties
  95. Part Seven - getting your Songs Out There
  96. Handling criticism
  97. Promotion
  98. Networking
  99. Marketing
  100. Songwriting competitions
  101. Local Song competitions
  102. Songwriting clubs
  103. Songwriting competition Websites
  104. Part eight - The voice
  105. Training your voice
  106. A Singer versus Someone Who Sings
  107. Breathing
  108. Deep breathing
  109. The Diaphragm
  110. Vocal Posture
  111. The Roaring lion Posture or Simha-asana
  112. Pitching to the guitar
  113. The vowel Technique
  114. Vocal Scales
  115. Taking care of your vocal Health
  116. Vocal Warm-ups
  117. The Sirening and Speedboat Technique’s
  118. Vocal Techniques to avoid
  119. Vocal Techniques to Maintain
  120. Part Nine - The guitar
  121. What is a Key?
  122. What is a chord?
  123. Open chords
  124. Modified Open chords
  125. Barre chords
  126. Modified barre chords
  127. Book of the guitar Toolbox Series
  128. The Major & Minor Scale chord charts
  129. The Major Scale chord chart
  130. The Minor Scale chord chart
  131. Conclusion
  132. In case of Technical Difficulties
  133. Cal Williams Jr
  134. The Cal Williams Jr guitar School
  135. Other books by Cal Williams Jr
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