{"product_id":"the-songwriters-handbook-power-strategies-for-crafting-great-lyrics-9781538180709","title":"The Songwriter's Handbook: Power Strategies for Crafting Great Lyrics","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlatinum award-winning singer, songwriter, and lyricist Mark Winkler provides a handbook on writing great lyrics, chock full of songwriting exercises and engaging personal vignettes. This book crosses a variety of genres andteaches the craft of modern commercial songwriting as practiced by the likes of Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, and Bruno Mars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighlights of great songwriters and their songs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExercises that focus on storytelling and rhyming while adding specificity and color \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical tips for writing great lyrics with accompanying templates \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnnotated examples of songs to illustrate effective exercises\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInformation about people you need on your creative and business team \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNext steps after you've written a great song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTips on being a successful live performer to make songs pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy using great songwriters and their songs as blueprints, Winkler reveals the tricks of the trade and shows how you can improve your songwriting skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Winkler\u003c\/b\u003e is a platinum award-winning singer\/lyricist who has had over 250 of his songs recorded by such artists as Dianne Reeves, Steve Tyrell, Liza Minnelli, Jane Monheit, and Lea Salonga. He has written lyrics for tunes by such esteemed composers as Wayne Shorter, Dexter Gordon, Joshua Redman, and David Benoit. He has released 21 solo albums that regularly place high on the jazz charts, and he has gotten excellent reviews including two \"Top Vocal CDs of the year\" in 2021 and 2023 in \u003ci\u003eJazziz Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written songs for the hit musical revue \u003ci\u003eNaked Boys Singing! \u003c\/i\u003eand is also the co-writer for the musical revues \u003ci\u003eBark!, Too Old for the Chorus, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Play It Cool. \u003c\/i\u003eAs an educator, he has taught his lyric writing class at UCLA extension for 19 years and at The Songwriting School for over 10 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50899242909970,"sku":"9781538180709","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0a9b9204-42c7-4a33-b469-421f3e3aadd7.jpg?v=1738349327","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-songwriters-handbook-power-strategies-for-crafting-great-lyrics-9781538180709","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}