Interact With Your Music: Discover, listen to, and buy new music, all from the pages of SPIN's digital edition, free to Amazon customers.
See buying choices for this item to see if it's one of the millions that are eligible for Amazon Prime.
|
Special Offers and Product Promotions
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
by Bob Ashton & Nancy Colbaugh
|
The Songwriting Sourcebook: How to Turn Chords Into Great Songs by Rooksby |
by Jimmy Kachulis
|
by Jimmy Kachulis
|
by Karen Oleson
|
Editorial Reviews
Product Description
In this easy to understand, "how to" book for any aspiring songwriter, Larry McCabe addresses a variety of concepts including: how to get started, how to write in different song forms, how to approach titles, themes and lyrics, the creation of a melody, utilization of various chords and chord progressions, finding the right chords for the melody, handling various rhythmic elements, creating a lead sheet and copyrighting the tune. Special features include a glossary, essential supplies for novice songwriters, master chord diagrams for keyboard and guitar and an index of recorded music. Includes stereo CD. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
About the Author
Larry McCabe was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He studied music with a number of teachers including Eldon Shamblin, legendary swing guitarist and arranger for Bob Wills. Deciding on freelance teaching as a music career, Larry received his degree in education from the University of Arizona in 1979. Since graduating from college, Larry has taught over 30,000 private music lessons. An experienced blues guitarist, he played in the Gulf Coast Blues Band, wrote a Living Blues magazine column called "Blues Box," and is currently on the nominating committee for the annual W. C Handy awards. Larry's vast experience in private teaching has given him a unique understanding of the educational needs of the typical music student. Beginning with Blues, Boogie and Rock Guitar in 1984, he has written a number of Mel Bay books on various subjects including guitar, bass, and song writing techniques. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
In this easy to understand, "how to" book for any aspiring songwriter, Larry McCabe addresses a variety of concepts including: how to get started, how to write in different song forms, how to approach titles, themes and lyrics, the creation of a melody, utilization of various chords and chord progressions, finding the right chords for the melody, handling various rhythmic elements, creating a lead sheet and copyrighting the tune. Special features include a glossary, essential supplies for novice songwriters, master chord diagrams for keyboard and guitar and an index of recorded music. Includes stereo CD. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
About the Author
Larry McCabe was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He studied music with a number of teachers including Eldon Shamblin, legendary swing guitarist and arranger for Bob Wills. Deciding on freelance teaching as a music career, Larry received his degree in education from the University of Arizona in 1979. Since graduating from college, Larry has taught over 30,000 private music lessons. An experienced blues guitarist, he played in the Gulf Coast Blues Band, wrote a Living Blues magazine column called "Blues Box," and is currently on the nominating committee for the annual W. C Handy awards. Larry's vast experience in private teaching has given him a unique understanding of the educational needs of the typical music student. Beginning with Blues, Boogie and Rock Guitar in 1984, he has written a number of Mel Bay books on various subjects including guitar, bass, and song writing techniques. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
First Sentence:
Welcome to the exciting world of songwriting! Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Backporch Blues, Barbara Allen, Scarborough Fair, Mountains of Mourne, Angel Band, Careless Love, Recommended Listening, Sloop John, Tom Dooley, Sweet Afton, Big Boss Man, Blue Moon, Molly Malone, Wildwood Flower New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Welcome to the exciting world of songwriting! Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Backporch Blues, Barbara Allen, Scarborough Fair, Mountains of Mourne, Angel Band, Careless Love, Recommended Listening, Sloop John, Tom Dooley, Sweet Afton, Big Boss Man, Blue Moon, Molly Malone, Wildwood Flower New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 5
books:
1
book
cites this book:
- Mel Bay Guitar Chords by Mel Bay in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Mel Bay's Deluxe Encyclopedia of Guitar Chords by William Bay in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Every Breath You Take: Guitar Ensemble Series (Hal Leonard Guitar Ensemble) by The Police on page 36
- Manuscript Book (Qwik Guide Series) by William Bay on page 110
- Elvis Presley (Rock & Pop Stars) by Paula Taylor on page 25
- Mel Bay Music Theory 101 by Larry McCabe on page 66
What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?
 |
72% buy the item featured on this page: You Can Teach Yourself Song Writing |
 |
18% buy Sing My Song: A Kid's Guide to Songwriting $12.91 |
 |
9% buy The Songwriting Sourcebook: How to Turn Chords Into Great Songs $15.61 |
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Help others find this product — tag it for Amazon search
No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet. Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet. Create your own review
| |||
Video reviews
|
 |
Customer Discussions
Beta (What's this?)
New! See all customer communities, and bookmark your communities to keep track of them.
Product Information from the Amapedia Community
Beta (What's this?)Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.com.
› See featured Amapedia.com articles
Listmania!
So You'd Like to...
Look for Similar Items by Category
- Books > Entertainment > Music > Instruments & Performers > Voice
- Books > Entertainment > Music > Theory, Composition & Performance > Composition
- Books > Entertainment > Music > Theory, Composition & Performance > Instruction & Study
- Books > Entertainment > Music > Theory, Composition & Performance > Songbooks
- Books > Entertainment > Music > Theory, Composition & Performance > Songwriting
Plumbing Products in the Value Center |
Dive into Summer Reading |
|||||||||
|
Your Recent History
(What's this?)|
You have no recently viewed items or searches.
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session. |
Continue shopping: Top Sellers
| ||||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
