Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison

Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison

The must-have guide for songwriters, revised and updated with expanded chapters, 50 fun songwriting exercises, and examples from more than 20 chart-toppings songs.

A staple for songwriters for nearly two decades, Writing Better Lyrics provides effective tools for everything from generating ideas, to understanding the form and function of a song, to fine-tuning lyrics.

Perfect for new and experienced songwriters alike, this time-tested classic covers the basics in addition to more advanced techniques. Songwriters will discover:

- How to use sense-bound imagery to enhance a song's emotional impact on listeners
- Techniques for avoiding clich s and creating imaginative metaphors and similes
- Ways to use repetition as an asset
- How to successfully manipulate meter
- Instruction for matching lyrics with music
- Ways to build on ideas and generate effective titles
- Advice for working with a co-writer

Writing Better Lyrics gives you all of the professional and creative insight you need to write powerful lyrics and put your songs in the spotlight where they belong.

Pat Pattison is a lyricist and poet who teaches lyric writing and poetry at Berklee College of Music. Composing Better Lyrics, The Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure, and The Essential Guide to Rhyming are some of his books. John Mayer, a double Grammy winner, and Gillian Welch are two of his internationally accomplished students. He is a resident of Boston, Massachusetts.

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ISBN 13	9781582975771
ISBN 10	1582975779
Title	Writing Better Lyrics
Author	Pat Pattison
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	F&W Publications Inc
Year published	2010-01-08
Number of pages	304
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