The Songwriter’s Handbook

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“I remember when I first got to Nashville,” says Tom T. Hall. “I would have like to have had a book like this. It would have saved me a lot of time finding answers to questions.” To help other songwriters, Tom T. Hall has put the answers in this book. “Songwriting is as much a craft as it is a talent,” he says. “In order to write songs, you have to be able to recognize what a song is. You have to recognize the importance of something that is entertaining, and you have to say what you  want to s

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  1. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Too Simple., July 6, 2000
    By A Customer
    This review is from: The Songwriter’s Handbook (Music Series) (Hardcover)
    The Songwriters handbook is an outstanding book all in all, over all.It just has one drawback that weighs the heightened excellency down…and that is the creativity point of view.Tom Hall does a wonderful job of explaining the different ways to approach and take up songwriting, but he also tends to pull your creativity out of you.I bought this book hoping it would help me make my lyrics more creative…you know, make you dig more to reveal the idea and point the song is trying to bring across.The songwriter’s handbook wants you to make everything simple and clear.Besides that, this book is a goody.

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  2. 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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    The Songwriters Handbook by TOM T. HALL, July 11, 2009
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    Ray Burton (Tallebudgera, Gold Coast, Australia) –

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    This review is from: The Songwriter’s Handbook (Paperback)
    My name is Ray Burton and a songwriter myself. I am the MAN who wrote “I Am Woman” for/with Helen Reddy. I am always looking to see how other songwriters approach their craft and TOM T. HALL is right on the money with this book. In fact, he thinks much like myself by being very observant of life’s situations around you, looking at life through a magnifying glass, describing it as briefly and as cleverly as you are capable of and then putting it into song form. I firmly recommend this book to all songwriters who want to know the fundamentals of great songwritng. Congratulations Tom, I have the utmost respect for your songwriting.

    Ray Burton
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