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The Songwriter's Handbook

Power Strategies for Crafting Great Lyrics
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No matter what kind of career you want in music, learning how to write good song is the foundation of the music industry. Platinum award-winning singer/lyricist Mark Winkler has a long, flourishing career in pop, jazz, cabaret and special material songwriting with over 250 songs recorded and/or sung by major vocal luminaries. Mark also has enjoyed an equally-successful career as a songwriting instructor at UCLA Extension and the Los Angeles School of Songwriting. In this book, he adapts his classroom curriculum with sound information, advice, witty anecdotes, and exercises for songwriters of all skill levels. The book includes: Highlights of great songwriters and their songs Exercises that focus on storytelling and rhyming, while adding specificity and color to one's songs Mark's top ten tips for writing great lyrics with accompanying templates Annotated examples of songs written by Mark's students to illustrate exercises Information about people you need on your creative and business team Steps for what to do after you've written a great song Tips on being a successful live performer Stories of Mark's professional experiences in the trenches as a working songwriter in Los Angeles, on Broadway, and as a touring performer
Mark Winkler 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. His last four CDs have all charted in the top 20 on the Jazz Week charts and he has gotten excellent reviews including two "Top Vocal CDs of the year" in 2015 and 2018 in Jazziz Magazine. He has written songs for the hit musical revue Naked Boys Singing! and is also the co-writer for the musical revues Bark! and Hangin' Out. As an educator, he has taught seminars in lyric writing at The Songwriters Guild, The Songwriting School of Los Angeles, and UCLA Extension.
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