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9780895243171
Gene Lees' bestseller for songwriters has been revised! In addition to providing fascinating, creative and clear techniques for writing lyrics, this edition now includes: a new foreword by renowned songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman; a new chapter called "Tattered Standards," which outlines the lack of literacy in certain modern songs and shows you how to avoid it; a new chapter called "The Words You Choose," which examines why words from some language families are subconsciously more appealing than those from others; and much more! Invaluable to the beginner, this book will also prove beneficial to professionals, poets, linguists and teachers.Lees, Gene is the author of 'Modern Rhyming Dictionary How to Write Lyrics A Practical Guide to Lyric Writing for Songwriters and Poets' with ISBN 9780895243171 and ISBN 0895243172.
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