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Songlab
- Author
- Alex Forbes
- Narrator
- Alex Forbes
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 16 April 2013
- Run Time
- 3 hours 47 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Created exclusively with and for teen musicians, this hands-on, step-by-step program uses insight, enthusiasm, and humor to teach teens how to brainstorm ideas, craft effective lyrics, and put those lyrics to music.
An award-winning and Billboard-charting songwriter and teacher, Alex Forbes has taught dozens of teens via her Manhattan workshops and coaching sessions how to turn their thoughts and feelings into incisive, evocative songs. Her music has also been heard in feature films and on television shows like MTV's smash teen docudrama, The Hills.
Chapter by chapter, Alex goes through the basic elements of the craft, including song form and dynamics, lyrics and melodies, chord construction, and killer hooks. Filled with lots of fun exercises to strengthen your abilities and your confidence, Songlab is the ideal teen's guide to making your songwriting dreams come true!
Bonus material available here: http://creativesongwriter.com.
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Details
- Author
- Alex Forbes
- Narrator
- Alex Forbes
- Duration
- 3 hours 47 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 April 2013
- ISBN
- 9781620642474
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Music composition, Music, Techniques of music / music tutorials / teaching of music
Synopsis
Created exclusively with and for teen musicians, this hands-on, step-by-step program uses insight, enthusiasm, and humor to teach teens how to brainstorm ideas, craft effective lyrics, and put those lyrics to music. An award-winning and Billboard-charting songwriter and teacher, Alex Forbes has taught dozens of teens via her Manhattan workshops and coaching sessions how to turn their thoughts and feelings into incisive, evocative songs. Her music has also been heard in feature films and on television shows like MTV's smash teen docudrama, The Hills. Chapter by chapter, Alex goes through the basic elements of the craft, including song form and dynamics, lyrics and melodies, chord construction, and killer hooks. Filled with lots of fun exercises to strengthen your abilities and your confidence, Songlab is the ideal teen's guide to making your songwriting dreams come true! Bonus material available here: http://creativesongwriter.com.
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