{"product_id":"the-songwriters-handbook-9781558538603","title":"The Songwriter's Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eI 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo 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 say very briefly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this down-to-earth handbook, the Storyteller teaches the secrets of becoming a successful songwriter. Among the important topics treated are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is a song and how will I know when I have one?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can I find edeas for songs?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do I combine words with music?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the Nashville music industry really like?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefinitions of terms and expressions used in the music business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Songwriter's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e also includes stories of how he wrote some of his own hits, such as I Flew Over Our House Last Night, Ravishing Ruby, I See, and Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine. He analyzes the songs, showing how he uses his own rules for successful songwriting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the book are words and music to many of Tom T. Hall's most successful songs along with personal photos. An earlier version of \u003ci\u003eThe Songwriter's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e was published as \u003ci\u003eHow I Write Songs; Why You Can\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hall, Tom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558538603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.10w x 0.42d","brand":"Tom Hall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39507485130827,"sku":"9781558538603","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_11e9c710-8339-4b9a-9446-16852d034f18.jpg?v=1631112376","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-songwriters-handbook-9781558538603","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}