Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting Level Two: 59 Hit-Tested Skills for Crafting Contemporary Songs

by Robin Frederick

Here are 59 priceless songwriting hacks that will take your songs from good to great! Every Shortcut comes straight from the Pop, Rock, R&B, Dance, and Country hit songs that dominate the music charts. You'll learn… ~ The secret to writing a hit chorus lyric line-by-line ~ How to construct a hit melody for every section of your song ~ How to find and use the rhythm grooves that successful songs use Plus tips for writing faster and better, vanquishing writer's block, creating a catalogue of great songs…and much, much more. In Level Two of the revised and updated edition of best-seller Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting, you'll get an insider's look at the techniques professional songwriters use to create their platinum hits, and then apply them instantly in songs of your own.You'll dive deep into the melody, lyric, rhythm groove, and chord styles that listeners love and the music industry needs. Study the hits. Learn from success. Know what the pros know. "For people serious about writing great songs, it's got it all!" ~ Kara DioGuardi, BMI "Songwriter of the Year," American Idol judge "Should be in every songwriter's arsenal." ~Jason Blume, author, hit songwriter with more than 50 million album sales "An excellent road map for writers at all levels. This is the songwriter's GPS!" ~Ralph Murphy, V.P. ASCAP, Nashville

304 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 23, 2019