Write Songs Right Now

By: Alex Forbes

Narrated by: Alex Forbes

Write Songs Right Now is a hands-on, step-by-step guide to creating original pop songs - an approach that been road-tested by thousands of Alex's students and coaching clients in New York City, some of whom have gone on to achieve great success. With insight, enthusiasm, and humor, Alex guides listeners through the process of brainstorming for ideas, crafting effective lyrics, and putting those lyrics to music. Whether you've written 1 song or 100, this audiobook will show you how to take your songwriting to new levels.

Each chapter lays out the basics of a different element of songwriting, including song form, lyrics, melodies, chord construction, song dynamics, and the essential ingredients of a killer hook. There are lots of fun exercises to strengthen your songwriting muscles and increase your confidence. Alex also encourages up-and-coming writers to participate in songwriting communities locally and online, and makes a strong case for collaborating as a way to generate even better material.

©2012 Alexandra Forbes (P)2012 AudioGO

Fantastic! Highly recommend this book!

Loved listening to this book! Really well organized and narrated, leaving feeling like I have a better foundation on all things songwriting. Good personality and humor throughout as well, keeps you engaged. Actionable exercises to advance your craft and career. Highly recommend this book!

Amazing read

Very helpful book for people who need a push into writing more. I learned a lot from it.

Excellent overview of songwriting....

...as a process and a business. I enjoyed it immensely and recommend this as a great initial overview!

A Gem

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I enjoyed this book very much. Alex shares tons of interesting insights and narrates it pleasantly.

AMAZING!

Very educational, inspiring and very well structured. Rough at first but gets uniquely captivating. Loved it!