The singer-songwriter handbook
By: [edited by] Justin A. Williams and Katherine Williams
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9781628920307; 9781628920291
Subjects: Popular music; Writing and publishing; Vocational guidance
Description: "The singer-songwriter, someone who writes and performs their own music, is an ever-present and increasingly complex figure in popular music worlds. The Singer-Songwriter Handbook provides a useful resource for student songwriters, active musicians, fans and scholars alike. This handbook is divided into four main sections: Songwriting (acoustic and digital), Performance, Music Industry and Case Studies. Section I focuses on the 'how to' elements of popular song composition, embracing a range of perspectives and methods, in addition to chapters on the teaching of songwriting to students. Section II deals with the nature of performance: stagecraft, open mic nights, and a number of case studies that engage with performing in a range of contexts. Section III is devoted to aspects of the music industry and the business of music including sales, contract negotiations, copyright, social media and marketing. Section IV provides specific examples of singer-songwriter personae and global open mic scenes. The Singer-Songwriter Handbook is a much-needed single resource for budding singer-songwriters as well as songwriting pedagogues."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references ( pages 259-268) and index.
Table of contents: title: Songwriting; title: Songwriting in the digital era; title: Performance; title: The music industry; title: Case studies.