The singer-songwriter handbook / edited by Justin A. Williams and Katherine Williams.
Title:
The singer-songwriter handbook / edited by Justin A. Williams and Katherine Williams.
ISBN:
9781628920307
9781628920291
Publication Information:
New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.
©2017
Physical Description:
xiii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
Editor's introduction / Justin A. Williams and Katherine Williams -- Part one A. Songwriting 1. Singer-songwriter disposition / Nadav Appel ; 2. Performing songwriter's dilemma : principles and practices / Mark Simos ; 3. Learning to create and creating to learn : considering the value of popular music in higher education / Zack Moir ; 4. Professional songwriting techniques : a range of views summarized from the Sodajerker interviews / Simon Barber ; 5. A river, a bible, and a broken heart / Lee Bob Watson -- Part one B. Songwriting in the digital era. 6. Composing with the digital audio workstation / Mark Marrington ; 7. Singer-songwriter meets music production and studio technology / Richard James Burgess and Rob Toulson ; Collage, cut up, and pop mantras : post-digital approaches to songwriting / Lisa Busby -- Part two. Performance. 9. From "me" to "we" : audience-focused practical tools for interpretation and performance / Dane Chalfin ; 10. Mariposa Folk Festival and the Canadian singer-songwriter tradition / Sija Tsai and Andrew Hillhouse ; 11. Stories from my life, and tips for getting ahead (interview with Katherine Williams) / Seth Lakeman (testimonial) -- Part three. Music industry. 12. Audience engagement and alternative revenue streams / Samuel Nicholls ; 13. Portfolio career in practice : key aspects of building and sustaining a songwriting and performance career in the digital era ; 14. How to (almost) never play a bad gig again : a simple way to approach performing professionally / Emma Hooper (aka "Waitress for the Bees") -- Part four. Case studies. 15. Vocal authorship : Marianne Faithfull and "Sister Morphine" / Alexandra Apolloni ; 16. Indie folk's bowerbirds : nostalgia and contemporary singer-songwriters / Claire Coleman ; 17. Play the bluebird to the bitter end : open mics in Nashville, NYC, and Shanghai / Juliane Jones.
Summary:
"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.
OCLC Number:
ocn953843109
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