Beschrijving

This revised and expanded Second Edition of HOW (NOT) TO WRITE A HIT SONG! – 101 COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID IF YOU WANT SONGWRITING SUCCESS takes a close look at the essential elements consistently found in the structure, melodies, and lyrics of hit songs today.

The music industry has been going through major changes in recent years, largely driven by the dominance of the music streaming companies. Streaming is now impacting the way songs are being written and recorded. And it’s changing the whole methodology of songwriting.

This expanded Second Edition examines how these changes are affecting the key elements found in all hit songs. The book highlights the most common errors made when these essential components are built into a song—so that new writers can try to avoid such mistakes in their own songs.

Most writers have, at some stage, had to endure the hurt and disappointment of having songs rejected by music publishers or record companies—and ended up asking themselves: \