Composing

Learn to write songs! This book presents the basic concepts of popular songwriting, such as song construction, creativity techniques, melodic and harmonic development, how to write memorable lyrics, a...

Take your songwriting to the next level! This book breaks down the processes used by hit songwriters and dives deeply into the craft of songwriting. Discover the tools and techniques for melody, harmo...

Create effective film scores! This book presents a framework for creative decision-making that will lead to producing the best music for a given scene. It supports artists working in film, television,...

Become a more productive songwriter! Learn to organize the full range of your creative content, from starting inspirations to finished songs. This book offers pragmatic tools, resources, practices, an...

Produce music for profit! Learn to create commercial music for the contemporary marketplace - for advertising, music libraries, TV, and more. Understand the creative, technical/production, and busines...

A Composer's Insight, Volume 1 - with a foreword by Michael Colgrass - is the first in a five-volume series on major contemporary composers and their works for wind band. Included in this initial volu...

With a foreword by Norman Dello Joio, this book is the second in a five-volume series on major contemporary composers and their works for wind band. Included in this volume are rare, behind-the-notes...

A Composer's Insight, Volume 3 - with a foreword by John Corigliano -is the third in a five-volume series on major contemporary composers and their works for wind band. Included in this initial volume...

An effective new songwriting vocabulary supported by ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC! The Elements of Song Craft does for songwriters what William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White's The Elements of Style did for Engl...

A great tool for all songwriters looking for creative resources. 1000 Great Songwriting Ideas is a handy book of creativity exercises that stop writer's block and spark the fire of your imagination. I...

Counterpoint is the technique of composing two or more melodic lines that are sounded at the same time. Whether a guitar riff against a vocal melody, a bass line against a keyboard melody, or a violin...

This complete reference guide takes you through StaffPad, the music notation and composition app available for Microsoft Surface and Apple iPad tablets. This phenoenal app allows you to write music no...

Designed for budding songwriters of any age, this workbook requires only a minimal knowledge of the guitar. Author Allison James designed the book to be used with or without the help of a teacher, and...

Fifty years since Bruce Springsteen's debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. brought a new songwriting talent to the public, Bruce Springsteen is long established as one of the giants of popular...

Melody is the true heart of music - the identity of a composition, the vessel that carries the lyrics, the tune that you keep whistling on your way home from a concert. Composing melodies is often tho...

Learn the business, process, and procedures of writing music for film, television, and other forms of media. This book goes step-by-step through the Berklee approach to the art of film scoring. In tra...

Turbo-charge your songwriting process! These exercises and explorations will help you develop compelling ideas for song construction, and then manipulate and shape these ideas into emotionally captiva...

'Compose Yourself! is the indispensable resource for all teachers of composition. Emphasising a holistic and practical approach to composition, this book offers: fifty lesson plans for the over-worked...

How do you bring a forgotten silent film back to life? What are the techniques behind writing a successful filmscore? How do you work with and inspire choreographers? Carl Davis's fascinating story gi...

Musical Doodles is the secret to having fun with composition! Writing music is often viewed either as complicated, with far too many rules, or something that a computer programme does for you. Imagina...

It’s Not Just A Song by GRAMMY and BRIT nominated Irish singer-songwriter RuthAnne Cunningham is the must-have guide to writing hit songs. The book serves as an essential guide for aspiring songwriter...

The Berklee in the Pocket Essential Songwriter is an accessible reference guide that will quickly lead songwriters to ideas that are at the heart of countless hit songs. The tips and strategies jam-pa...

Learn film-scoring techniques from one of the great film/television composers of our time. Lalo Schifrin shares his insights into the intimate relationship between music and drama. The book is illustr...

Veteran songwriter Pat Pattison has taught many of Berklee College of Music's best and brightest students how to write truly great lyrics. Her helpful guide contains essential information on lyric str...

Counterpoint Lesson by Marcel Dupré is a theory book written in French in 58 pages, focusing on the basics of counterpoint. This book includes some exercises and is written in three main parts. The fi...