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1) Maybe now
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Series
Language
English
Description
What is more important? Friendship, loyalty, or love? Colleen Hoover and Griffin Peterson collaborate once again to bring fans of "Maybe Someday" back into the musical world of Ridge Lawson and Sydney Blake. And Maggie. And Warren and Bridgette.
Maggie meets Jake, a cardiologist with a penchant for tandem skydiving. Getting ready for a post-jump date, Maggie comes across an old list of things she wanted to do "maybe one of these days," and decides...
2) Songwriting
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xvi, 378 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This friendly, hands-on guide shares insight from songwriters who've written legendary songs that have gotten airplay for five decades. Discover tips on identifying the music genre that best fits your talents, building your own lyric-writing voice, and creating music and melodies. This book also guides you through collaborating with other writers, creating demo recordings and navigating the business of professional songwriting.
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English
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What most songwriting guides won't tell you is that success as a songwriter - however you define it - is as much about how you live your life and the way you see the world as it is about your skill with words and music."The Art of Songwriting is a comprehensive guide to life, art and making great songs. It's not about chasing a hit song. It's not about theories that are interesting but no use filling the blank page. And most of all - it's not just...
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English
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Description
"From the Grammy nominated folk singer and songwriter, an inspiring exploration of creativity and the redemptive power of song. Mary Gauthier was twelve years old when she was given her Aunt Jenny's old guitar and taught herself to play with a Mel Bay basic guitar workbook. Music offered her a window to a world where others felt the way she did. Songs became lifelines to her, and she longed to write her own, one day. Then, for a decade, while struggling...
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Series
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English
Description
From the bestselling author of The Inn at Lake Devine ("Rivals her own best work for its understanding of the way smart, opinionated people stumble toward happiness"—Glamour) and Isabel's Bed ("It's Fannie Farmer for the soul . . . delivered in a delicious style that is both funny and elegant"—USA Today) comes a darkly romantic comedy of manners that confirms Elinor Lipman's appointment to the Jane Austen chair...
8) Unmasked
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Language
English
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Description
Andrew Lloyd Webber dominated musical theater in the 1970s and 80s. His hit shows included Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, and most recently, School of Rock. Now the composer takes stock of his achievements, the twists of fate and circumstance that brought him both success and disappointment, and the passions that inspire and sustain him. The son of a music professor and a piano teacher, Lloyd Webber reveals his artistic...
Author
Publisher
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
x, 158 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Perfect for gifting during the holidays and beyond, a thoughtful, counterintuitive book about creativity from the celebrated songwriter, leader of the band Wilco, and New York Times bestselling author of Let's Go (So We Can Get Back), inspiring others by taking the reader through the process of writing one song"--
There are few creative acts more mysterious and magical than writing a song. Tweedy believes that the difference between one song and...
11) Hearts beat loud
Publisher
Gunpowder & Sky
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank (Nick Offerman) is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam (Kiersey Clemons) off to college, while being forced to close his shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly "jam sesh" into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an Internet breakout, the two embark on a journey...
Author
Publisher
Berklee Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xii, 146 pages : illustrations, charts, music ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Learn to write songs! This book presents the basic concepts of popular songwriting, such as music theory, song construction, creativity techniques, melodic and harmonic development, how to write memorable lyrics, and other core topics. Hands-on exercises make it practical, and the accompanying online recording illustrates the concepts-even for those who don't read music.
Author
Publisher
Tricycle Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 27 cm + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated collection of songs co-written with children, with detailed instructions about the creative process of songwriting"--Provided by publisher
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Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
671 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Musical historians Phillippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon delve deep into the history and musical origins of every Beatles album, recounting the circumstances that led to the composition of each song, the recording process and the instruments used
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (513 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A smart, independent brunette named Chelsea may finally have turned party-boy Charlie into a man. Jake locks lips with the cute girl next door, the one whose football-star dad is named Mad Dog. Judith prepares for a midlife baby, who may end up looking a lot like Alan. Alan dates his receptionist, then ends up in bed with her frisky mom.
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