This book is a guide to the art of popular song-writing. It covers finding a song concept, distilling the beat, choosing a form, writing lyrics, rhyming, constructing a melody, adding harmony and selecting rhythm. The appendix gives information on copyright, notation, recording and selling the song. Stephen Citron teaches songwriting at his Carnegie Hall studio and Trinity College of Music in London. He trained at the Juilliard School in New York and at one time worked as Edith Piaf's accompanist.
- ISBN10 0340488727
- ISBN13 9780340488720
- Publish Date 1 January 1989 (first published 1 September 1986)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 4 May 2000
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Imprint Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 344
- Language English