{"product_id":"songwriter-s-handbook-book-tom-t-hall-9780934395403","title":"Songwriter's Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eI remember when I first got to Nashville, says Tom T. Hall. I would have like to have had a book like this. It would have saved me a lot of time finding answers to questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo help other songwriters, Tom T. Hall has put the answers in this book. Songwriting is as much a craft as it is a talent, he says. In order to write songs, you have to be able to recognize what a song is. You have to recognize the importance of something that is entertaining, and you have to say what you want to say very briefly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this down-to-earth handbook, the Storyteller teaches the secrets of becoming a successful songwriter. Among the important topics treated are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is a song and how will I know when I have one?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can I find edeas for songs?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do I combine words with music?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the Nashville music industry really like?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefinitions of terms and expressions used in the music business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Songwriter's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e also includes stories of how he wrote some of his own hits, such as I Flew Over Our House Last Night, Ravishing Ruby, I See, and Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine. He analyzes the songs, showing how he uses his own rules for successful songwriting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the book are words and music to many of Tom T. Hall's most successful songs along with personal photos. An earlier version of \u003ci\u003eThe Songwriter's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e was published as \u003ci\u003eHow I Write Songs; Why You Can\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49530892321041,"sku":"CIN0934395403A","price":34.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49609075753233,"sku":"GOR004300606","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49905873617169,"sku":"CIN0934395403G","price":10.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51444429127953,"sku":"GOR008161574","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0934395403.jpg?v=1751077603","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/songwriter-s-handbook-book-tom-t-hall-9780934395403","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}