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Singing offers unparalleled joy, yet it also presents unique challenges as our voices age alongside us. These changes don't signal the end of your singing journey but rather a new chapter that requires specialized guidance and strategies.

You're about to discover how to craft great songs packed full of meaning. You'll learn how to stay focused, be productive, and get over writer's block. They'll be little exercises throughout that will challenge your ear, creativity and artistry.

If you aspire to sing without being bogged down by doubt and incessant mental chatter, this book is for you. Whether you're starting out, getting back from a break, or feeling stuck... this guide will help shift you out of the stiffness of the analytical mind into the fluidity of your intuitive singing ability.

How to Write a Song That Matters is an invaluable guide to writing music by a woman who knows how to do it and do it well: iconic singer-songwriter, Dar Williams. For years now, Williams has led songwriting retreats for musicians, from beginners to professionals, in which she elevates the process of songwriting over the assessment of the product. This book makes those intimate experiences accessible for songwriters across the globe, gifting them with the insight Williams has gleaned from her decades of experience.

Using the five elements of nature as our guide, we will explore the techniques of intuitive sound healing and how to apply these in a practical way. Our body has a natural capacity to regenerate itself. With the right nurturing environments, rest and nutrition, our body repairs itself. The healing comes from within. All medicine, including sound, simply facilitates this process.

Sound advice from the author and other songwriters on what it takes to write more marketable, successful songs! This unique manual gives tips related to chords and chord progressions for all styles of songs: types of chords used in commercial and non-commercial songs, chord sequences, key modulations through the use of chord changes, simple and complex chord changes, open chords, barre chords, and much more!

John Mauceri brings a lifetime of experience to bear in an unprecedented, hugely informative, consistently entertaining exploration of his profession, rich with anecdotes from decades of working alongside the greatest names of the music world. With candor and humor, Mauceri makes clear that conducting is itself a composition: of legacy and tradition, techniques handed down from master to apprentice - and more than a trace of ineffable magic.

Multi-hit songwriter Clay Mills breaks down the mystery of melody writing to give your songs an edge with the PRA method. Learn how to write inspiring songs without waiting for inspiration.

If you’ve ever wanted to learn to read music, develop your musicianship, and impress friends with your new skills, this is the book for you! How to Read Music for Beginners by Steve Tirpak actually lays out the complete blueprint to becoming fluent in the language of music. Packed with a lifetime's worth of knowledge and teaching experience, this no-fluff guide will have you maximizing your time, setting you on the path to develop excellent musical habits right from the start. It’s time to learn the secrets that will unlock your musical potential!

With all the music production advice out there, it can be very easy to get overwhelmed. You may get a vague idea of the general topic, but you're more likely to be confused, and you definitely won't have any workable knowledge. Well, the good news is this book changes that. Designed to take the complex world of music production, and explain it in simple terms. If you are a home-based musician then this is a must have for making your music sound professional. For the pros and semi-pros out there, this is a great book for understanding what good music production entails.

For thousands of people this is The Ultimate Teach Yourself Acoustic Guitar Book. Inside is a Complete Program of Playing Lessons that helped them achieve in weeks, what took many people years to learn.

In this audiobook, the author teaches you everything you need to know to improve your vocal techniques. If you want to know the types of voices and how to control your high notes then How to Sing 2020 Edition is the perfect audiobook for you.

Have you ever wanted to pick up a musical instrument and just play? Maybe it seems too late in life and, without formal education, just a hopeless dream. Maybe you already have musical ability but don’t know how to take it to the next level. The great news is that there is a powerful way to learn and develop real music-making skills without countless hours of traditional education. Both beginners and highly skilled musicians can reap the benefits.

The story of the music that accompanies the cinematic adventures of Ian Fleming's intrepid Agent 007 is one of surprising real-life drama. In The Music of James Bond, author Jon Burlingame throws open studio and courtroom doors alike to reveal the full and extraordinary history of the sounds of James Bond, spicing the story with a wealth of fascinating and previously undisclosed tales.

The Art of Is contains breath-of-fresh-air thinking about how to cultivate the kind of game-changing creativity everyone seeks. Stephen Nachmanovitch shows exactly how the passion and immediacy of improvisation can be cultivated and how, in fact, we all improvise all the time - whether we are driving or deep in conversation.

Positively 4th Street is a mesmerizing account of how four young people (Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mimi Baez Farina, and Richard Farina) gave rise to a modern-day bohemia and created the enduring sound and style of the 1960s.

Whether you’re young or old, there’s no better feeling than learning to play an instrument. Sadly, most people believe that they will never learn how to play a guitar. Local guitar teachers seem like a great option, at first, but you could risk getting stuck with a wannabe rock star who can't really teach you. Or, you could try YouTube, but most of those videos go way too fast, and they don't teach you the right way to play.

Are you tired of waiting on inspiration to complete your songs? Are you not getting the response you hoped for from your songs? Is the songwriting process painful at times? Song Building will help you write songs faster and avoid getting stuck on second verses.

In a world where your voice totally matters, what do you do if you don't have the sexiest voice, the most commanding voice, the most articulate voice...or are simply not happy with the voice you have?

Do you wish you were one of those people who openly sing and make it look so easy? Do you feel like you can't quite "let go" when singing? Do you feel that you lack your own sense of style and authenticity as a singer? Do you suffer from feeling "not good enough" or struggle with fear of failure or perfectionism when it comes to singing? Voice Coach Becky Gilhespie always felt that despite receiving the best voice training, the biggest thing that held her back was actually her crippling sense of self-consciousness.