6 Steps to Songwriting Success: The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs FROM THE PUBLISHER
In the first edition of the bestselling 6 Steps to Songwriting Success, hit-making songwriter and songwriting instructor Jason Blume drew on his professional experience to break down the writing and marketing of hit songs into six manageable steps.
Incorporating inspiring anecdotes, effective exercises, and common-sense checklists for self-evaluation, the book's easy-to-understand, step-by-step approach to mastering the key elements found in successful songs was a hit with songwriters far and wide.
The primary focus of that edition was on teaching songwriters to write and market the sorts of songs recorded by artists who typically do not create their own material. Since the book's publication in 1999, however, this market has shrunk significantly. Today, songwriters who are neither performers nor producers must increasingly focus on finding alternative means to market their material. This necessity forms the core of this edition, which also addresses the differences between the kinds of songs artists write for themselves and those that are typically recorded by artists who do not write their own material.
New to this edition are new exercises, song examples from today's hottest artists, and advice from some of the industry's most respected artists, writers, and decision makers.