Songwriting in Practice: Notebooks, Journals, Logs, Lists

by Mark Simos,

The Craft of Songwriting: Music, Meaning, and Emotion

by Scarlet Keys,

The Singer-Songwriter’s Guide to Recording in the Home Studio

by Shane Adams,

Songwriting Strategies: A 360-Degree Approach

by Mark Simos,

The Songs of John Lennon: The Beatles Years

by John Stevens,

The Songwriter’s Workshop: Melody

by Jimmy Kachulis,

The Songwriter’s Workshop: Harmony

by Jimmy Kachulis,

Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling

by Andrea Stolpe,

Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure: Tools and Techniques for Writing Better Lyrics

by Pat Pattison,

Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming – Second Edition: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming for Poets and Lyricists

by Pat Pattison,

Beginning Songwriting: Writing Your Own Lyrics, Melodies, and Chords

by Andrea Stolpe,

Melody in Songwriting: Tools and Techniques for Writing Hit Songs

by Jack Perricone,

Inside the Hits: The Seduction of a Rock and Roll Generation

by Wayne Wadhams,

Berklee in the Pocket: Essential Songwriter: Craft Great Songs & Become a Better Songwriter

by Jimmy Kachulis, Jonathan Feist,

Author Spotlight

Andrea Stolpe

Andrea Stolpe is a songwriter, performing artist, and educator.  She has worked as a staff writer for EMI, Almo-Irving, and…

Mark Simos

Mark Simos, an Assistant Professor in the Songwriting department at Berklee College of Music, has built a reputation as one…