Books

Songwriting

“Songwriting Strategies reads like a novel I can’t put down. Mark Simos has journeyed deep into the myth and abyss of songwriting, traveling 360 degrees to demystify the craft of songwriting while still embracing the spirit and joy of the art. It’s a great read and a beautiful book.”

—Patty Larkin, on Songwriting Strategies by Mark Simos

Songwriting in Practice: Notebooks, Journals, Logs, Lists

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

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,

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,

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

by Pat Pattison,

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…

Scarlet Keys

Scarlet Keys has been a full-time professor of songwriting at Berklee College of Music since 2003, teaching songwriting, lyric writing,…