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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | This book has a very specific purpose: to help songwriters find better rhymes and use them more effectively. Rhyme is one of the most crucial areas of lyrics writing, and this guide will provide all of the technical information necessary to develop your skills completely. The exercises and worksheets help experienced writers take a fresh look at their techniques, and prevent novices from developing bad habits. Use this book to start writing better than ever before! | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Pat Pattison | | Paperback: | 80 pages | | Publisher: | Berklee Press | | Publication Date: | November 01, 1991 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 079351181X | | Package Length: | 10.8 inches | | Package Width: | 8.4 inches | | Package Height: | 0.3 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 11 reviews |
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 Another Great Addition to the Toolbox Jan 25, 2010
It may seem odd to devote a whole book to rhyming, but for a songwriter, rhyming is one of the most powerful yet often underrated tools available for creating effective lyrics. Rhyming is often misunderstood, misused or avoided simply because there have not been many good references that provide detailed information on how to get the most leverage from it. Pat Pattison's book helps fill that gap. His explanations, background, examples and exercises provide a resource which has not previously been available for a songwriting library. Coming from a poetry background, the author provides a good blend of academic and practical information about rhyming in songs.
Pattison's Guide to Rhyming is a great companion book to Songcrafters' Coloring Book: The Essential Guide to Effective and Successful Songwriting, which takes much of the information Pattison presents, and then gives it even greater context and utility in a unique discussion of sonic parameters. Skill at effective rhyming is a great songwriting skill, and Pat Pattison's book is an essential addition to a songwriters bookshelf.
0 of 11 found the following review helpful:
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I order this book Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Lyrics (Songwriting Guides). On November 10, 2009 thinking that I will be get my product in a standard 3-5 days but when I check for the day of delivery the estimated time was November 18, 2009 -December 4,2009. As you can see the estimated time started 8 days after I ordered the book; I was upset but patience. But the book was not delivery during the estimated period and I still have not received the book.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Practice sesions clear and concise, The book is nice1 May 22, 2007
A simple technique to understanding the work words do in poerty and song writing. The practice is gentle and not difficult to perform.
Of all the praise I could heap upon Pat Pattison, the one bonus dimension is that of nuances, which are able to enhance poetry through the use of subtile qualities that words may possess, such as, shades or implications or reflections as to a more appropiate choice of words for a greater Songwriting experience: Essential Guide to Rhyming: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Lyrics (Songwriting Guides)]].
I have sent this book to collegues and students to share the potential for skill enhancement.
7 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Not this book alone Jan 19, 2006
I think this book is the greatest, but practically on the
first page, the author proves to his readers that they must
use a rhyming dictionary to create. Going it alone is pure
"silly". He says "finding rhymes is almost never a creative act. It is a purely mechanical search."
Well, I have a small rhyming dictionary by Webster, but this is
not a good one at all. I need specifically The Complete Rhyming Dictionary, edited by Clement Wood (Doubleday) because "it divides rhymes into Masculine, Feminine, and three-syllable rhymes."
Once I get that, then I can really work with Pattison book and
learn.
So if you are buying this book also buy the Wood Rhymer right away and save postage.
25 of 25 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Inspiration Tool! Apr 19, 2003
This book explains rhyme and its importance to writing and inspiration. The author lays out the approach to writing much differently than I have been approaching it for years. This has opened up a whole new level for me in lyric writing - inspiration is much less of an issue because of this book. I highly reccomend this book for beginners, but it can improve even the best lyrical writings. This book is filled with exercises to improve your writing, and if you take the time to do them, you will be a better writer. You will need a rhyming dictionary to use this book, as it is primarily an instruction on getting the most from your rhyming dictionary. This book explains how you can put a complete idea together using only a rhyming dictionary.
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