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Your First Cut: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting There

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"Your First Cut, A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting There" is a 224-page workbook designed to guide, encourage and enable the aspiring, serious songwriter toward achieving the goal of getting his or her songs recorded by a major label recording artist. "Your First Cut" sets your goals for you, keeps you focused, and then helps you track your own progress. Outlining the step-by-step process it takes to get your songs heard and ultimately recorded, "Your First Cut" allows you to discover how far along you are in that process, where you need to go and how to get there.

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Author:	Jerry Vandiver
Paperback:	224 pages
Publisher:	11/22 Publishing LLC
Publication Date:	November 06, 2002
ISBN:	0971774501
Package Length:	10.8 inches
Package Width:	8.6 inches
Package Height:	0.6 inches
Package Weight:	1.2 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 8 reviews

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Don't Leave Home Without It! Feb 03, 2003 By Greg Valente
Picture this... you've been drifting around in the songwriting sea for years, unsure of where to go next. There doesn't seem to be any clear direction to take. That elusive first cut is somewhere out over the horizon, and you're not sure where. Sound familiar? It was to me until I picked up a copy of this book. In it is a wealth of information, good advice, and a practical guide to the songwriting world. You won't learn how to write a song by reading this book, but you'll finally have the answers to what to do once the songs are written. It's all so clear now. I'm not there yet, but I've got a map, and I'm headed for the horizon. Don't leave home without it!

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Want to get your songs cut? Here's how. Jan 30, 2003 By Jeff Madison
"Your First Cut" is the most helpful and educational book about how to succeed as a songwriter that I have seen. It does not teach one how to write a song. There are many other places to learn that. But whether you are just beginning or have been writing for many years and don't know how to get your songs before the ears of those who can get them recorded, this book is a godsend. It lays out in very clear step-by-step fashion what it takes to become successful as a professional songwriter. Starting at the most basic level ("Do you play an instrument or sing?") Jerry and Gracie take the reader on a journey leading to having one's songs recorded by a major label artist. The steps are laid out in pyramid fashion, with the early chapters forming the foundation on which the succeeding chapters are built. Stressing a continual process of improvement, both of one's own writing skills and of one's relationship network, "Your First Cut" is like a manual explaining just how successful songwriters "get it done" in the publishing and recording business. The book is also filled with inspirational anecdotes from hit songwriters and suggestions for helping one establish and stay focused on one's goals. Make no mistake; there is nothing in here that says it's going to be easy--success in this field takes an enormous amount of hard work, resilience and persistence and sometimes just a little bit of luck, too. But while no book can "guarantee" a successful music career, (certainly that takes talent and effort on the part of the reader) it is safe to say that if one is NOT following the steps outlined in this book, one will most likely NOT be successful. This is the way the pros do it, folks. "Your First Cut" is probably worth at least a few years of hanging around Nashville, New York or L. A.

Great actionable guide to the music business Apr 27, 2012 By Ruth G.
This is a real workbook that helped me get to where I can pitch my songs to publishers and producers, and feel comfortable and recognized in town. You rate where you are in your career at the beginning and take small doable steps towards your goal. I'd already had my first cut (and others) when I bought the book, but it helped me get more. My book is so well-used the cover's fallen off and the pages curl (it's a well-made book, but I've used it, traveled with it, copied it...worn it out!)

Great guide book! Sep 15, 2011 By Xzandre
As an aspiring songwriter I bought this book, at the time for grins and kicks, but it has become very valuable to me. For those people who like step-by-step guides and a plan to do something, and want to be songwriters, this book is for you. It covers the basic steps of how to get your first cut in 20 chapters, and there is a lot of insight and advice from other songwriters. If you are even curious, I would say buy this book. I'm actually considering getting a second copy!

The taskmaster you need! Oct 23, 2010 By rpm61
This book is not reslly a book, it's an action plan for your songwriting career. Everything you need to do is laid out in a clear and easy to follow order, with plenty af helpful advice, personal experiences and links to added resources. I personally appreciate the larger print used and the included space to make your own notes. The book also does not let you make excuses, as it predicts the kinds of things that might impede your progress and warns you of the thi8jngs you yourself might do to derail your success. I have not completed the process yet, so I can't give a results-oriented review, but I can say that I have read many books about "making it" in the music business, and this one is the easiest to follow and seems to have real and USEFUL information.

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