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Pattison, Pat was born on May 26, 1942 in Fromberg, Montana, United States. Son of Harold Leo and Mary Delphine (Emmett) Pattison.
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writing better lyrics The essential guide to powerful song writing from generating ideas to developing verse and beyond! by pat pattison
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Veteran songwriter Pat Pattison has taught many of Berklee College of Music's best and brightest students how to write truly great lyrics. Her helpful guide contains essential information on lyric structures, timing and placement, and exercises to help everyone from beginners to seasoned songwriters say things more effectively and gain a better understanding of their craft. The book features examples of famous songs for study, including: Be Still My Beating Heart * Can't Fight This Feeling * It Was a Very Good Year * Tickle Me * and more. Contents: (main headings only) • Chapter 1: number of phrases: Getting your balance • Chapter 2: Length of phrases: Controlling your speed • Chapter 3: Rhythm: Setting up, shutting down • Chapter 4: Rhyme: Taking total control • Chapter 5: Form: Tossing the balls together • Chapter 6: Song forms: The big show • Chapter 7: Hook placement & focus: Turning the lights on
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(Berklee Guide). Veteran songwriter Pat Pattison has taught many of Berklee College of Music's best and brightest students how to write truly great lyrics. Her helpful guide contains essential information on lyric structures, timing and placement, and exercises to help everyone from beginners to seasoned songwriters say things more effectively and gain a better understanding of their craft. Features examples of famous songs for study, including: Be Still My Beating Heart * Can't Fight This Feeling * It Was a Very Good Year * Tickle Me * and more.
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The Must-Have Guide for Songwriters Writing Better Lyrics has been a staple for songwriters for nearly two decades. Now this revised and updated 2nd Edition provides effective tools for everything from generating ideas, to understanding the form and function of a song, to fine-tuning lyrics. Perfect for new and experienced songwriters alike, this time-tested classic covers the basics in addition to more advanced techniques. Songwriters will discover: • How to use sense-bound imagery to enhance a song's emotional impact on listeners • Techniques for avoiding clichés and creating imaginative metaphors and similes • Ways to use repetition as an asset • How to successfully manipulate meter • Instruction for matching lyrics with music • Ways to build on ideas and generate effective titles • Advice for working with a co-writer • And much more Featuring updated and expanded chapters, 50 fun songwriting exercises, and examples from more than 20 chart-toppings songs, Writing Better Lyrics gives you all of the professional and creative insight you need to write powerful lyrics and put your songs in the spotlight where they belong.
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Pattison presents a unique, in-depth approach to the process of lyric writing. Songwriters will examine 17 extraordinary songs and learn the distinct elements that make them so effective. Pattison then presents more than 30 lyric-writing exercises designed to achieve the same results. From generating lyric ideas and managing repetition to developing verses, it's all here. Songwriters will: find warm-up exercises that revolutionize songwriting imagery; use a rhyming dictionary and a thesaurus to generate ideas and find snappy rhyme; create meaningful metaphors and similes while avoiding cliches; develop verses by using or breaking conventional rules; experiment with point of view in every lyric to make a song stand out
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Pattison, Pat was born on May 26, 1942 in Fromberg, Montana, United States. Son of Harold Leo and Mary Delphine (Emmett) Pattison.
Bachelor in Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1964. Master of Arts in Literature Criticism, Kenyon School Letters, Bloomington, Indiana, 1968. Postgraduate, Indiana University, since 1965.
Teaching associate Indiana University, Bloomington, 1965-1968. Instructor philosophy University Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, 1968-1970. Professor poetry songwriting Berklee College, Boston, since 1975.
Lecturer, seminar facilitator on songwriting throughout United States.
(Veteran songwriter Pat Pattison has taught many of Berkle...)
(writing better lyrics The essential guide to powerful son...)
( The Must-Have Guide for Songwriters Writing Better Lyr...)
(Pattison presents a unique, in-depth approach to the proc...)
(Pattison presents a unique, in-depth approach to the proc...)
((Berklee Press). This book has a very specific purpose: t...)
((Berklee Guide). Veteran songwriter Pat Pattison has taug...)
(68 pages)
Married Maryland Ruth Ziegler, December 3, 1973 (divorced 1980). Children: Jason Bartley, Holly Ann Bretell.
