Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Lyrics (Songwriting...

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! more

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Posted: May-22-2007

Practice sesions clear and concise, The book is nice1

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...

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Posted: Jan-19-2006

Not this book alone

I think this book is the greatest, but practically on thefirst page, the author proves to his readers that they mustuse 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...

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Posted: Apr-19-2003

Excellent Inspiration Tool!

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....

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Posted: Nov-30-2002

Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming

I happened to mention to a couple of friends of mine that I was reviewing a book on rhyming this month and one of them said, " What a dumb thing to write a book about, dude, I mean, a word either rhymes with another word or it doesn't...so you don't need a whole book for that, duh!?!"My other...

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Posted: Aug-16-2002

Very Good - Needs Rhyming Dictionary

This book does an excellent job of explaining the types of rhymes available to songwriters. How to choose the appropriate rhyme, and where to find it in a rhyming dictionary. I have had no previous experience in lyric writing or poetry and it was very easy reading, yet there is enough depth to...

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Posted: Apr-25-2002

An eye opner

I agree completely with the other reviewers. Excellent book especially if you are just begining to explore the subject. Easy read. Quite practical. He has totally knocked the enigma out of the laborious process of rhymimg. What are you going to do with all the time you save? You are going to...

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Posted: Jan-15-2002

Perfect

This is a great book. Half an hour after I finished it I was using some of the tips and techniques contained herein. The writing style is clear, concise and to the point. He also has a sense of humour! Truly useful.

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Posted: Jul-23-1999

Pat IS Mr. Songwriting!

I've had the pleasure of interviewing Pat for the ChristianSongwriters Group. I have all 3 of Pat's books and think he is simplywonderful. Pat will teach you things in this book that will make your head spin and lights go off over your head. (can you tell I like his stuff?) Pat has influenced and...

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Posted: Apr-12-1999

Any aspiring songwriter should get this book !!!

I was absolutely amazed at the number of possible ryhmes I was missing. Studying Pat's techniques not only helps you write better lyrics they also help you broaden your songwriter's vocabulary. Once you read this book, you will notice an immediate change in your approach to lyric writing.

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