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In Case You’re Missing the Fundamentals, Introducing THE FUNDAMENTALS:The Essential Secrets of Songwriting 10-eBook BundleWritten by Gary EwerGary Ewer is a former senior instructor in the Department of Music, Dalhousie University. For the past 12 years, he’s beenshowing songwriters, through his blog and his eBook Bundle, how to write better songs.Been writing songs based purely on your instincts? You could be missing some of theimportant fundamentals. You don’t need to be able to read music – that’s not what will takeyou to the next level. It’s actually more basic than that. You need to discover thefundamentals.If you’re ready to take your songwriting to a new level of excellence, I want to help! “The Essential Secrets ofSongwriting” 10-eBook Bundle is meant to show you everything you need to become consistently excellent.Take a look at the following pages. They contain the Table of Contents of all the eBooks in the Bundle. Read itthrough – you’ll get to know exactly what you’ll be learning as you dive into the materials.Gary EwerPS- If you know you’re ready to get started, you can be reading the materials moments from now. 37 USD

The eBooks that make up “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 10-eBook Bundle:1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.The Essential Secrets of Songwriting, 3rd editionEssential Chord Progressions, 2nd editionMore Essential Chord Progressions, 2nd editionHow to Harmonize a MelodyChord Progression FormulasThe Essential Secrets of Songwriting 9-Lesson CourseFrom Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a ProFix Your Songwriting Problems - NOWHooks and Riffs: How They Grab Attention, Make Songs Memorable, and Build Your Fan BaseWriting a Song From a Chord ProgressionNow it’s time to look at each eBook’s table of contents to see what they’ll do for your songwriting skills

Book No. 1: The Essential Secrets of Songwriting

Table of ContentsIntroduction to the 3rd Edition11PREFACE18The Desire to be Creative – It’s Human It’s You18WHEN GOOD SONGS GO BAD23LISTEN! 26WHAT IS GOOD MUSIC? 29CHAPTER 1: An INTRODUCTION TO WRITINGMUSICThe Sound of Music37Good Music is Good Partnership 39MAJOR SONG COMPONENTS42Form42The Chords You Choose 46Why Great Melodies are Great47How To Say What You Need To Say 49Hooking the Audience50Is There a Composer in Me?53What You Need To Be a GoodSongwriter55Let’s Get Started! 59Make a Demo Recording – Yes, already!59Get It Done!60Chapter 1 SUMMARY63CHAPTER 2: Your Music From the InsideThe Success of Great WritersForm68How Important is Form? 68Good Form Means Good DesignGood Form Can’t be AccidentalSong Components DefinedIntro73Verse 78Pre-Chorus81Chorus 85Bridge 87Outro 90Getting to Know Your SongChapter 2 SUMMARY95CHAPTER 3: Designing a SongThe Blueprint: Putting the PartsTogether976569717392The Contrast Principle of Composition98Energy – the Forgotten Formal Element115What Song Form Is Doing For Your Song120Chapter 3 SUMMARY123CHAPTER 4: CHORD PROGRESSIONSSome Straight Talk on ChordProgressions128I. Chord Basics 131The Basic Triads of Any Major Key 133How We Refer to Chords 135II. How One Chord Moves to AnotherChord 136The V-I Progression137Why Some Progressions Work andOthers Don’t137Strong Progressions – FragileProgressions143The Chart of Two-Chord Progressions149When Progressions Sound Muddled150When to Use Strong Progressions, andWhen to Use Fragile Ones152What About Minor Keys? 156Looking for the “Killer ChordProgression”161How Long Should a Chord ProgressionBe?163III. Integrating Balance When Building aLonger Progression165Building Longer Progressions167Incorporating Balance171IV. Expanding Your Chord Vocabulary177I. Adding a 7th to a V-Chord178II. Modal Mixtures184III. Secondary Dominant Chords187IV. Suspensions 192V. Inversions196Key Changes200Don’t Go Changin’ Without a Reason200Chapter 4 SUMMARY206CHAPTER 5: Melody and Lyric

How Good Melodies Work 211The Melodic Journey: How “Yesterday”Works 213When Melody and Lyrics Are At CrossPurposes:Don’t Write Counterintuitively216What is Falsetto and Tessitura?218Writing Good Melodies 221Getting Notes in the Right Place221Song Sample: “You Belong With Me”224Shaping a Melody229Writing Good Song Lyrics 231Too Many Words 232Developing Better Lyrics: Tips andTechniques235Creating a Song by Layering Ideas 239Other Ways to Compose 248Songwriting Dissatisfaction250Dissatisfaction Is Normal 252Balancing Lyrics and Melody254The Balance of “Hotel California” 255Dealing with Unremarkable Lyrics 256Don’t be Weak 258The Melody and Lyrics of a Bridge 259A Bridge That Diminishes Song Energy262More About Bridge Melodies263When a Bridge Isn’t Necessary265Chapter 5 SUMMARY266CHAPTER 6: The Hook and the MotifHook and Motif 273The Danger of the Hook 276A Hook’s Main Characteristics277The Various Types of Hooks2791. The Chorus Hook2802. The Intro Hook 2803. The Instrumental Background Hook281The Hook as a Basis for Your Song 282The Subtle Hook 283The Myth of the Hook284The Hook’s Main Responsibility286Chapter 6 SUMMARY288CHAPTER 7: InspirationThe Role of Inspiration290Misunderstanding Inspiration291The Steps to Honing Your SongwritingCraft296Starting Without Inspiration298Chapter 7 SUMMARY300Chapter 8: The World Beyond Composing –Now What?The Most Important Principle of All 301And now what? 303Getting Your Song Ready: A BriefTutorial 304Copyright304Publishing and Other Matters311Creating Your Own Publishing“Company”311Mechanical Rights313Performing Rights Organizations 313In Conclusion314Chapter 8 SUMMARY316

Book No. 2: Essential Chord ProgressionsTABLE OF CONTENTSELIMINATING CHORD MUDDLE 5About the chords in this booklet 6So why am I suggesting these chords? 7A Companion Text 8Some Terminology 9PRINTING SUGGESTION – SAVING INK AND PAPER 11PART 1- MAJOR KEY PROGRESSIONS 12Key: C MAJOR 13Simple progressions. 13Simple Progressions with Added 7ths. 13Ending on a Different Chord 14Diminished 7th Chords. 15Longer Simple Progressions. 16Inverted Chords 17Pedal Tones 18Secondary Dominant Chords 19Modal Mixtures 20Key: G major 21Key: D major 25Key: F major 29Key: Bb major 33PART 2- MINOR KEY PROGRESSIONS 37A brief description 38About the Roman Numerals 39PART 3 – PROGRESSIONS FOR CHANGING KEY 43PART 4- MISCELLANEOUS PROGRESSIONS 48This isn’t every chord progression 52

Book No. 3: More Essential Chord ProgressionsTABLE OF CONTENTSDescription 5Suggestions 6THE CHORD PROGRESSIONS 8Minor Key Progressions 9How Long Does a Chord Progression Have to Be 11Starting and Ending in a Different Key 12Using Suspensions 13Dominant Chord Progression Formulas 14Inverted Pedal Point 16How to Find the Chords that Belong to a Key 17Circle of Fifths 19Chord Planing 20THE ARTICLES 21What Makes a Good Chord Progression 22Which Should Come First – Chords or Melody? 24How Innovative Should Chord Progressions Be? 26The One-Chord Song, and Make-up?! 28Getting Good Songwriting Advice 30

Book No. 4: How to Harmonize a MelodyTABLE of CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 4What is Harmonizing? 6Which First – Melody or Chords? 7Contouring a Melody 9HARMONIZING a MELODY 16THE I-CHORD 20THE V-CHORD 21THE IV-CHORD 21THE vi-CHORD 22APPLYING CHORDS 25HARMONIC RHYTHM 26CHOOSING THE CHORDS 28Root movement 33WHAT NOW? 35Extending Your Vocabulary 36Going Nameless 38Let Your Ear Be Your Guide 39

Book No. 5: Chord Progression FormulasTABLE OF CONTENTSThe Chord Progression Dilemma 4It’s Not Magic! 4You Need Formulas 5The Chord Progression Formulas and Roman Numerals 5How to Use the Chord Progression Formulas 6What are the Progression Extensions at the Bottom of the Major Key Progression Formulas? 7Some Reminders and Pointers 7If My Chord Progression Doesn’t Follow a Formula, is it Wrong? 8The Chord Progression Formulas 9Appendix 12Sample Chord Progressions 13Major Progressions 13Using the Key of C major 13Minor Progressions 15Using the Key of C minor 15Miscellaneous Progressions 18Secondary Dominant Chords 18Modal MixtureChords 18A Final Word 19

Book No. 6: The 9-Lesson CourseTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION 4How this course works 4LESSON 1- Focusing Your Lyrics 10ACTIVITIES for FOCUSING YOUR LYRICS 13LESSON 2- WRITING CREATIVE LYRICS 16ACTIVITIES for WRITING CREATIVE LYRICS 23LESSON 3- WRITING "FAMILIAR" LYRICS 27ACTIVITIES for WRITING "FAMILIAR" LYRICS 30LESSON 4- WRITING MELODIES THAT WORK 34ACTIVITIES for UNDERSTANDING MELODIES 38LESSON 5- STRUCTURING MELODIES 40ACTIVITIES for STRUCTURING MELODIES 43LESSON 6- INTEGRATING LYRICS with MELODIES 45ACTIVITIES for INTEGRATING LYRICS and MELODIES 48LESSON 7- CHOOSING THE RIGHT CHORD 51ACTIVITIES for CHORD SUBSTITUTIONS 54LESSON 8- MIXING STRONG AND FRAGILE PROGRESSIONS 56ACTIVITIES for HELPING TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT CHORD 59LESSON 9- Considering Form 62ACTIVITIES for CONSIDERING FORM 66Some Final Ideas 69

Book No. 7: From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a ProTable of ContentsPreface: How Do I Become a Professional In This BusinessAnyway? 4Chapter 1: How Do I Find the Killer Chord Progression 7Chapter 2: How Do I Choose a Key For My Song? 14Chapter 3: How Do I Keep Going After the First 8 Bars of Music? 19Chapter 4: How Do I Use Chord Inversions? 25Chapter 5: How Do I Write Songs When I Don’t Feel Inspired? 32Chapter 6: How Do I Create a Good Song Melody? 38Chapter 7: How Do I Write Good Vocal Harmonies? 44Chapter 8: How Do I Learn to Write Better Lyrics? 51Chapter 9: How Do I Write a Better Song Intro? 58Chapter 10: How Do I Write a Hook For My Song? 63Chapter 11: How Do I Protect My Songs? 68Chapter 12: How Do I Sell or Market My Songs? ? 76About Gary Ewer? 83

Book No. 8: Fix Your Songwriting Problems – NOW!Table of ContentsDoes Songwriting Make You HappySo What’s the Problem?Solving Your Songwriting Problems:Error 1: FORM ISSUESError 2: SHAPELESS MELODIESError 3: WANDERING CHORDSError 4: STRONG & FRAGILE CONFUSIONError 5: ELEMENTS WORKING AT CROSS-PURPOSESError 6: MISUSE OF THE HOOKError 7: WAITING FOR INSPIRATIONAre Those the Only Problems?

Book No. 9: Hooks and Riffs: How They Grab Attention, Make Songs Memorable, and Build Your FanBaseTable of ContentsThe Basics of a Good Hook 3It’s Hard to Resist Free Food 4What a Good Deli Owner Knows 5Grabbing Attention 6Making Memories 7Defining “Hook” 8Two Important Hook Characteristics 10The Many Ways to Hook An Audience 11Waving the Flag 14The 3 Components of Most Song Hooks 15Sunshine Of Your Love 16Summarizing the Five Standard Characteristics of Song Hooks 19Is That a Hook Or a Motif? 19Layering of Hooks 25Great Hook Examples 27Writing a Song Hook –Three Step---By---Step Procedures 37Composing a Hook, Melody First 40Composing a Hook, Rhythm First 43Composing a Hook, Chords First 45Some Concluding Thoughts 47The Brevity of a Good Hook 47Adding A Hook to a Finished Song 48Dealing With Writer’s Block 50

Book No. 10: Writing a Song From a Chord ProgressionTABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER 1:The Benefits and Problems of Chords-FirstSongwriting 3Introduction 4Songwriting: How to Get the Process Going 5The Three Main Ways to Start a Song 6Why We Like Starting With Chords 8We Need a System 10CHAPTER 2: Finding a Melody Within a Chord Progression 12Choosing a Good Chord Progression 13Generating Melodies – What’s a Good One? 15CHAPTER 3: Writing a Good Song Melody, Using“Stitches” (Shawn Mendes) as a Model 20About the Melodic Design of “Stitches” 22STEP 1: THE VERSE MELODY 25STEP 2: THE PRE-CHORUS MELODY 26STEP 3: THE CHORUS MELODY 27STEP 4: THE BRIDGE MELODY 30STEP 5: CREATE A LYRIC 31CONCLUDING THOUGHTS 32