Writing

Learn the fundamental concepts to songwriting, including harmony, melody, rhyming, lyric form and structure. Wrote a song? Great! Learn how to publish it, and copyright it, and sell it.

Spark your imagination with creative writing and arranging techniques.

From beginners looking to hone basic concepts of notation to advanced composers looking for jazz voicings or reharmonization techniques, Berklee Press is proud to publish many a wide array of books from Berklee College's esteemed faculty.

		Berklee In the Pocket: Music Publishing 101 Get Your Songs Published and Start Earning Royalties!
		Berklee Music Theory: Book 1 Learn music theory based on over 40 years of music theory instruction at Berklee College of Music.
		Complete Guide to Film Scoring: The Art and Business of Writing Music for Movies and TV Step-by-Step Guide to Film Scoring
		Finale: An Easy Guide to Music Notation, Third Edition Everything you want to know about music notation with Finale!
		Music for New Media Composing for videogames, Web sites, presentations, and other interactive media
		Music Notation: Preparing Scores and Parts Make your music easier to read
		Popular Lyric Writing Write songs that sell. Hit-songwriter/educator Andrea Stolpe shares time-tested tools of commercial songwriting.
		The Guitarist's Guide to Composing and Improvising Unleash the creative potential of your guitar, and express your imagination through your music. This inspiring, practical, and fun approach to composing and improvising will develop your sense of dynamics, articulation, rhythm, melodic direction, and musical E.S.P. A truly unique collection of creative resources for the curious guitarist.
		The Songwriter's Workshop: Harmony Learn how harmony can help you express your songwriting ideas—using chords and chord structures the way that professional songwriters do.
		Writer, Producer, Engineer Make money writing music
		Arranging For Large Jazz Ensemble It’s high time that someone published a complete guide to arranging for large horn sections. Now, for the first time, learn the same jazz ensemble arranging techniques taught by renowned Berklee College of Music faculty, and studied by the best and brightest arrangers working today.
		Berklee In the Pocket: Essential Songwriter Tackle writer's block and gain fresh insight into the songwriting process.
		Making Music Make Money: An Insider's Guide to Becoming Your Own Music Publisher An insider’s view of the music publishing business, and practical tips toward helping writers effectively assume their rightful role as a publisher of their own music.
		Melody in Songwriting Discover songwriting techniques from the hit makers! Unlock the secrets of hit songs, examining them, and learning why they succeed. Fine-tune your craft and start writing hits.
		Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure An updated and revised edition, formerly titled Managing Lyric Structure! This book has it all: rhythm and rhyme, phrasing, song form, and the all-important hook! Equally helpful to both beginning and experienced lyricists, this book features exercises that help you say things better and write better songs. A great resource for all lyricists.
		Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming An updated and revised edition of Rhyming Techniques and Strategies! Find better rhymes and use them more effectively. Worksheets throughout the text will help you hone your writing technique and skills to start writing better than ever before.
		The Songwriter's Workshop: Melody An easy-to-follow guide designed for songwriters of all levels. Learn to generate hundreds ideas for lyrics, compose melodies over any chord change, build unique melodies, and permanently beat writer’s block!
		Arranging in the Digital World Great for beginners! Create truly inspired digital arrangements using today's electronic and digital instruments. Teaches basic sequencing and production concepts, with step-by-step directions for building MIDI arrangements in any style.
		Essential Ear Training Step-by-step introduction to the basics of ear training and sight singing, as taught at Berklee College of Music. Develop your inner ear and learn to hear what you see. Complete course with rhythmic and melodic studies.
		Inside The Hits How does a song become more than words and music to represent or influence the voice of a generation? Inside the Hits dissects more than sixty of the most powerful and memorable hit songs since the birth of rock and roll to reveal the roots of their success.
		Jazz Composition: Theory and Practice Improve your writing in all jazz styles- from blues to fusion- with effective approaches to melody-writing, such as repetition, sequence, motivic transformation, and embellishment
		Masters of Music: Conversations with Berklee Greats Collection of candid interviews with Berklee's most illustrious alumni: Quincy Jones, Paula Cole, Steve Vai, members of Aerosmith, and many others. A gold mine of wisdom, humor, and music industry insight.
		Modern Jazz Voicings: Arranging for Small and Medium Ensembles Performers and Arrangers: add color, character, and sophistication to your music. Learn to use fourths, clusters, upper structure triads, and other advanced arranging and performing techniques for three to six parts.
		Music Notation Learn the essentials of music notation, from pitch and rhythm placement to meter and voicing alignments. Excellent resource for both written notation and computer notation software.
		Reharmonization Techniques Whether you write film scores, direct a band or choir, or play solo piano or guitar, you will find simple and innovative techniques to update songs and develop exciting new arrangements.
		The Songs of John Lennon: The Beatles Years The Songs of John Lennon explores Lennon's songwriting genius with a guided tour through twenty-five of his greatest hits during the Beatles era.