I am very excited to announce the release of “Take It To The Bridge: Unlocking The Great Songs Inside You.” I’ve been working on it with Mark Caro for many years as an extension of my songwriting classes at The Old Town School of Folk Music. The book aims to encourage and inspire anyone who’s ever thought about writing a song through practical, approachable assignments that explore all elements of songwriting: form, lyrics, chords, melody and rhythm. The exercises were culled from 10 years of weekly assignments. Mark and I chose the ones that have had the best results over the years and seem to help people open up and write to their best potential. The book can be ordered direct from GIA, the publisher, now at this link.
Here it is on Amazon.com. If you wanna really support this project, please consider writing a review on Amazon.com.
The book has a website that we hope will become a meeting place and community for songwriters. Please have a look and sign up for our mailing list, too.
BOOK RELEASE CONCERT SPECTACULAR!!!
Sun Dec 4 at The Old Town School of Folk Music’s Szold Hall
Book Release Spectacular with Dolly Varden and a cavalcade of stars singing songs based on the assignments in the book:
Rachel Drew, Chris Corsale, Ross Freedman, Mark Caro, John Kuczaj, Kevin Davey, Melanie Budd, Alton Smith
