Elements of Song Craft

An effective new songwriting vocabulary supported by ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. A definitive manifesto for contemporary songwriters in every genre to organize, understand, and practice the rules, principles, definitions, forms, and song craft needed to create good songs, songs of undeniable creative power and beauty, songs that last

BILLY SEIDMAN'S (New York) songwriting career includes staff positions in both New York and Nashville at RCA music publishing, Warner Chappell Music Publishing, SONY/ATV Tree Music Publishing/Nashville, Carlin America Music Publishing, and Criterion Music Publishin companies. Songwriters he's trained include Bebe Rexha, Rachel Platten, Grammy Winner Carlos Escalona (Marc Anthony), and Grammy Nominee Chris McClenney (KHALID), as well as major labels artists, The Voice, American Idol contestants, and over a thousand songwriters, producers, and artists. He's worked extensively as a studio musician, guitarist, music producer on countless records, film scores, commercials, and Broadway shows. He's a member of the songwriting faculty at NYU, Steinhardt Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions, The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, and a consultant for Berklee NYC / The Power Station. He lives in New York City.