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ODIE BLACKMON'S "The Craft of Writing Hit Songs" is the first instructional songwriting DVD. Directed by Gandulf Henning ("Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel"), the video feels more like a private songwriting session than a classroom tutorial. After years of co-writing hit songs and teaching songwriting workshops, Odie realized that songwriting is a craft that is much easier to learn first hand through showing and performing the different song elements rather than giving someone a study guide. Odie covers the elements of a song, song forms, lyrics, melody, and many other insights for the aspiring songwriter. He also includes a bonus booklet that breaks down the structure of his songs and gives many other helpful tips. Whether you hope to work on music row or just want to strum an original tune by the campfire, "The Craft of Writing Hit Songs" offers the tools for all skill levels.