Show lic "! 7 klit galit ZIL)tibunt e 0 DI 1 1 for and about the younger set There A Us 't ilt un4 Ilk 'Your end? B by Kitte Turnic 11 ANYBODY CAN WRITE a song but bow do you sell it? Do you have to have an uncle in vocd to plug it for you? Or can you make it on your own from nowhere? Tommy and Bobby did liar Tommy Boyce learned the guitar at 12 from his dad who had a country western band Bobby Hart grew up with formal church music His dad was a preacher Today the songs of Boyce and Hart are recorded by Dean Martin and Tommy Sands and they've done albums for The Monkees How did they manaT it? needs new melodies new voices It could need yours For Mite Turmell's free leaflot "How To Hardie Your Voice" send a stamped envelice with per request In care of this newspaper This Includes pointers on how to develop your s voice when how and when not to sing This quotes Lillian Hollywood coach t "YOU'VE GOT TO have a clear-cu- t idea of the kind of song you're shooting for Listen to the tadio That's where you hear the songs that are selling 7 : :elit-- "Then you need patience and ambition and imaginaand more patience evtk 44s and Lois Auer ROSPrr 2 :)-::- ' ': - r't- Iti''' "::- tion "Finally you've got to convince others your song is as great as you think it is The first step is to put it on 14' Issweof ' tape" 1 The more universal the theme the better Bobby explains You can pick up song titles from hat you hear on the street or the bus or at a party So mix around and listen well Then find your way to express what you want other people to grasp " :f::- A v qAtti444! e NkYAN W 1 kt'?$ "An idea may whirl around in my head for four days before I'm ready to write it down Then it may take only 20 minutes to complete Always have a pencil and pad ready to note down a xaelody that pops into your head It may never pop in again ' '1k ' 1 401 i I g2 Put it on tape Get friends to help you with the ing and instrumentation ! Tommy Boyce one half of popular team played the guitar at 12 song-writi- !:'0': '':''4 I ' 'N't'' ' ::::::' :' do' ° 1 ° :''::- 4 i r: - ' - - 4111- 11 I V 111141 111111 11461 i t ever-changi- 1 l' re- It t) ' ' 11 7 1:: 31 Bobby Hart the other lulr grew up with sacred music as his fallyr was preacher have never 911estiovs ollithituted start wanting to know you sure you're not to better blame — for whatever happened that upset him you and all concerned "DEAR KITTE: I like a boy in my home room very much I have a feeling he likes me Should I ask him? Should I tell The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday March 2 1969 him that I like him? should 1 do? Troubled'" What Don't Dear "Troubled": bother him with questions asking him to put into words how he feels about you Use your feminine Intuition to judge the degree of interest he has and liking be feels for Don't yen by his actions quiz him or tell him how much you like him until tie shoos such special interest in you that you don't have to ask or wonder about his regard for you "DEAR KITTE TURNIELL: have been writing to a guy I 'mt I'll call him the Army He phones me and we talk for two hours or lotuTr sometimes "lie kce:is on telling me that he levz's me aril would like to wlen he gets out of row'ry the rely lie is planning to conic and tile as soon as he eon I krotv this guy who knows Tim aril was told that Tim is very nice ittid never has dated and dwisn't even pay any attention to other girls This other Tim and p A If you get discouraged say Tommy and Bobby member that the world of music is ng "DEAR KITTE TURMEIL: Please help me There is a boy I hardly know who hates me for something I am innocent of I like him but every time I see him he ignores me I wain him to know I didn't do this thing How can I clear things up? Dear "Anxious": Find a lime a uay and a phtee 141 11'n NM the truth Invite him he In do any elterhing-omight feel needed to verify your version Then let time he is prob heal his WOISMIN ably lotting how he was treated and will stop Ignoring you :'::er:'''::-- : ' 51 Then take your melody and guitar into the publisher's office and be ready to sing your own song This Seek out legitirequires gumption and mate publishers who'll respect your drive and talent 'Anxious'" 1 1 sing- Go where the big recording companies are to Nov As an unknown you York Los Angeles or Nashville won't get far by phone or letter i ? ': 4 "::g: Tommy and Bobby have had more than 40 tunes recorded including some "gold records" Here are their suggestions for selling a song: 1 i i ' "HOW YOU WORK is up to you You may have to spend a half hour on somethit 1 or 10 hours or maybe you'll stay up all night But il after a couple of hours you're not coming up with anything go away from it for awhile and forget it Do something completely different until ready to go back at IL" '' :: ' ' ' Tommy Boyce Bobby's partner says that eventually you get so that you're composing 24 hours a day even while you in your stNsonscious '4di-l-— ?:::::!4 "But the main thing is to work at it Spend at least 20 hours a week or 30 if you can The more you write the better you'll get" 1 ::: WORK BEST" Bobby adds "If you set yourself definite assignments Choose a goal and go! Then you can compose your song while driving or lying on the beach as well as at your desk "YOU'LL I lie is in guy teld me he showed my picture to Tim and he flipped and asLed for my address "Tim seems to he very nice See Page 22 21 |