Songwriting resources on the Web

Library of Congress U.S. Copyright Office http://www.loc.gov/copyright/

SongwritingSites
*JeffMallett'sSongwritingSitehttp://www.lyricist.com/ *TheMuse'sMusehttp://www.musesmuse.com/ *TheSongwritingEducationResource http://www.craftofsongwriting.com/ *Li'lHank'sGuideForSongwritersInL.A.http://www.halsguide.com/ *NashvilleOnlinehttp://www.nol.com/~nol/ *Songwriting.orgvirtualsongwritingcommunity *SongwritersResourceNetwork(SRN) http://www.songwritersresourcenetwork.com/ *MuseNethttp://www.safesurf.com/wave/musenet/ *IndependentSongwriterWebMagazine http://www.independentsongwriter.com/ *LyricalLinehttp://www.lyricalline.com/ *GladeHoffman'sSongwriterPagehttp://www.zapcom.net/~glade/ *SethJackson'sSongwritingPagehttp://www.cinenet.net/users/speaker CountryNotes(NSAI) http://www.cinenet.net/users/speaker/ctrynote.htm *JustPlainFolkshttp://www.jpfolks.com/ *SouthernGirlSongwritershttp://www.southerngirl.com/ *TroubadourTechnology'sSongwriters'Page http://www.imt.net/~ronman/songwrtr.htm *TheLyricalCafehttp://www.geocities.com/SoHo/4314/ *Max"Mix"SmithSongwritingPage http://www.mindspring.com:80/~maxmix/MMSong.html *TheWritersWrite:Songwriting

http://www.writerswrite.com/songwriting/ *PatPattison'sLyricPages http://members.aol.com/ptpattison/lyricpages/ FAQs:http://www.landfield.com/faqs/songwriting/songwritingfaq/

EmailLists/forums
*SONGTALK:SongwritersTalkingAboutTheirWork http://www.tile.net/tile/listserv/songtalk.html *CorrespondwithsongwritersonthisLISTSERVemaillist! *ORBISON:CountryMusicSongwritersDiscussionList(alternatepage) http://www.liszt.com/cgibin/start.cgi? type=o&info=u&server=Majordomo@pebbs.com&list=orbison&word=orbi son *AustinSongwritersGroupemaillist http://www.lyricist.com/ASGlist.html *ChristianSongwritersGroupList http://www.christiansongwriters.com/homepage.htm rec.music.makers.songwriting Ausenetnewsgroup *rec.music.makers.songwritingFAQ(alternate) Songs.com - A site for the independent songwriter/artist to promote their own material. http://www.songs.com/

PerformanceRightsOrganizations

*ASCAP(AmericanSocietyofComposers,AuthorsandPublishers) http://www.ascap.com/ *BMI(BroadcastMusic,Inc.)http://www.bmi.com/ SESACalternativeperformingrightsorganization http://www.sesac.com/

MechanicalRights
HarryFoxAgency,Inc.(HFA)licensingmusicalcopyrights http://www.nmpa.org/hfa.html http://www.ccli.com/UnitedStates.cfm(CCLI)licensingreligious

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Newsletters
*TheMuse'sNews(Muse'sMuse) http://www.musesmuse.com/musenews.html

WritingReferences(Online)
ASemanticRhymingDictionary http://www.rhymezone.com/Agreatsite,thebestrhymingdictionary, plussynonyms,antonyms,similarsoundingwords,quotations, homophones,andmuch,much,more. *ROGET'sThesaurus http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/ROGET.html Ray Kurzweil's Cybernetic Poet - Home to interactive songwriting tool that's fun and useful -- Ray Kurzweil's Cybernetic Poet. It suggests rhymes and words when you're stumped for the next line. http://www.kurzweilcyberart.com/

Lyrics
*CbrewLyricsPostingshttp://members.tripod.com/~io/Lyric.htm *alt.music.lyrics *SearchingtheInternationalLyricsServer http://www.lyrics.ch/search.html *TheMudcatCafe:DigitalTraditionFolkSongDatabase http://www.mudcat.org/folksearch.cfm

Other

*YahooEntertainment:Music:Composition:Songwriting http://www.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/Composition/Songwritin g/ *MusicianandSongwriterResources http://www.tape.com/resource.html *Suite101.com/Songwritinglinks http://www.suite101.com/links.cfm/songwriting Irene Jackson's Songwriting Tips http://www.irenejackson.com/tips.html

The Songwriter International Songwriting Association Publication http://www.songwriter.co.uk/index.html Music Theory for Songwriters http://members.aol.com/chordmaps/ An Online Course in Songwriting http://www.euronet.nl/users/menke/songs.html Jimmy Webb's Message Board http://www.jimmywebb.com/WeBBS/ Sherrie'sOnlineSongwritingChathttp://www.sherriedavis.net/discus/ SongwritingResourceCenter http://proaudiomusic.com/songwriting.htm

Magazines
*AmericanSongwriterhttp://www.americansongwriter.com/ *ContemporarySongwriterMagazine http://www.angelfire.com/co2/contempo/ *ThePerformingSongwriterhttp://www.performingsongwriter.com/ *SCALANewshttp://www.senet.com.au/~scala/newslett.htm *Songwriter'sMonthly http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Labyrinth/1917/

TipSheets/Services
*TheLeadsSheetAlleghenyMusicWorks http://www.alleghenymusicworks.com/ *TheNashvilleInsiderhttp://edge.net/~sosnet/insider.htm *SongLeadsAlanPublishingGroup http://www.alanpublishing.com/Musician!s_Services15.html *CueSheetFilm&TVmusictipsheethttp://www.cuesheet.net/ *SongLinkInternationalhttp://www.songlink.com/ *Taxi.comhttp://www.taxi.com/Service that once you become a member of TAXI, sends you an updated list of who's looking for what every 2 weeks. Allows you to pitch your songs.

Organizations
NashvilleSongwritersAssociationInternational(NSAI)Nashville,TN

http://www.nashvillesongwriters.com/ SongwritersGuildofAmericaNashville,TN http://www.songwriters.org/ NAS - National Academy of Songwriters. Focuses on songwriting education. Also lobbies and keeps songwriters abreast of legislation that might affect songwriting royalties. Has a great songwriting newsletter chock full of songwriter interviews and tips on the craft of songwriting. http://www.nassong.org/

Books
TheSongwritingBookshop http://www.lyricist.com/bookshop/index.html The Craft Of Lyric Writing - Sheila Davis. This book probably covers the fundamentals of lyric writing more thoroughly than any other book. It features more than 300 pages of explanations of song forms, rhyme schemes, rhythms, and figures of speech. This is basic information, but if you don't know it, your writing may suffer. This is an excellent book for beginners and a valuable reference work for the more advanced. Note: THE CRAFT OF LYRIC WRITING is a textbook. There are not many exercises in this book. http://www.nashvillesongwriters.com/bookstore/bookstoreD13.htm Tunesmith - Jimmy Webb. Jimmy Webb is the solo songwriter responsible for such classics as "By The Time I Get To Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman," "Up, Up And Away," and "MacArthur Park." In this brand new book, he carefully analyzes song construction, covering both lyrics and music. He also discusses his personal philosophies about the art, as well as the business, of songwriting. You'll get his take on such subjects as developing rhyme schemes and chord progressions, matching a song's idea to its structure, dealing with writer's block, and establishing a safe place (emotionally as well as physically) in which to create. This is probably not a book for the beginning songwriter. http://www.nashvillesongwriters.com/bookstore/bookstoreD27.htm Six Steps To Songwriting Success - Jason Blume. "6 Steps to Songwriting Success" (Billboard Books)is an inspirational and detailed new songwriting book by a writer having success in the current market (Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Collin Raye, John Berry). His site offers exercises and a critiquing service as well as a listing of seminars. http://www.jasonblume.com/

Writing Better Lyrics - Pat Pattison. This hardback book, written by Berklee's Professor Pattison, can be used in a number of ways. The text describes methods to invigorate your lyric writing through daily exercises called "object writing." Exercises are included to help develop and strengthen your ideas, language, images, and structure. Instruction is also given on ways to edit and re-write songs. http://www.nashvillesongwriters.com/bookstore/bookstoreD18.htm How To Pitch And Promote Your Own Songs - Fred Koller. This popular book, out of print for several years, has recently been revised and reprinted. The author is a Nashville-based songwriter whose credits include Kathy Mattea's hits, "Goin' Gone" and "She Came From Ft. Worth." Writing from an insider's point of view, he discusses how the music business works (particularly in the Nashville Country music market), and he discusses the strategies that have worked for him in getting songs cut http://www.nashvillesongwriters.com/bookstore/bookstoreD8.htm All You Need To Know About The Music Business - Donald Passman. This is a very good book about the BUSINESS of the music business. It's not an introductory work - it has lots of details on all aspects of the business. What makes the book particularly useful is its layout. It is designed so that if you need just a little information on a specific topic, you only need to read key sections; this is for the reader on the "Extremely Fast Track." Topics covered include songwriting deals, publishing, record deals, royalties, and much more. http://www.nashvillesongwriters.com/bookstore/bookstoreD2.htm

LegalIssues
http://www.lawgirl.com/Here's a great site to help answer a lot of the legal issues in songwriting and the music business.....Everymonthanew

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