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Here is a link to a Jason Blume article
"How much would you pay to advance your Songwriting Career"
And here is Jason Blume again with an important article
"How to Create the Perfect Lyric Sheet"
The following info is from:
Dan Jones former Sr. VP- ISG
Dan Jones former Sr. VP- ISG
BMI Copyright Info http://www.bmi.com/
BMI performing rights organization answers questions about
songwriters and copyrights on this page.
United States Copyright Office http://www.copyright.gov/
Find any copyright info you need directly from the source. Basics to Circulars and obtaining forms on line.
Rhyming Dictionary On Line http://www.rhymezone.com
Find perfect rhymes, near rhymes etc. all right here on line.
American Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers-
performing rights organization home page.
Central Florida Musicians Association http://afm389.org/
Find out about the Central Florida Musicians Association on this page.
Recommended Reading For Songwriters
Orlando Public *Title/Author
Library no.
784.028 *The Craft of Lyric Writing ***by Sheila Davis (Highly recommended)
*6 Steps to Songwriting Success by Jason Blume
423.1 *The New Comprehensive American Rhyming Dictionary by Sue Young
*The Craft & Business of Songwriting by John Braheny(OPLN384903)
780.2373MUS *The Musician's Business & Legal Guide
*Managing Lyric Writing by Pat Pattison
*Rhyming Techniques & Strategies by Pat Pattison
*Writing Music for Hit Songs by Jai Josefs
*Songwriters Idea Book by Sheila Davis
*Successful Lyric Writing by Sheila Davis
*Roget's International Thesaurus
Below is info from: Alan Rhody
Below is info from: Alan Rhody
Information and Numbers for Songwriters:
U.S. Copyright Office (Library of Congress)
Questions: 202-707-3000, or toll free 1-877-476-0778
Performance Rights Organizations:
ASCAP 1-800-505-4052
BMI 615-401-2000
SESAC 615-320-0055
Nashville Songwriters Association International (N.S.A.I.)
1710 Roy Acuff Place, Nashville, TN 37206
615-256-3354, 1-800-321-6008
The Songwriters Guild of America:
5120 Virginia Way, Suite C22, Brentwood, TN 37027
615-742-9945, 1-800-524-6742
Publications on Songwriting and the Music Business:
6 Steps to Songwriting Success, Jason Blume (Billboard Books)
Songwriters Market, (Writers Digest Books)
Musicians Business and Legal Guide, Mark Halloran Esq., (Prentice Hall)
Music Law, Attorney Rich Stim (Nolo)
How to Write Hit Songs, Molly-Ann Leikin (Hal Leonard)
Your First Cut, Vandiver/Hollombe (11/22 Publishing) yourfirstcut.com
Tunesmith, Jimmy Webb (Hyperion)
Songwriting for Dummies, Peterik/Austin/Bickford
Writing Better Lyrics, Pat Pattison (Writers Digest Books)
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Songwriting, Joel Hirschhorn
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