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Comment by Charlie Gail on October 12, 2010 at 9:48pm

THANKS FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT, YOU ARE RIGHT ON THE MARK.

Comment by Randall W. Noom on October 11, 2010 at 10:06am

For those who are perplexed at having a bunch of half written songs I say this: most songwriters live in the same condition. First thing I would do is be very careful about worry and stress. These work against the creative process. Worry is like a fast getaway on a rocking horse. Next- get organized with your songs. Yopu might even want to prioritize them, in order of importance to you (or in order of which ones are the closest to being finished). Do whatever you can to have fun with the process: enjoy your songwriting. Tools that might help: a good Thesaurus, a rhyming dictionary, a foreign language dictionary and get inspired by listening to music (or enjoying great art). It's better to drink from a flowing spring than from a stagnant pond. Take time, enjoy the journey and start by taking that walk (step by step) through the writing process. Caution! Some songs take longer than others. A verse in one song might take longer than 20 other completed songs. I don't know why this is. Maybe it's just part of the adventure of the creative journey. I hope something here is a help.

Comment by Randall W. Noom on August 11, 2010 at 12:59pm

Don I just read the fine print in Soundexcganges agreement (via a CD Baby announcement) and I was shocked when I got to the line about them being able to keep our royalties "if they can't contact us." Seems like a loophole for them to get their hands on our money. Good advice for all songwriters: read the fine print real good.

Comment by bERNARD wHITTLE on August 7, 2010 at 10:36am

Paramount Group has my new song " That Last Glass Of Wine"
hope to hear it shortly by newbies in Nashville. And Local radio stations

Comment by Don Bob Bush on June 22, 2010 at 3:31pm

HOW TO WRITE A KILLER SONG
The key to writing good songs is to understand how the creative process works. In short, one does not just sit down and write a song (or at least a good one with any real meaning and value). Songwriting, like any other creative endeavor, can be broken down into 3 steps:


INSPIRATION: The key to coming up with good song ideas is to know WHEN you are inspired. This can occur at any time in everyday life: Driving to work, walking on the street, cooking dinner, in the shower, or even when you are in bed about to fall asleep. A lyric or melody may simply pop into your head or you may be inspired by an external source such as a conversation, a captivating scene, or a sound coming from nature or the subway. The problem is that inspiration can strike any time, perhaps the most inconvenient of times.


PRODUCTION: Once you have an idea, it is important that you take ACTION and get that idea down into whatever medium necessary as quickly as possible. Write it down, hum it into a tape recorder, figure it out on your guitar, piano, saxophone. This is step that many of us often don't take and as a result the idea is forgotten, vanishes, wastes away, lost in the infinite realm of space, never to be seen again.


EXPANSION: Now that you have a starting point, decide where you want to go with the idea from there. Expand on your original idea. This can be difficult and frustrating. If you are stuck, leave it and come back to it again, tomorrow, next week, next month, or even next year. There's no sense in rushing the creative process because you will end up with a product that you may ultimately not be satisfied with (unless of course, you have a deadline to meet). Continue to expand upon each idea until you feel like you have reached the end and there is no more to say.


MODIFICATION/REVISION: Now that you have a good first draft of your song, you may find that you would like to tweak or change some things here and there. Perhaps you couldn't think of that word that best conveys your message at the time or maybe you want to end that melodic line differently. It is almost guaranteed that you will want to change something in your song. The mark of a good songwriter is a certain degree of perfectionism and the desire to craft your song until it is perfect-- at least in your own mind. Some say a song is never complete as there are always new things that can be added and different ways to express ideas


Once you have completed your song, take a step back and look at your work of art. Take pride in what you've done. Writing a song is a rewarding and fulfilling experience.. You will find that the more you play or listen to your song, the more you will come to like it.


Have fun and good luck in your songwriting endeavors!


-Doug Penta

Comment by Ginny on November 24, 2009 at 11:46am

just gave two of my songs to Dailey and vincent bluegrass. songs 1-Eye on the Son and the new one Blue side up . i will try to get the last one up on my page if i can some time I can't. but you can hear Eye on the Son its been on my page for some time.

Comment by Randall W. Noom on June 23, 2009 at 3:22pm

This message is for ALL musicians/live performers: I got a phone call Saturday night, June 6th from someone asking if I was playing Festival. I had just got into town. I told him that I wasn't scheduled to play Festival and he told me I was in the Festival program schedule. I checked it out and sure enough my name was there! Problem is I had not gotten any confirmation whatsoever- no phone calls, no e-mails, etc. I went down and talked to the Festival folks. Of course it was too late for us to play the gig but I wanted to find out what happened; why wasn't I notified? They said it could be because I had two e-mail addresses and the computer tried to put in down as one e-mail address and my e-mail address was rejected. Funny thing is we would have loved to play it. They gave me the best stage, the best time and the best day!
Maybe I should have been more up on things and should have at least checked it to see if any of my friends were playing, etc.
Bottem line is: when you book stuff ask for a confirmation. Confirmation is a good thing.

Comment by Eddie Burton on June 22, 2009 at 9:24pm

Ginny, record the song on a cassette or CD and seal it in an envelope and mail it to yourself. Don't open it. The date on the cancelled stamp will serve as your copyright. Also include a copy of the lyrics dated on the day you wrote the song.
Then you can sing it and pitch it all you want.
Eddie Burton

Comment by Ginny on June 22, 2009 at 8:54pm

I just finish a new song about three month ago I have been singing it every where and I would like to give it to a group to see if they would like to record it . but I havent gotten it copy written yet ,do you think it would be save sence so many people have hear me sing it .what would you tell me ? Ginny

Comment by Pete Hogenson on June 17, 2009 at 8:10pm

Honored to be in such talented company here, and to share anything i can with anyone.

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