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Learning Ammo
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SONGWRITING AMMOThere are many supportive resources for songwriters - national and local songwriter organizations, and websites. Take advantage if you want to make money from your songs! No matter how good an artist you are, it's hard to create a large fan base without great songs. Many of the songwriter's organizations offer songwriting workshops that can be very beneficial for honing your skills as well as for making good contacts. Hone your craft until it's as good as you think it can be, and then try to improve it even more. Many of these organizations and websites offer the opportunity to find other songwriters to collaborate with. Successful songwriters advise writing with others to expand your range and the contacts for getting songs placed. Music Business Registry has several directories that can help you make
more money from your songwriting. Music Publisher
Registry lists most
music publishers with their direct dial numbers. The
Film/TV Music Guide is a directory of music supervisors,
and much more for film and television. These are great references and
always up-to-date! There are other directories that you might find helpful,
so check out this site. NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSAmerican Society of Composers,
Authors, & Publishers (ASCAP) Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) The Film Music Network Nashville Songwriters
Association, International (NSAI) National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriter's Hall of Fame National Academy of Songwriters SESAC, Inc. Songwriters Guild of America LOCAL SONGWRITER ORGANIZATIONSLocal support is one of the greatest tools to becoming a better songwriter. That's why I compiled this list of as many local groups that I could find. Check out any near you! ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA CALIFORNIA San Diego Songwriters Guild SongNet West Coast Songwriters CONNECTICUT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA ILLINOIS INDIANA LOUISIANA MARYLAND MINNESOTA MISSOURI Songwriters Circle of Kansas City MONTANA NEVADA NEW JERSEY NORTH CAROLINA OKLAHOMA Songwriters of Oklahoma Southwest Songwriters Association OREGON Portland Songwriters Association PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND TENNESSEE Tennessee Songwriters Association International World Wide Songwriters Association (WWSWA) TEXAS Dallas Songwriters Association (DSA) Fort Worth Songwriters Association Houston/Fort Bend Songwriters Association VIRGINIA WASHINGTON Songwriters of the Northwest Guild WISCONSIN SUPPORTIVE SONGWRITING WEBSITESThe Muse's Muse: This terrific site has songwriting
tips, tools, interactivities and ways to connect with other songwriters
around the world. Drop by for musician classifieds, busy message boards,
links, songwriting association listings, music reviews, artist spotlights,
copyright and publishing info, contest listings and market information,
articles, interviews, a monthly newsletter and lots more. Unisong lists songwriters associations and other organizations
and has many other resources. Christian Songwriter's Group is an on-line organization
of Christian Songwriters, with many songwriting resources. The Songwriting Education Resource has loads of information
for songwriters. It has a songwriters' chatroom, resources and links,
and also has songwriting courses. Addicted
to Songwriting has lot of resources and articles that
would be helpful to songwriters. EXTRAMasterWriter is a collection of tools for songwriters
that provides fantastic support with writing songs. It has a huge Rhyming
Dictionary, a Dictionary with over 35,000 Phrases, Idioms, Clichés,
the II Thesaurus and MUCH more. So if you're fumbling for words or phrases
for your song, help is right in your computer. Its state-of-the-art database
allows you to keep track of Lyrics, melodies, and information related
to songs you're writing. If you get one in your head, you can sing the
melody right into your computer for safekeeping to record your melodic
ideas. It also has a library of over 250 tempo adjustable MIDI Drum Loops
and full-function Word Processing. This fantastic resource for songwriter
is compatible with both Mac OS and Windows . Visit the website and try
a free test drive!
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