Songwriting

Guide Note: Songwriting is a hobby for many and a career for some. Here are search results that may help when starting on the creative process of writing a song as well as business associations and trade groups.

[edit] The Mahalo Top 7

1. Muses Muse: Songwriting Articles
2. Ultimate Songwriting: Songwriting Articles
3. Blogging Muses: Songwriting Tips
4. Wikipedia: Songwriting
5. TAXI: Music Marketing/Publishing for Songwriters
6. Kompoz.com: Online Collaboration Tools for Songwriters
7. Songfight: Monthly Songwriting Competition

[edit] Songwriting Techniques and Tips

• Blogging Muses: Songwriting Tips Archive
• Ultimate Songwriting: Songwriting Articles, Tips, and Blog
• Muses Muse: Songwriting Articles and Tips
• Video: Creation of Song on Video

[edit] Songwriting Blogs and Forums

• Harmony Central: Songwriting Forum
• Muses Muse: Songwriting Forum
• Tunesmith: Songwriting Forum
• Kompoz.com: Online Collaboration Tools for Songwriters
• Songfight: Monthly Songwriting Competition
• Blogging Muses: Songwriting Blog

[edit] Songwriting Business

• Marketing and Publishing: TAXI
• Marketing and Publishing: Pump Audio
• ASCAP: Publishing Agency For Songwriters
• BMI: Publishing Agency For Songwriters
• Amazon.com: The Craft and Business of Songwriting

[edit] Songwriting Books and Magazines

• Amazon.com: The Frustrated Songwriter's Handbook: A Radical Guide to Cutting Loose, Overcoming Blocks, and Writing the Best Songs of Your Life
• Amazon.com: How to Write Songs on Guitar: A Guitar-Playing and Songwriting Course  
• Magazine: Performing Songwriter Magazine
• Magazine: American Songwriter Magazine