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Songwriting 101
Created on 2001-05-16 02:39:49 (#136558), last updated 2009-07-04
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eamontoplease. He doesn't really do anything; he just took the reins after the original maintainers jumped ship. That said, feel free to contact him if you have any questions or concerns about the community.)
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Welcome to Songwriting 101!
You are welcome to post questions, opinions, suggestions, and lyrics you'd like to have critiqued by fellow songwriters. We encourage everyone in the community to respond in a positive and respectful manner. We are not here to trash anyone or any form of music; we are here to encourage and inspire each other.
A helpful guideline for critiquing lyrics is to post one thing you liked about them, and one thing that you feel would help improve them. (Actually, most people will tell you to post three things you like and three suggestions for improvement, but one is better than none!)
When you join our community, why not take a moment and post to tell us about yourself, your musical background, and what has prompted you to become a member of Songwriting 101?
Let's have fun with this!
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A note on copyright
According to the U.S. Copyright Office: "Copyright is secured automatically when the work is created, and a work is 'created' when it is fixed in a copy or phonorecord for the first time. 'Copies' are material objects from which a work can be read or visually perceived either directly or with the aid of a machine or device, such as books, manuscripts, sheet music, film, videotape, or microfilm. 'Phonorecords' are material objects embodying fixations of sounds excluding, by statutory definition, motion picture soundtracks), such as cassette tapes, CDs, or LPs. Thus, for example, a song (the 'work') can be fixed in sheet music ('copies') or in phonograph disks ('phonorecords'), or both. If a work is prepared over a period of time, the part of the work that is fixed on a particular date constitutes the created work as of that date."
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eamontoplease. He doesn't really do anything; he just took the reins after the original maintainers jumped ship. That said, feel free to contact him if you have any questions or concerns about the community.)***
Welcome to Songwriting 101!
You are welcome to post questions, opinions, suggestions, and lyrics you'd like to have critiqued by fellow songwriters. We encourage everyone in the community to respond in a positive and respectful manner. We are not here to trash anyone or any form of music; we are here to encourage and inspire each other.
A helpful guideline for critiquing lyrics is to post one thing you liked about them, and one thing that you feel would help improve them. (Actually, most people will tell you to post three things you like and three suggestions for improvement, but one is better than none!)
When you join our community, why not take a moment and post to tell us about yourself, your musical background, and what has prompted you to become a member of Songwriting 101?
Let's have fun with this!
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A note on copyright
According to the U.S. Copyright Office: "Copyright is secured automatically when the work is created, and a work is 'created' when it is fixed in a copy or phonorecord for the first time. 'Copies' are material objects from which a work can be read or visually perceived either directly or with the aid of a machine or device, such as books, manuscripts, sheet music, film, videotape, or microfilm. 'Phonorecords' are material objects embodying fixations of sounds excluding, by statutory definition, motion picture soundtracks), such as cassette tapes, CDs, or LPs. Thus, for example, a song (the 'work') can be fixed in sheet music ('copies') or in phonograph disks ('phonorecords'), or both. If a work is prepared over a period of time, the part of the work that is fixed on a particular date constitutes the created work as of that date."
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