Songwriting Resources – What’s Out There?

There are many, many resources for songwriters on the net, far too many to list in one blog post.

What I am going to do though, is outline the types of resources that are available with some links to start you off on your journey.

First thing you should do is to type songwriting into Google and see what comes up. You will get a whole range of results.

These results can be split up into different categories. Categories such as:

1. General songwriting sites
These are sites that are formed for the songwriter by songwriters. You will find information on everything to do with songwriting and a whole lot more that you didn’t even know existed.
Some have more info than others and a great example of a site that has an amazing amount of information for songwriters is Muses Muse

2. Personal songwriting sites
Same as a general songwriting site but it’s showcasing a particular songwriter. A good example of such a site with a lot of great songwriting tips included is the website of Canadian singer/songwriter Irene Jackson.

3. Songwriting organizations
As soon as you can find the songwriting organization in your area, join it. These organizations are invaluable resources in themselves.

You will be able to meet other songwriters in the area, showcase your material, go to songwriting workshops and get your songs onto radio. It all depends of course on what services your songwriting organisation provides.

I belong to an organisation called SCALA (Songwriters, Composers and Lyricists Association).

You should check them out.

4. Songwriting newsgroups
If you are wanting to network with other songwriters around the world then joining a songwriters newsgroup is an absolute must.

The big daddy of them all is the rec.music.makers.songwriting newsgroup (or affectionately known as RMMS). Here you can ask questions and get your stuff critiqued by some pretty understanding people. Make sure you read their FAQ first.

5. Songwriting forums/message boards
Works on the same principle as a newsgroup. Type in ‘songwriting forums’ into Google and start visiting them. Some are really good and some are a bit thin on information.

A good example of a cool forum would be the Tunesmith songwriting forum.

6. Songwriting blogs
Just like this one. Created by songwriters or people interested in putting forward their views for the sake of getting information out into the world wide web. Feel free to sign up for this one and get up to date tips, thoughts and feelings from yours truly.

Another songwriting blog I recommend you look at is Blogging Muses

Phew, there you go. Hopefully I have pointed you in the right direction. If you like something that you see, bookmark it and use the resource as often as you can.

That’s what they’re there for.

Until next time, happy writing

Corey Stewart
Singer/Songwriter/Musician

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