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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ T h e M u s e ' s N e w s ~~ An E-zine For And About Songwriters. <http://www.musesmuse.com/musenews.html> Issue 7.11 February 2005 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I n T h i s I s s u e : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @-- Editor's Musings @-- Music Reviews - Ann Klein, Stacey Board, Steve Allat & Brian Rutherford @-- New Artist Spotlight Additions @-- Songwriting Book Review - by James Linderman @-- Musical Notes - Songwriting Contests & Market Info. @-- Muse's Clues - Songwriting Web sites that inspire - brought to you by singer/songwriter & teacher, Irene Jackson. @-- Featured Article - SALE: THE SEVEN C'S by Bill Pere @-- On Site Featured Article - An article already online for your viewing pleasure. @-- Classifieds & Useful Services @-- Contact information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ISSN 1480-6975. Copyright 1998-2005 - Jodi Krangle. For more contact information, see end of issue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MAKING SONGWRITING NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS? You can pick up some attractive and useful Muse's Muse items like mugs, mousepads (currently on sale!), t-shirts in various colors and more by visiting http://www.cafepress.com/musesmuse . Get yourself some classy merchandise to remind you of your commitment to better songwriting and support The Muse's Muse all at the same time. See http://tinyurl.com/cqij for more details. ===~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=== S p o n s o r M e s s a g e : (Please support the sponsors that help keep this newsletter free! Thanks!) ===~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=== COLLEGE-CREDIT ONLINE COURSES AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS FROM BERKLEEMUSIC NOW ENROLLING FOR APRIL 4th SEMESTER Financial Aid Available * Pay As You Go Flexible Schedules * Study with Berklee Faculty Berkleemusic.com, the online extension school of Berklee College of Music, is enrolling now for the spring semester's college-credit certificate programs and courses. Further your music career and earn college credit in a number of different areas including production, songwriting, arranging, theory, harmony and ear training, and music business. You can reserve your seat now by calling our student advisors at 866.BERKLEE (866.237.5533) or by visiting us: http://www.berkleemusic.com/?pid=740 ===~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=== E d i t o r ' s M u s i n g s : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi folks. Those of you who are in places where it snows, I hope you're enjoying the cold - because I certainly am not! :) Temperatures have hit record lows lately and my motivation to get just about anything done has been tempered by my natural inclination to hybernate. ;) I'll continue fighting it though. And in the spirit of that fight, here's the latest newsletter! I hope you enjoy it. The raffle winners this month are: * David Jones from Toronto, Canada has won a copy of the "Musician's Toolkit" (for details, see http://www.musicianstoolkit.com/muse/) * Cormac O Caoimh from Cork, Ireland has won a copy of VSS's songwriting organization product, Lyricist (for details and information on a discount offered, see http://www.musesmuse.com/vss-review.html) * Andrew Karpinski from Clearwater, FL has won a copy of "100 Miles To A Record Deal" by Bronson Herrmuth (http://www.songrepair.com/bookforweb2.htm) * Cassandra Kubinski from New York, NY has won a 6 month subscription to the Onlinegigs (http://www.onlinegigs.com) service. This valuable service is a powerful tool for musicians, agents, record companies and managers designed to virtually automate the administration of booking and promoting a band or bands. Happy writing! --Jodi ===~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=== S p o n s o r M e s s a g e : (Please support the sponsors that help keep this newsletter free! Thanks!) ===~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=== LYRICIST VERSION 3: THE SONGWRITER'S BEST FRIEND Ring in the new year by getting a copy of Lyricist V3 - The Songwriter's Best Friend: the first-of-its-kind word processor designed for musicians, songwriters, and poets. The software includes a Rhyming Dictionary, Thesaurus, Album Categorization, Chord Charting, Chord Generator, Song Arrangement, On-Line Copyright Link. The new version 3 release adds support for "Piano Style" chord symbols, Nashville Number System, and Transposition features - all in one user-friendly package. Check out the review at www.musesmuse.com/vss-review.html. Muse's Muse visitors can take home the product for $5.00 off the current sale price of $49.95 just for purchasing through the purchase button provided off of the review. For more information, visit the review url above or call us at 888.732.1176 inside the U.S.A. and Canada or 603.726-4499 outside the U.S.A. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ M u s i c R e v i e w s : by Gian Fiero, Ann Klein & Brett Thompson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW MUSIC REVIEWS SINCE LAST MONTH INCLUDE: Reviews by Ann Klein * John Brendan Russell http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000812.html * Harpo http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000797.html * The Red http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000798.html * Simon Scardanelli http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000820.html * Kasey Anderson http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000821.html Steve Allat: * Casey Abrams http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000801.html * Tracie Minkoff http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000803.html * Electric Turn To Me http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000800.html * The Kama Sutras http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000802.html * The YoYo Contingency http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000799.html Reviews by Brian Rutherford: * Apollo Quartet http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000815.html * Joey Graziano http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000814.html * Rubikon http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000813.html Reviews by Stacey Board: * Joanne Redding http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000816.html * Mike Rickard http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000808.html * Irina Rivkin http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000805.html * Stampead http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000817.html * Doug Folkins http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000819.html * Paul Inwancio http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000818.html * Chris White http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000807.html * Jane & Gord http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000804.html * Vicki Lee http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000809.html --------------- ****** For bios on each of the reviewers, see http://www.musesmuse.com/musicreviews.html . If you're considering sending in your own CD for review, you can also view that page to find out which reviewer reviews your genre. Thanks! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ N e w A r t i s t S p o t l i g h t A d d i t i o n s : Great music is only a click away! Here is the latest addition to the Artist Spotlight section of The Muse's Muse at http://www.musesmuse.com/artistspotlights.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Welcome Matt - Genre: ALTERNATIVE The Welcome Matt produces an intriguing thing of pure emotion with his second release, Empire Days. Drifting somewhere between Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and Bob Dylan. His gliding vocals not only slide easily off the tongue but also have something to say. A record daring you to pass it by. http://www.welcomemattmusic.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S o n g w r i t i n g B o o k R e v i e w: by James Linderman Review of SongU.com http://www.songu.com/suSponsor/musesmuse/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It shouldn't be hard to convince a reader of an e-newsletter like this one, from a web resource like The Muses Muse, that online learning has a lot of merit. The Muse's Muse itself is a great "one stop" for finding out what's available in Internet-based skill development. The next level for many of us wanting to get more serious about songcraft is to source out a virtual campus experience like the one offered at SongU. I must confess that I am not your usual impartial reviewer when it comes to SongU as I am a contributor to their online library and co-moderator of their CCM club. That having been said, there are some advantages to having me be a reviewer with an inside track as I can fill you in on what SongU is like with some real, long-term, first hand experience. The first thing you will notice when you visit the site is how professional the front page looks and how much information is available for what is offered. SongU is a place where a lot of stuff happens. Of course there are courses and you can access the course list right from the front page. There are instructor led courses which have a start and end date and have scheduled activities and then there are self-paced courses which you can sign up for anytime and work through at your leisure. There are courses on all aspects of lyric writing from rhyming to creating lyric contrast, from using lists to creating a rotating chorus and my favorite these days, the "time capsule" lyric technique. Of course there are the dreaded, yet oh so necessary, music theory courses but there are also some cool courses on creative guitar, writing music to lyrics and some information like understanding and applying the Nashville Number System. There is a lot of awesome material here. The three things that impress me about the "schooly" part of SongU is the variety of course materials; the quality of instruction, with many of the instructors being pro writers or authors of defining texts in their field; and how very affordable it is to study there. Site developers Danny Arena and Sara Light explain, "A couple of things that we think make us stand out is our ability to offer all our benefits at a low cost. Members get 365 days of learning for less than the price of most 3-day seminars (we like to say it's about the cost of a guitar lesson a month). And our faculty is all active songwriters and all continue to have successful careers as songwriters. We even include a free copy of VSS Lyricist Software ($49) value". You can purchase either standalone courses or evaluations (a la carte) or you can join as a Platinum Member (the buffet). To purchase them separately, self-paced courses typically run about $49.95 and instructor-led courses run $99.95. A Platinum Membership runs $25.95/month (about the price of a guitar lesson a month) or $295/year with quarterly and semi-annual billing available soon. All prices are in U.S. funds. The platinum membership includes; all self-paced courses, all instructor-led courses, a free professional member website with unlimited display of MP3's and lyrics, regular pitching opportunities to industry professionals looking for songs, 1 free song evaluation and a rate of $10 per song on future evaluations, free VSS Lyricist software, access to all clubs, the campus community, which is very active and very supportive, and a lot more. SongU is a resource that has something for just about everybody from self paced courses to get you started to instructor led courses that will move you forward with the help of qualified professional instruction. There are many opportunities from collaboration and networking to having your songs evaluated and pitched to industry people. You can try a free course at SongU by visiting their site through http://www.songu.com/suSponsor/musesmuse/ . ****** ABOUT THE REVIEWER: James Linderman lives and works at theharmonyhouse, a music lesson, songwriting and recording pre-production facility in Newmarket, Ontario. James writes songwriting articles and music book reviews for The Muse's News, Canadian Musician Magazine, Songwriters Magazine, and Professional Musician Magazine. His writing is also featured in the James Linderman Wing of the library at www.songu.com. James has a Canadian University and American College education in music theory and composition and is also pretty good at making up songs and playing the guitar. Contact James at: theharmonyhouse@rogers.com ===~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=== S p o n s o r M e s s a g e : (Please support the sponsors that help keep this newsletter free! Thanks!) ===~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=== SPOTLIGHT YOUR MUSIC ON THE MUSE'S MUSE! The Muse's Muse Songwriting Resource (online since 1995) now has a section of Artist Spotlights at http://www.musesmuse.com/artistspotlights.html where musicians and songwriters of all genres can strut their stuff. Newly spotlighted artists are also mentioned in this newsletter (see above). Check out http://www.musesmuse.com/spotlightinfo.html for more details! ===~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=== M u s i c a l N o t e s : Songwriting Contests & Market Info. In the interest of conserving space, I will be including only changes to this listing in this newsletter. All other contests and market information that have already been listed here, are displayed at http://www.musesmuse.com/contests.html & http://www.musesmuse.com/markets.html . Please check there regularly for updates! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WILDFLOWER! ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL & PERFORMING SONGWRITER CONTEST: The 12th annual Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival is now accepting entries for its Performing Songwriter Contest. Recorded entries must be postmarked by March 7, 2005. Ten finalists will be selected to perform their entry songs at the Wildflower! Festival in Richardson, Texas, on May 21, 2005, and compete for the three $500 cash awards. Entry fee is $15 per entry. For complete contest rules and an entry application, tap on "Songwriting Contest" at http://www.wildflowerfestival.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ABÒN RECORDS & STUDIO CONTEST 2005 - SUBMIT YOUR MUSIC! Abòn Records & Studio is located in an abandoned old church in the middle of the woods of Toten, Norway. We specialize in producing electronic music. We are internationally looking for new talents. We´re holding online contests over 9 months (Jan.-Sep.2005). The winner is selected by an international audience on the other side of the internet. Prizes for the Final Winner are: 1. Free recording at Abòn Studio - 24 working hours 2. Free producing, mixing, engineering & mastering 3. One of your tracks will be on the Abòn Records compilation album 2006. If you for some reason are unable to receive the full prize because of distance and/or any practical reason, rearrangements can be discussed. And if you by any means are able to receive the prize through the internet without physically appearing in the studio, we will do whatever necessary to solve the practical problems! Interested? Visit out homepage at http://www.abon.info ----------------------------------------------------------------- MUSE'S NEWS READERS -- TAKE a FREE SongU.com COURSE! SongU.com is pleased to make this special offer of a free SongU.com course available to all Muse's News Readers (a $40 value). Come see for yourself why ASCAP says that the courses offered by SongU.com "will undoubtedly help prepare songwriters for any market no matter their place of residence" and NSAI says we're the "next important evolution for serious songwriters." To take your FREE SONGWRITING COURSE, simply go to the following link: http://www.songu.com/suSponsor/musesmuse/ . You can learn more about SongU.com courses, co-writing hookups, industry connections and pitching by going to http://www.songU.com?sa=3 . ----------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCING A SPECIAL WEBSITE PROMOTION PACKAGE ESPECIALLY FOR MUSICIANS/SONGWRITERS It's important for your website to be found once it's created. We all know this. But who can afford the promotion a website needs to truly make its mark on the web? Now YOU can. This package is offered exclusively to Muse's Muse visitors only - and now includes an Artist Spotlight listing! Do you have a website that no one knows about? Do you want it to stand out from the crowd? Now you can get it promoted for a fraction of the price most search engine optimization packages would cost you. Visit http://www.internet-marketing-mm.com/musicianpackage.html for more details. ----------------------------------------------------------------- DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE COPYRIGHT KIT Download Indie-Music.com's free and easy Copyright Kit. Print Copyright forms, Copyright submission process, handy tips & tricks, choosing the right form, and more. http://www.indie-music.com/freemuse.php ----------------------------------------------------------------- LEARN ABOUT MUSIC FROM THE SCHOOL THAT KNOWS - ONLINE! Berklee College of Music has launched its Berkleemusic.com web site after nearly two years in development. This ambitious offering provides songwriters opportunities to take online music writing courses and explore new music career directions. Users can create a personal or band web page containing bios, MP3s, images, reviews, news, and links that are useful resources to potential employers, collaborators, and students. For more information visit: http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/?affiliate_promotion_id=338 ----------------------------------------------------------------- SONGWRITING CONSULTATION SPECIAL OFFER: Pete & Pat Luboff will pay for the phone call for Muse's Muse songwriters who use the Luboffs' songwriting consultation service. The service provides detailed, constructive song analysis, answers to all your creative and business questions and references to contacts when appropriate. Visit http://www.writesongs.com/consults.htm for more information. ----------------------------------------------------------------- TAKE YOUR SONGWRITING CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL Ellen Silverstein Violette, Grammy-nominated Songwriter & CEO of Create A Splash! e-marketing & writing strategies 4 success is offering 15% discounts to Muse's Muse visitors on selected services including all courses, web reviews, and some coaching programs. Visit http://tinyurl.com/39yxa for information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ M u s e ' s C l u e s : by Irene Jackson ©1998-2005 Moonstone Productions All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I know that I have mentioned Music Dish (http://www.musicdish.com/) in a column in the past, but every now and then I'll re-visit a site just to see if there's anything new and tasty to try out! Music Dish e-journal always has an interesting selection of articles and news on the business of music, but one of the more fascinating areas of this website is called Songwork (http://musicdish.com/mag/archive.php3?cat_nb=8). Here, you'll always find a huge collection of articles, past and present...and right now is no exception! The more recent articles range from "Effective Stage Presence" to interviews with songwriters, workshops in different areas of the US, how to run a songwriting workshop (now there's something you should try sometime!) and one of the more recent articles is by Kim Copeland called "A View From The Other Side: How A Pitch Becomes A Cut." Kim is a songwriter, publisher, producer and teacher who also runs a website called "Songwriter's Connection" (http://www.songwritersconnection.com), another site worth checking out. She basically takes you through her process of picking songs for an artist album, and yes, it's true, luck has a lot to do with it too! So if you've ever wondered what happens to your song when you send it to a publisher, Kim's article will give you an insider's perspective. Songwork has a little something for everyone, whether you're a beginner or trying to become a pro. And if it's been awhile since you've moseyed on over to Music Dish, this is a great time to do it! You DID make a New Years resolution to kick start your songwriting career this year, didn't you?? ****** Irene Jackson is a performing songwriter from Victoria, BC in Canada. Aside from writing, recording and performing, she also maintains a website for songwriters that includes tips, articles and more links of interest. Her eagerly anticipated CD "Catnip" is finally here, and her earlier recordings have had attention everywhere from Japan to South America. Songwriting Tips: http://www.irenejackson.com/tips.html Homepage: http://www.irenejackson.com Songs on MP3: http://www.mp3.com/artists/20/irene_jackson.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ F e a t u r e d A r t i c l e : SALE: THE SEVEN C'S By Bill Pere © 2005 - All Rights Reserved ----------------------------------------------------------------- The essence of a great song is Communication...a song that Communicates can be a Commercial success and an artistic Classic. These three "C's" are goals that every songwriter strives for, if they wish to touch others through their music. While navigating the route from creation to realization, there are four other "C's" which can help you 'foresee' success. Remember that in the key of C, nothing is accidental. The voyage from creation to realization has four stops along the way. Each has something specific to offer which is critical to the objective of coming up with the kind of song that can be called a Classic. These four points are: Creation, Craft, Critique, and Collaboration. Sometimes, in our haste to get from a great idea to a great song, we sail along at high speed, seeking shortcuts and bypassing one or more of these important harbors. The results often fall short of their full potential. For many writers, the sheer ecstasy of the creative process is so uplifting that the raw result of a burst of inspiration is considered a final result, when in fact, it gets you only to the first stop on the journey. A song begins with tapping the creative wellspring inside to find the feelings, ideas, concerns, and dreams that are important enough to you to want to share with others. Through that miracle we call inspiration, an exciting new way of expressing these things reveals itself to you, and a song is born. Whether a child or a song, birth is the start of a journey to maturity. The next phase, usually the most difficult, is the crafting process. A child’s early years involve active shaping of the values and motivations that will define the adult. With a song, the initial expression of the idea is usually unpolished, particularly in the areas of Clarity to other listeners, Conciseness of expression, and balance between references to Concepts (love, truth, beauty) and Concrete things (cars, clothes, jewelry). The crafting process means tapping into the parts of yourself which are the complement of your creative side. i.e., your analytical self. Each word in a lyric must pass the tests of being metaphorically and semantically consistent (no apples among oranges), rhythmically correct (no misplaced accents), generally understandable (no sesquipedalian pedantry), easy to sing (no lines about the sick sheik’s sixth sheep), freshly rhymed (clear up and syrup, not moon and June). and many more. Crafting is the first place where the art and science of song come together (the recording studio is another place). There are many excellent books on crafting, as well as seminars and workshops offered by several songwriter organizations around the country. You may find you are naturally comfortable with applying the techniques of crafting, or you may find it is a great effort for you. Each song needs a stop early in its life at the crafting dock. But how will you know how good a job you are doing? (This article is continued at http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000810.html) ***** Bill Pere is a recording artist, award winning songwriter, performer, and educator well known for his superbly crafted lyrics, with lasting impact. Bill has released 13 CD's, teaches private songwriting workshops and serves as Executive Director of the Connecticut Songwriters Association. Bill is an Official Connecticut State Troubadour and the 2003 national IMC Independent Artist of the Year. He is Founder and Executive Director of the LUNCH Ensemble (www.lunchensemble.com). Twice named Connecticut Songwriter of the Year, Bill is MBTI qualified, a member of CMEA and MENC, and helps develop young talent in songwriting, performing, and learning about the music business. ©2005 Bill Pere. All Rights Reserved. This article may not be reproduced in any way with out permission of the author. For workshops, consultation, performances, or other songwriter services, contact Bill via his web sites, at www.billpere.com and www.lunchensemble.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " O N S I T E " F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E : ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sleep & Creativity by Linda Dessau http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000811.html I know I'll feel so much better if I get a good night's sleep. And sometimes, for whatever reasons, I don't choose to "feel good". And when self-love and common sense win out and I AM able to do what I need to do in order to get a good night's sleep, I am rewarded. It gives me more resilient to stress, makes my body more flexible and willing to work, my head more clear and focused, makes me feel happier and more at peace and allows me to be nicer to myself AND to everyone else. And best of all, a good night's sleep also benefits my creativity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C l a s s i f i e d s & U s e f u l S e r v i c e s : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HEY SONGWRITERS: RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH LYRICST Software V3 Pop Quiz: You have 5 minutes to complete: Locate every song's lead sheet you ever wrote, their genre, and album. What's the fingering for a G#sus4 chord at the ninth fret? Transpose your most current song from the key of G to F# and then into a Nashville Number Chart. Ooops, also transpose the chart from guitar style chords to piano. Now copyright the song from where you're sitting without removing your hands from your mouse or keyboard. Your time is up! You know what you need? LYRICIST! It's the songwriter's best friend. Includes Rhyming Dictionary, Album Categorization, Chord Charting, On-Line Copyright, and more. Check out the review at www.musesmuse.com/vss-review.html . Muse's Muse visitors can take home the product for $5.00 off the regular $49.95 USD selling price. For more information, visit the review url above or call Virtual Studio Systems at 888.732.1176 inside the U.S.A. and Canada or 603.726.4499 everywhere else. ----------------------------------------------------------------- BOOK YOUR LIFE @ INDIE-MUSIC.COM Indie-Music.com is the smart DIY way to advance your music business career. We empower you with thousands of contacts - labels, radio, media, TV & Film, local music stores - including over 7000 complete venue listings all across America. Our listings will save you hours of time in Internet searches alone! In addition, you get free promotion on our Industry-Leading website, monthly tips on where & how to submit your music, and super-handy organizational tools available from any computer. For musicians and industry professionals. http://www.indie-music.com/join2.php ----------------------------------------------------------------- THE 6th EDITION OF THE INDIE BIBLE IS NOW AVAILABLE! The Indie Bible shows you where to get your music reviewed, your songs played, and your CDs sold. Now in its Sixth Edition, The Indie Bible has 316 pages of valuable contacts and music-related articles. The 6th Edition of the Indie Bible contains: 4200 publications from around the world that will REVIEW your CD! 3400 radio stations from around the world will PLAY your songs! 600 vendors and services that will help you to SELL your music! 330 sites where you can UPLOAD your band's MP3 files! 500 helpful resources and sites where you can PROMOTE your band! 51 articles that will help your career to MOVE forward rapidly! Listings include web, e-mail and physical address, as well as phone and fax numbers. For details and to order online visit: http://www.bigmeteor.com/muse ----------------------------------------------------------------- DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR TO YOU? You wanted to become a musician/songwriter and earn a living from music because it's CREATIVE and EXCITING. Yet here you are struggling with your CD burner, hunting through A&R directories, searching for stamps, etc ... Wouldn't life be easier if you could spend your precious creative time writing music rather than envelopes ?! Let The Music Broker Network take care of pitching & promoting your songs to Labels, Publishers, Film & TV: via both post & email. We leave you to what you do best: be creative. 10% DISCOUNT to Muse's Muse members: simply enter a discount code of MUSE when you checkout: http://tinyurl.com/3vqnv ----------------------------------------------------------------- REAL ANSWERS TO REAL QUESTIONS, An eBook About Copyright & Publishing If you want to know how to protect yourself as a songwriter in this digital age, you need this book - EXCLUSIVELY offered through The Muse's Muse. And it's now on sale for half price! Visit http://www.musesmuse.com/realarealq.html to learn more! ----------------------------------------------------------------- REACH NEW FANS ON MEDIAFEAST Looking to reach new fans? MediaFeast is an online independent music retailer dedicated to helping independent artists bring new music to fans and helping listeners find great new music. Create a free account and then have the opportunity to add albums for sale on MediaFeast.com. In addition to prepackaged albums such as those sold at traditional retailers, MediaFeast offers the sale of one-off albums that are produced to order using a master artist disc and associated artwork. Artists set the selling prices for all of their albums and receive all profits above the base cost. Sign up through this ad and receive four free Pure Profit sales, where you will keep 100% of the selling price! Visit http://tinyurl.com/2me2f for details. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ADVERTISING RATES: For Classifieds: US$50 Max. 7 lines (though I do make exceptions), where a line = 65 characters including spaces and punctuation. All contracts must be prepaid. Write to: editor@musesmuse.com. For Newsletter Sponsorship rates and other advertising opportunities, please see www.musesmuse.com/media.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C o n t a c t I n f o & C r e d i t s : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jodi Krangle <editor@musesmuse.com>..................... EDITOR Kathryn Obenshain <kobensha@radford.edu>...GRACIOUS PROOFREADER ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Muse's News is a free monthly newsletter for and about songwriters. Subscribers are welcome to recirculate or reprint The Muse's News for nonprofit use as long as the appropriate credit is given and the ENTIRE text of the newsletter is included (including credits and information at the end of each issue). Others should contact me at editor@musesmuse.com. All articles copyrighted by their authors. 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