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Song
Lyricists & Lyric Writing
For talented lyricists who
learn how to successfully market their songs, there are good opportunities
in today's music
business.
Every great song needs a great lyric.
Every Elton John needs a Bernie Taupin. Every Andrew Lloyd Webber needs
a Tim Rice.
Memorable songs require well-written
song
lyrics. Therefore the music business will always need talented new lyricists and song poets.
To illustrate this, check the songwriting credits of hit songs recorded in Nashville these days.
Rarely will you see just one songwriter credited under the song title.
More often you'll find at least two
songwriters listed. That's because each songwriter brings different,
complimentary strengths to the songwriting process. Some are stronger
composing music. Some are stronger writing lyrics.
Sometimes it's simply a case of "two
heads are better than one" in the creative songwriting process.
Sometimes songwriting partners work together on both the song lyrics and music.
For example, legendary recording
artist Vince Gill wrote with eight different songwriting partners on
his classic album "I Still Believe In You." The album yielded several
top hits for Gill and became one of his biggest selling collections.
Options & Opportunities for
Song Lyricists:
Songwriters Resource Network
encourages song lyricists and poets to take their work to the highest level.
That's why we offer current and informative articles on all aspects of
song and lyric writing.
For a complete list of articles, song
lyric
contests and events related to Lyric Writing, see:
Lyric
Writing Contests, Songwriting Competitions & Opportunities
If you're an ambitious song lyricist and song poet,
you'll probably want to start thinking about teaming with a music
composer.
That's because song publishers rarely
consider "Lyric Only" submissions. It's difficult to judge the
potential
of a song based on only the poetry and lyrics. Song publishers want to hear
complete songs — both lyrics and the music.
Lyricists working with music composers
have one big advantage: they can join forces to create song demos. An
impressive demo can be used to attract the interest of song
publishers, music producers and recording artists.
HELPFUL TIP:
Song lyricists seeking music composers can find contacts using the Songwriters Resource Network Songwriter
Billboards. You can respond to
those that interest you. Or post a free ad of your own.
LYRIC WRITING EVENTS | Lyric contests & competitions | Songwriting Tips & Opportunities
Featured Event: Amateur lyricists are now welcome to enter the
Lyric Writing category of the Great
American Song Contest where songwriters will have their songs critiqued by
music-industry pros and get the chance to win great Prizes & Awards
DID YOU KNOW?
There's an excellent new online resource
for song lyricists! SongLyricist.com offers tips and
opportunities for lyricists learning the art and craft of lyric
writing. They offer many educational articles by music-industry pros on
how to market song lyrics and succeed in the music business.
SongLyricist.com
- Lyric Writing contest
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