2. What topics are usually covered here? (rec.music.makers.songwriting)
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This article is from the Songwriting FAQ, by Greg Skinner gds@best.com.
2. What topics are usually covered here? (rec.music.makers.songwriting)
We have touched on many topics relevant and related to songwriting.
Among those are:
* Song (lyric) critique
* What constitutes "good" songwriting
* Developing ideas for songs
* Protecting one's music
* Getting demos of one's songs
* Getting published
* Getting a staff writing deal
* Going to entertainment centers to get exposure
* The difference between writing for yourself and writing for the
marketplace
* The different roles and expectations of the performing and
non-performing songwriter
People also use this newsgroup to find collaborators, band members,
vocalists, instrumentalists, recording equipment, studios, publishers,
and record deals.
In general, you should feel free to post on any topic related to
songwriting, while observing general rules of netiquette. Blatant
advertising is discouraged, however. If you must advertise, please
do not be pushy about it; an occasional announcement of your services
(and a reference to where more information can be found, such as a
phone number or a URL) is enough. We also discourage people from
posting MIDI files or other files containing music data, due to their
size, and because they must be converted to ASCII text before they can
be transmitted. There are far more economical ways of making one's music
available on the Internet. (See the answer to question 32 for more
information.)
A word about posting music scores, lead sheets, etc. Many music
notation programs have the ability to generate a postscript file,
which can be posted to the net as ASCII text.
(See
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/rec.music.compose/Music_Notation_Programs_-_a_list_in_answer_to_a_FAQ
for a description of the capabilities of music notation programs.)
We discourage the posting of postscript music scores to the newsgroup
as well, because of their size.
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