From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 29 14:14:00 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F09716A4CE for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:14:00 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mx9.ezinedirector.net (mx9.ezinedirector.net [65.207.215.29]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AEE543D58 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:13:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bounce-live-964676206-27983959@ezinedirector.net) To: ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20041229.080029.964676206.live@ezinedirector.net> Errors-To: <> Received: from localhost [127.0.0.1] Server Enterprise v2.5.1) id 1F20ABE6-508B-E7B4-7F69D66CB0CBA890; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 08:00:29 -0600 From: "The Muses News" X-Subscriber: 27983959 X-Campaign: 964676206 Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 08:00:32 -0600 Subject: The Muse's News - Issue 7.10 (January 2005) X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: bounce-live-964676206-27983959@ezinedirector.net List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:14:00 -0000 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ T h e M u s e ' s N e w s ~~ An E-zine For And About Songwriters. Issue 7.10 January 2005 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I n T h i s I s s u e : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @-- Editor's Musings @-- Music Reviews - Gian Fiero, Ann Klein & Brett Thompson @-- 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 - REACHING THE BREAKING POINT - PART 1: by Jeannie Deva (New Columnist!) @-- 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! 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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=727 ===~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=== E d i t o r ' s M u s i n g s : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and are looking forward to the New Year! Whatever you have planned, stay safe and enjoy yourselves. :) The raffle winners this month are: * Christina Meyer from Greenfield, WI has won a copy of the "Musician's Toolkit" (for details, see http://www.musicianstoolkit.com/muse/) * Simon Williams from Paraparaumu, New Zealand 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) * A. Michael Uhlmann from Austin, TX has won a copy of "100 Miles To A Record Deal" by Bronson Herrmuth (http://www.songrepair.com/bookforweb2.htm) * Alex Walsh from San Francisco, CA 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. Have a very Happy New Year and I'll see you again in 2005! --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 * Mar Project http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000793.html * Jim Duffy http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000795.html * Kenni & Co. http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000796.html Reviews by Gian Fiero: * Draw Tippy http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000785.html * Chelsee Oaks http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000786.html * Templeton Thompson http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000787.html * GIAN'S 2004 MUSE'S MUSE AWARDS http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000791.html Reviews by Brett Thompson: * Jennifer Paskow http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000790.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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Lou Black - Genre: POP "Sophisticated Global Pop." Soulful and personal with a few counter-culture songs thrown in for good measure. Unique and polished blend of melodic pop, blues, folk, & world. "The tone, international flavor, lyrics and vocal quality will recall such luminaries as ...Peter Gabriel, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed." http://www.loublackmusic.com/ ---- Bud Buckley - Genre: SINGER/SONGWRITER Former NY teacher Bud Buckley has emptied his schoolbag into a new CD, Feel My Love. If Bob Dylan ever managed to swallow Paul Simon, James Taylor and their guitars, it would sound like Bud. His pop style is at times folk/rock or traditional ballad. Whether he's drawing a laugh or a tear, he's a good listen. http://www.budbuckley.com/ ---- Alex Walsh - Genre: SINGER/SONGWRITER "Veering expertly between Westerberg styled smart-guy rock and classic Brit-inspired pop, this is the kind of disc that radio programmers should glom right onto. Each of these tracks is well produced and, thanks to a remarkable roster of musicians, rendered eminently listenable." -- West Coast Performer Magazine http://www.alexwalsh.net/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 Berklee Music's Online Lyric Writing Course http://www.berkleemusic.com/?pid=298 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If your dream perception of being in college includes frat parties involving clandestine rituals where you pour beer over your best friends' head while wearing a toga…then online learning does not have the potential of really delivering what you're looking for. However, online courses hold some remarkable advantages for those who are looking for an education that propels them forward in their field, yet fits nicely into a contemporary lifestyle. Most of us who are "into" song writing are already fitting our art into a life that involves lots of other priorities. But we would all agree that there is so much we need to know to move our writing forward. I also find it's hard to learn when I'm pulling information from randomly discovered sources all over the net whenever they happen to surface. Berklee College of Music's online song writing course may just be the solution for busy, yet committed, songwriters like you and I. >From September through to mid December I did an academic audit of Berklee's online lyric writing programme that featured three courses to choose from. All three courses were authored by Pat Patterson who has been teaching lyric writing and poetry at Berklee since 1975 and played a central role in developing Berklee's song writing major. Pat Pattison is the world's leading authority on contemporary lyric development and analysis, having authored three of this planets defining texts on the topic. The prospect of gaining online access to Pat's teaching and guidance is simply extraordinary. The first thing I noticed when I first logged onto the virtual campus was how easy it was to find everything on the personal home page they set up for each student. With one click of the mouse, at anytime of day and night, you can access the full set of course materials you are enrolled in from this page. The three lyric courses I audited were "Writing Lyrics to Music", "Writing from a Title" and "Tools and Strategies". Lesson One of "Writing Lyrics to Music" had one of my favourite topics - the placement of stress syllables in a lyric - so I went there just to see what a course on this might involve. Each course is a twelve-week module and each week's worth of materials includes a complete introduction, a comprehensive set of lessons and an assignment. One of the features that I find most helpful is the audio clip that accompanies every example so that students can actually hear the examples and apply their lyric idea to actual music. Students then post their lyric ideas in a thread or discussion page which is then addressed by the course instructor and also by fellow students creating an opportunity for genuine input from a lot of sources. Each course features a syllabus page which introduces the course materials and objectives, lists the required texts and computer requirements and expresses the criteria and regulations concerning assignments, communications and grading. Speaking of grades…You can look up your grades with a click of the mouse from this same page and also read or review archives of the announcements, discussions and chats that have gone on during the twelve weeks of the course. Very cool! At first, I felt a little sneaky going into the chat archive and snooping around but I was assured that only academic auditors, (of which I believe I was the only one) and the dozen or so students in the course have access to any of this material. I found it interesting that the students, in the class I audited, had their first chat September 25th with 274 posts, (124 of which were from the instructor) and by December 8, near the end of the course the final chat had 512 posts (130 provided by the instructor). This leads me to believe that during the twelve weeks of the course some real community gets built here, as students enjoy some opportunities to fellowship, network, co write and experience peer to peer learning to augment the best lyric writing instruction available anywhere in the world. For enrolment information visit http://www.berkleemusic.com/?pid=298 ****** ABOUT THE REVIEWER: James Linderman lives and works at theharmonyhouse, a music lesson, songwriting and music pre-production facility in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. He is the Songwriters Association of Canada regional coordinator for Newmarket and leads a music workshop program for Life 100.3 Christian radio. James writes songwriting articles for The Muse's News web magazine, Canadian Musician Magazine and Professional Musician Magazine. 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! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10TH ANNUAL USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION BEGINS This competition is open to all amateur and professional songwriters submitting original work. Songwriters may submit in 15 categories and enter as many songs as they desire. Winning songs will receive radio airplay in The United States and Canada along with great prizes such as a Top Prize of over $50,000. Early entry bonuses are available to the first 1,000 competitors! Submission postmark deadline: May 31, 2005. http://www.songwriting.net/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 . ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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! ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ M u s e ' s C l u e s : by Irene Jackson ©1998-2005 Moonstone Productions All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For a little change of pace, this months' website is devoted to the "science" of music. The Exploratorium (http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/) offers online movies, exhibits and common questions, such as "Why does my recorded voice sound so strange to me?". And have you ever heard of the term "ear candy"? This is an expression for something sweet sounding...of course what sounds sweet is a relative thing when it comes to music, but the Exploratorium discusses the opposite of ear candy -- earworms! Ever had that annoying part of a song stuck in your head for the longest time and wonder what is actually happening in your brain? The German psychologist James Kellaris Ohrwurm studied this very phenomenon, coming up with some interesting theories. The website also offers up some unusual interactive pages. You can play the drums, create your own loops from various "step dancing" elements, where a person becomes an instrument by clapping hands, stamping and chanting. It's much too difficult to describe here, you'll have to go the website and try it out for yourself! Learn about mixing and about natural reverb in a way you may not have understood before. And just how do opera singers hold those notes for soooo long? Of course, if you want to get away from music altogether the Exploratorium has much more to offer, calling itself "The museum of science, art and human perception". You may very well get lost for a few hours exploring our universe and all of its wonders, so fill up on turkey, enjoy your family and friends, and THEN sit down and take some time for yourself. And while you're at it, have a wonderful holiday season! ****** 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 : REACHING THE BREAKING POINT—Part One By Jeannie Deva © 2004 - All Rights Reserved Jeannie is our newest columnist here at The Muse's Muse. This is her first article for us. Feel free to visit her columnist page at http://www.musesmuse.com/col-jeanniedeva.html and ask her questions you might have about getting the most out of your vocals! She's one heck of a teacher. :) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Years ago, I learned to "make due" with a very limited vocal range. True, I could really belt out a song, but the song had to stay contained within a small number of notes. After a while, I realized there was more that I wanted to be able to express and for that, needed to have more "high" notes in my vocabulary. However, therein lay the problem. My upper range was a complete embarrassment – and forget about being able to sing smoothly from low to high! I did not even think it possible to expand my range. I, like so many others, believed that you were born with the voice you had and I would just have to learn to deal with what little range I had at my disposal. When I began to research the voice and create a new approach to voice training, I was my own first client. I was so sure that I could not expand my range and get past my "breaking point" that I did not include this as a goal for myself. I was truly surprised when I began to sing smoothly further and further into previously unknown vocal territory! This led me into additional research, to better understand this phenomenon and its solutions, some of which I will share with you in this article. Many singers find their lack of range and lack of confidence holds them back from being the expressive singer they wish themselves to be. Still others have come to believe that the "breaking point" in their range is a natural part of a person’s voice. This belief alone causes people to invent ways of hiding or maneuvering around an aspect of their voice they wish was not there. But is it really true that this "breaking point" is a natural part of a person's voice? Defining Terms To start off, let's define the term "breaking-point." Breaking-point, otherwise known as "register break" is defined as those few notes which are the cross-over from your lower to your upper register. In classical voice training, this is called the "passage" or passagio (passageway between two sections of vocal range). Usually this is one to three notes which suddenly become weak and are difficult to control. Though there are some variations, this is normally experienced from an E to an F# over Middle C for men. For women it is either the same notes an octave above, or a Bb to a C# above Middle C. Above these notes, the singer may be able to regain a sense of vocal control and recapture some vocal quality. The register of notes above the "breaking-point" is often thought of by men as their "falsetto" range and by women as their "head voice." The Cause - Physical or Mental? Singing is both a mental and physical process. When you think you have to do something to achieve a certain note, and if what you think you have to do is actually not what your body needs to do, the conflict can cause tension and a poor result. The outcome will never be as good as it could be if your thoughts are in harmony with your body’s natural and automatic sound functions. An example of this is thinking you have to reach "up" for higher notes when in fact all the pitches are created in the same location in your throat. In actuality, to achieve faster vibrations (higher pitches), the back of your voice box tilts down into the center of the throat so that the vocal folds can stretch. So thinking "up" is contrary to the physical motion of the voice box, which can confuse your body and cause tension. Finding Answers (This article is continued at http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000792.html) ***** Jeannie Deva is the founder of Jeannie Deva® Voice Studios since 1978 and originator of The Deva Method® A Non-Classical Approach for Singers™. Author of the internationally published vocal home-study course: The Contemporary Vocalist book and CDs, and The Deva Method Vocal Warm-Ups and Cool-Downs CD, she has been flown to recording studios internationally as a recording studio vocal specialist and has been endorsed by producers and engineers of the Rolling Stones, The Cars, Aerosmith, and many others. Clients include Grammy Award Winner Aimee Mann, Patty Griffin, Dar Williams, members of the J. Geils band, Broadway cast of Grease, the international touring cast of Fame, Jesus Christ Superstar and many more. While her private voice studio is located in Los Angeles, Jeannie maintains private clients across the US, South America and Europe, giving lessons in person and long distance, by phone. Jeannie Deva® Voice Studios 818-446-0932. www.JeannieDeva.com Copyright 2004. All Rights Reserved. Jeannie Deva, The Deva Method and A Non-Classical Approach for Singers are service and trademarks owned by Jeannie Deva Enterprises, Inc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " O N S I T E " F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E : ----------------------------------------------------------------- Here are a few of new articles that have been placed on the Muse's Muse site since the last issue of this newsletter. I hope you'll check them out! -------- Jealous Again by Linda Dessau http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000794.html Jealousy – do you feel it? Do you sense it in others? Does it hinder your relationships with other songwriters? Does it sap your confidence? Does it block your writing? Here are some questions to help you get clearer about the jealousy in your life. -------- What Is A Broadcast Quality Recording? by Jerry Flattum http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000788.html This article is Part 1 of a series of articles exploring the question, "What Is A Broadcast Quality Recording?" From home studios to state-of-the-art facilities, what kinds of recordings songwriters and artists need to make will prove critical to their success. It could be that the new millennium marks a new era in recording: the death of the demo. And, how commercially released recordings are "mastered" may influence sales. -------- Out Standing Songs by Jon Nicol http://musesmuse.com/columnistsgreylogs/archives/00000789.html With so many songs out there, here's a few thoughts on making yours stand out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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! 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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. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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