AN INTRODUCTION TO COPYRIGHT FOR SONGWRITERS AND LYRICISTS (by Chris Connor) This month we are delighted to welcome Songbay Artist Chris Connor to our Blog. Chris is a professional lyricist/songwriter based in UK. His work is in frequent demand on Songbay. Thanks to Chris for this useful article on the mystery of copyright! For more details of Chris’s work please see his artist page on Songbay- http://www.songbay.co/artists/1396/ What is Copyright? The Paperback English Dictionary (Second Edition) defines copyright as: “the Continue
Songwriting thought of the Day
Is your lyric too long?
- Do you know the appropriate amount of words for a commercial pop lyric?
- Do you know what bearing the tempo of the song has on the amount of lyrics you can use?
- Is your lyric actually a lyric, or is it a poem, a list, or an essay?,,,,
- Did you know the average amount of verses for a pop song at the moment = 2 , whilst the average amount of choruses = 3
- Are you lyrics too 'wordy'?Here's a great article on this subject >>
