The road to becoming a SingerSongwriter 1 Find
The road to becoming a Singer-Songwriter 1. Find inspiration. Start writing lyrics. Listen to a variety of genres STAR T 4. Test out your songs at open mic or at a talent show. 2. Keep a written journal. Write down feelings so you can turn into a song later 3. Study song composit ion. Decide best approach for song. 7. Publish your song on Youtube or soundcloud 10. Write songs for others. Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Neyo started out writing songs for other singers. 8. Join a performing rights organization like ASCAP. You a slave to a page in my rhyme book. Singer 12. Contact music labels; as some accept unsolicited material. Salary $46, 000 STOP Session Musician $54, 600 Lyricist 5. Register your song at US copyright office 6. Record songs in a studio or at your own home studio. 9. Enter songwritin g competitio ns. The latter may be geared towards specific genres. So find your fit. 11. Pitch songs by submitting it to a music category. Major cities have huge networking events. Never $57, 000 Songwriter $40, 000 Till you reach the top. Sources 1. https: //www. careersinmu sic. com/songwriter/ 2. https: //m. wikihow. com/B e-a-Singer-Songwriter 3. https: //takelessons. com/b log/how-to-be-a-singersongwriter-z 02 4. http: //work. chron. com/m uch-singer-songwriters-paid -5638. html 5. https: //www. sokanu. com /careers/lyricist/salary/ 6. https: //www. careersinmu sic. com/session-musician/ 7. https: //www. recruiter. co m/salaries/singers-salary/ 8. https: //www. careersinmu sic. com/singer/ *All pics are from freepic. com except the CD, company logos and the stop and go signs and unless otherwise noted.
- Slides: 1