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Tools

Thanks and welcome to the tools page of GSC. Here, Mickey provides information regarding educational pieces he personally has in his library, as well as referrals to products and services he thinks may be helpful to Gospel singers and songwriters.

Songwriter, be sure to check out the Links Of Interest, especially if you have songs for review.

GSC does not provide paid advertisement on its pages, neither does it endorse or assume responsibility for the companies, services or products displayed on this page.

Mickey posts these items at his own discretion and not by the referral or request of individuals, companies, associations, etc. Mickey is not interested in posting anything he has not experienced or has no knowledge of. Inquires per such receive no reply.

Mickey tried to include as much relative information per each product and service as possible. Some information and products may be limited, outdated or no longer available; therefore it is the users responsibility for due diligence. Inquiries per such receive no reply.

 

Gospel Music News

History

Resource

Songwriting Education

Gospel Music School

Music Business

Sheet Music & Studio

Links Of Interest

Miscellaneous

 

Gospel Music News

Singing News Magazine
www.singingnews.com

Mickey's favorite Gospel music magazine. Visit the links page of the Singing News for a large selection of links per the Southern Gospel music community.

Southern Gospel News Website
www.sogospelnews.com

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History

Music Men, the
By Bob Terrell
ISBN 1-878894-00-5
www.amazon.com

The story of professional Gospel quartet singing.

Turn Your Radio On
By Ace Collins
ISBN 0-310-21153-0
www.zondervan.com

The stories behind Gospel music’s all-time greatest songs.

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Resource

Dictionary
www.dictionary.com
E-sword
www.e-sword.net

E-sword is a free Bible software. Mickey uses it regularly.

Rhyme Zone
www.rhymezone.com
Rhymer
www.rhymer.com
Thesaurus
www.thesaurus.com

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Songwriting Educational Products

Some of these products were produced by secular writers and some by Christian writers; however, the basics are similar and beneficial.
88 Songwriting Wrongs & How To Right Them
By Pat & Pete Luboff
ISBN 0-89879-508-7
www.writersdigest.com
Beginning Songwriter’s Answer Book
By Paul Zollo
ISBN 0-89879-561-3
www.writersdigest.com
Complete Idiot’s Guide To Songwriting, the
By Joel Hirschhorn
ISBN 0-02-864144-2
www.idiotsguides.com
Craft Of Lyric Writing, the
By Shelia Davis
ISBN 0-89879-149-9
www.writersdigest.com

This is Mickey’s favorite songwriting book.

Creating Melodies
By Dick Weissman
ISBN 0-89879-602-4
www.writersdigest.com

This book is a songwriters guide to understanding, writing and polishing melodies. It's another of Mickey's favorites.

Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Songwriting, But didn’t know who to ask
By Cliffie Stone
ISBN 1-880152-00-2
www.cliffiestone.com

This is a secular book and a little outdated but it contains some great information and advice.

How To Pitch & Promote Your Songs
By Fred Koller
ISBN 0-89879-323-8
www.writersdigest.com
Nashville Songwriting
By Jerry Cupit

Cupit Music
PO Box 121904
Nashville TN 37212
www.musiciansource.com/Books/songwrtg/bsin.htm

Practical Guide To Songwriting, the
By Larry Petree

www.larrypetree.com

This is a 4 CD audio package. Larry is an award winning Southern Gospel songwriter with over 50 hits to his credit. This package includes 16 of Larry’s hit songs.

Songwriter’s Guide To Collaboration, the
By Walter Carter
ISBN 0-89879-322-X
www.writersdigest.com

For those who like to co-write, this book may save you a lot of headaches and heartaches.

Songwriters Idea Book, the
By Shelia Davis
ISBN 0-89879-519-2

www.writersdigest.com
Successful Lyric Writing
By Shelia Davis
ISBN 0-89879-283-5
www.writersdigest.com

This is a step-by-step course and workbook.

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Gospel Music School

www.StampsBaxterSchool.com

www.SteveHurstSchoolOfMusic.com

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Music Business

Life Is A Contact Sport
By Ken Kragen
ISBN 0-688-13282-0
www.kenkragen.com

This is a secular book written by a successful entertainment manager. Ken shares a wealth of information.

Music Contracts
www.musiccontracts.com
Music Law
www.music-law.com

Performance Rights Organizations

ASCAP www.ascap.com

BMI www.bmi.com

SESAC www.sesac.com

Southern Gospel Source Book

Singing News Magazine
330 University Hall Dr
Boone NC 28607

www.singingnews.com

This book is a directory of artists, songwriters, recording biz, radio, television, sales, manufacturing, publishing, etc. It's a great source book for Southern Gospel artists and writers.

This Business Of Music
By William Krasilovsky & Sidney Shemel
www.watsonguptill.com

This is a guide to legal, economic and financial aspects of the music business. It is good for both artists and songwriters. The 8th revised edition includes a CD that contains contracts and business documents.

U.S. Copyright Office
www.copyright.gov

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Sheet Music & Studio

Sheet Music
www.musictranscription.com

Have your song made into sheet music.

Signature Sound Studio
www.signaturesoundstudio.com

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Links Of Interest

Christian Songwriter's Network
www.christiansongwriters.org
Christian Songwriters Resources
www.christiansongwriting.org
Gospel Music Association
www.gospelmusic.org
Gospel Music Television
www.gmtn.com
National Quartet Convention
www.natqc.com
Poetry

www.christianpoets.com

www.poetryoftoday.com

Public Domain Music
www.pdinfo.com
Southern Gospel Music Association
www.sgma.org
Vocal Training
www.VocalCoach.com

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Miscellaneous

Christian Tuner
www.christiantuner.com

Internet radio stations

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