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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 Some information and products may be limited, outdated or no longer available; therefore it is the users responsibility for due diligence.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. |
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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 |
| 101 Hymn Stories By Kenneth Osbeck ISBN 0-8254-3420-3 www.gospelcom.net/kregel The inspiring true stories behind 101 favorite hymns. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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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 |
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Music Law www.music-law.com |
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Performance Rights Organizations ASCAP www.ascap.com BMI www.bmi.com SESAC www.sesac.com |
| Southern Gospel Source Book
Singing News Magazine 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 |
| Public
Domain Music www.pdinfo.com |
| Southern
Gospel Music Association www.sgma.org |
| Vocal
Care www.vanderbiltbillwilkersoncenter.com/voicecenter |
| Vocal
Training www.VocalCoach.com |
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Miscellaneous |
| Chord
House www.looknohands.com Chords and scales for guitar and piano. |
| Christian
Tuner www.christiantuner.com Internet radio stations |
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