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Songwriting: Theme
Songwriting: Lyrics
Songwriting: Document Ideas
Songwriting: Melody
Songwriting: Structure
Songwriting: Music or Lyrics First?
Songwriting: Chord Progression
Songwriting: Improvise a Melody
Songwriting: Verses
Songwriting: Edit Lyrics
Songwriting: Chorus Chord Progressions
Songwriting: Chorus Melodies
Songwriting: Chorus Lyrics
Songwriting: Bridge Chords
Songwriting: Bridge Melodies
Songwriting: Link Chorus & Bridge
Songwriting: Ending
Songwriting: Edit
Songwriting: Arrangements
Songwriting: Copyright
Songwriting: Perform
Summary: The Library of Congress (US) provides the easiest way to copyright your song. There are also songwriters' unions that you may want to join. Learn how to write a song in this free music video.
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"In this section I'm going to talk about copyrighting your song. If you're Canadian for all those Canadian fellow Canucks out there easiest thing to do is become part of SOCAN the union and you can register your songs on line through their database and that's sufficient enough. If you're American you can register with BMI or ASCAP. Those are the two main songwriting unions. There's other ones as well, but a really easy and official way to do it is to contact the Library of Congress about registering your songs and they'll send you a form and you can send them a recording and the lyrics of your song and that will make it really official that it's yours and that no one can steal it from you. The Library of Congress is the easiest most direct way I think if you're not already a member of the union. Definitely join the union, they have workshops and seminars and a lot of great advise."
eHow Article: Songwriting: Copyright
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