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In 2007 make your songwriting easier and more creative and impactful with our best selling, easy-to-ride, workhorse program! Hop onto Lyricist - the word and chord processor geared for musicians and songwriters that continues to make songwriting easier and more creative - now in version 3. Lyricist sports an easy interface, supports rich text, has chord charting (switch between guitar, piano or the Nashville Number System), key transposer, song arranger (just chords - no lyrics) - all at the click of a mouse. Also enjoy a built in spell checker, thesaurus, rhyming dictionary, a media file launch, plus the ability to organize songs into album categories, export to RTF (Rich-Text) files, and even email your songs in an instant.  Lyricist is all the essential tools for writing and polishing lyrics and creating chord lead sheets. Check it all out by clicking here - and enjoy special Lyricist savings.

Contents:

First up: Editor's Note from the laptop of Robert Curtis,
your songwriter in residence at Songwriting Software Plus.

Followed by Items:

1. You're Accepted At Song U
2. This Month's Notable Quote
3. Songwriting Software Plus Software Superstars

Editor's Note:

This first issue of the year kicks off with a focus on song craft education - the tools and the methods to build effective and moving songs.

In that vein we'll spotlight a site that's getting a lot of well deserved attention in providing a great songwriting education from pros who've had hits and gotten cuts on major projects.

They offer everything from how to write, improve and even market your songs to passing along gems from members to the industry when they happen to write a really great and well crafted song.

Item 1

You're Accepted At Song U .com

Not near a major music school? Can't afford Juilliard, Berklee or the London Music School right at the moment? - don't panic - there's SongU.com to the rescue.

Get Pro Help Ongoing On The Cheap

SongU.com offers a lineup of professional and hit songwriters to guide you wherever you're trying to get in your songwriting journey - and all at affordable membership prices depending on your needs and budget.

You can take individual courses only or get coaching too or have it all and get other benefits like being able to pitch songs to projects with their Platinum membership level.

See a comparison chart of the various subscription levels by clicking here.

Truly Professional Staff And Faculty

The staff and faculty are all accomplished songwriters with everything from SESAC Song Of The Year writers to Tony Award nominated writers to #1 hit songwriters.

And the gamut of contemporary genres is covered too with everything from country to hip-hop r&b.

Click here to get the 411 on the entire entourage.

No Deadlines

Mark Victor Hanson, co-author of the Chicken Soup For The Soul series, says "dreams don't have deadlines" and at SongU the same applies when it comes to courses - they're self paced so there's no pressure of time.

You're Not Alone - Connect With Other Writers

At the Platinum level you get to enjoy interacting with other writers and even have the chance to hookup and co-write too.

SongU even has special groups to collectively cheer on each other in obtaining songwriting goals as you develop your career.

Also part of the Platinum package includes your own songwriting website along with getting to participate in pro guest chats.

Try It Out For Free

To see if it's a good fit you can check it out free for ten days.

Click here for more details on their free offer.

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For Inspiration And Thought On Your Path To More Songwriting Success:

"Things do not change; we change."
-- Henry David Thoreau

Songwriting Software Plus Software Superstars:

Lyric Writing (Windows and Macs):

Lyricist - the premiere indispensable and affordable lyric and lead sheet music writing program.

Performing Songwriter Magazine said this about Lyricist - "...what it does, it does well." March/April 2004

Click here for all the benefits Lyricist gives your songwriting and enjoy the Songwriting Software Plus discount - save $5.00. Or try it FREE for 30 days. CD or download.

MasterWriter - the most comprehensive program for writing lyrics with a recorder for melodies and preprogrammed grooves.

Used by hit songwriters Gwen Stefani, Rob Thomas, Jimmy Webb, Kenny Loggins, Trent Reznor, Clint Black, Jeffrey Steele, and many more. Windows and Mac compatible.

Click here to read more about MasterWriter and save big with Songwriting Software Plus. Or try it FREE for 30 days. CD or download.

Music Writing (for Windows):

Play Music - the easiest music notation program around.

Music Recording (for Windows)

Mixcraft - easy recording software.

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