Resources for Songwriters
Interested in writing lyrics for the Christian market? Oneof my students recently tracked down these resources:
Books
Lee, C. Nancy. Lyrics of Lament, From Tragedy toTransformation. Fortress Press, 2010,
O’Donnell, Sean Douglass. God’s Lyrics, Rediscovering worship through Old Testament Songs.
P&R Publishing Company, 2010.
Woods, Robert and Walrath, Brian. The Message in the Music. Abingdon Press, 1976.
Rogal, J. Samuel. AGeneral Introduction to hymnody and Congregational Song. The Scarecrow
Press, 1991.
Lectures andConferences
Moon, Wisdom and Thompson, Mandy “The Songwriter’s Café:
Episode 3 iTunesU, Released March 15, 2011.
Episode 4 iTunesU, Released April 16, 2011
Episode 5 iTunesU, Released May 16, 2011
Thompson, Dan andBrookhouse, Joe “The Songwriter’s Café Episode 12”
iTunesU, Released January 16, 2012
Christian Songwriters Conference in MountHermon-mounthermon.org/songwriters
Software
Finale Songwriter
Song Factory
Master Writer 2.0
Toontrack EZ Songwriting Bundle
Master songwriter HALion Workstation
Lyricist
Track Notes
SongWriter HD Lite
Suggester-Chord Progression Tool and Musical Scale Reference
Songwriter’s Pad
Verse Perfect
Easy Songwriter
Rhyme Genie
Web Sites
Songwriter’s ResourceNetwork-http://www.songwritersresourcenetwork.com/
Christian SongwritersNetwork-http://www.christiansongwriters.org/
Christian Songwriting-http://www.christiansongwriting.com/
Gospel/Christian Songwriters Group-http://www.angelfire.com/
The Secret Place-http://www.secretplaceministries.org
The Muse’s Muse-http://www.musesmuse.com
Christian Music/ Songwriting Associations
The National Association of ChristianArtists-http://www.thenacm.com
Christian ArtistsNetwork-http://www.christianartists-network.org/
The Christian Fellowship of Art MusicComposers-http://www.cfamc.org/
The Christian SongwritingOrganization-http://www.christiansongwriting.org/
Gospel Music Association-http://www.gospelmusic.org/
Minnesota Association of ChristianSongwriters-http://www.macsmn.org
Christian Magazinesand Articles on Song writing
Peterson, Dylan. “Iron and Wine.” Relevant Magazine. August 30, 2007.
Hurtgen, J. E . “Statement: Expressions of Honesty,” Relevant Magazine. Nov. 13, 2007.