From the course: 31 Music Business Tips for Songwriters
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Finalize your lyric sheets
From the course: 31 Music Business Tips for Songwriters
Finalize your lyric sheets
- [Instructor] One of the first ways to really stay organized as a songwriter is to make sure to finalize your lyric sheets. What this means is when your song is done make sure that your lyric sheet represents the exact finished lyric. I understand we're constantly tweaking the lyrics as we go through the song, but when we decide the song is finished, go back to your lyric sheet and make sure that the lyrics match exactly what the finished song has. Secondly, put the date of creation on the lyric sheet that way you will always know when the song was written. And, in that same vein, make sure that the publishing information and the performing rights organization information for you, of course, but any collaborators that you might have had on the song are also on the lyric sheet. That way you will always know where to look to find out when the song was written, who you wrote it with, what their publishing information was…
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