Songwriter Careers

Question 1

What is the most significant impediment to a songwriter's success?

Accepted Answer

Determination

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Work of high quality

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Being offered a major publishing contract

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Making music heard

Question 2

What is the primary reason for most songwriters' failure to achieve success?

Accepted Answer

There is a great deal of competition.

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They don't put forth enough effort.

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They are untalented.

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They don't write nearly enough songs.

Question 3

What is a songwriter's challenge?

Accepted Answer

Differentiating oneself from the crowd

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Writing a song that is too similar to one that already exists

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They don't sound like anyone else but themselves.

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Being distinct from the crowd

Question 4

What is the name of the discipline that employs experts to explain to courts whether or not a song has been plagiarized?

Accepted Answer

Forensic Musicology

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Musicology

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Music Theory

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Music Forensics

Question 5

What happens if a songwriter inadvertently copies another song?

Accepted Answer

They could face plagiarism charges.

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Any awards given to their song will be automatically disqualified.

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They will be required to acknowledge the original Writer as a Co-writer.

Question 6

What is a good way to get a sense of what your future career as a songwriter might entail?

Accepted Answer

Understanding how those who came before you did it

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Enrolling in a songwriting class

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Investing in a songwriting coach

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I'm reading a songwriting book.

Question 7

What is the author's example's big break?

Accepted Answer

Acceptance to the top music school of your choice

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Obtaining a diploma

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Learning practical techniques

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Being accepted