[Beginner Creating A Demo With The Computer]

No, I don't expect to make a living writing songs at this moment.

[Beginner Creating A Demo With The Computer]

Well, I guess you misunderstood my comment. By making a living I mean my day job, which I can't quit because I need the money. I leave the house at 7:30 am Mon.thru Fri. and don't get home until at least 5:30pm. When I get home I'm always tired. That's leaves Sat. and Sun. for any song writing or anything related to song writing. Not good for promoting myself in the business you describe.

[Beginner Creating A Demo With The Computer]

Well, I am not young, and I have to earn a living, so I guess I've got my work cut out for me if it's ever to happen.

[Beginner Creating A Demo With The Computer]

Goal is to get my song recorded by a successful singer. It's a down-tempo number (but no slower than Someone Like You). Working on a couple of other songs as well.

[Beginner Creating A Demo With The Computer]

_{Allow them to use your song how? In any performance of their's they want?}

[Aaba]

Thanks, BigBubbaBrown.

[Aaba]

^Thanks.

[Aaba]

Thanks John and Donna. I'll take your thoughts into consideration.

By the way, am I supposed to receive an email notice of replies? Setting looks ok but I get no emails.

[Aaba]

I've written a song that uses the AABA structure. I think my song is pretty good and could be a hit for a singer. (I am not a performer.) In reading up on today's music I find out that it's all verse-chorus-verse-chorus. I like the song the way it is and I don't think it can be converted. Should I just file it away until the wind shifts?

[Beginner Creating A Demo With The Computer]

Promethus, I'm actually using Musescore (should have said that in the first post). As far as collaborators, do you mean people to instruct me on guitar notation (my weak area)?

[Beginner Creating A Demo With The Computer]

Thanks for taking the time, John. So you're saying Musescore is good for most instruments but not the guitar? That's curious.

[Beginner Creating A Demo With The Computer]

What is a sampled guitar? My song is not a band song but more of a solo-female-singer song. My Musescore sounds pretty good. This program is amazing. Unfortunately, I don't know how to write guitar and drum music, so I'm short on that.

[Beginner Creating A Demo With The Computer]

I have written my first song. In the books I've read on songwriting it says the next step to getting it published is to create a demo. That means hiring musicians and a singer which I cannot afford to do. Can you make your demo with a program like Finale or Musescore?