Meeting Critiques

Each month songs of members are critiqued at the 1st Thursday workshop. Winners each month are published in Songwriters Notes. Members only may enter up to 2 songs per month (or more if time allows) by going to this link https://dallassongwriters.org/song-critique/ to enter the lyric and audio file or you may upload the lyric and perform the song live at the meeting. Time is limited to the review of 8 songs per meeting on a first come basis. (If we run out of time, the songs will be moved to next meeting). Members will have until the end of November to rewrite and record their song before it is sent to the judge. At the end of each year, the songs are judged by industry pros and the Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriter whose song garnered the most points from the judges. Also, The Vern Dailey Songwriter of the Year Award goes to songwriter who has the most songs with the highest points in the top ten. Winners are announced at the Virtual Awards Program in February which include performances by the finalists.

Friday, March 4, 2022

BEST SONGS OF THE MEETING 2022

The DSA Members and Community Virtual Awards on March 25, 2023 honored songwriters with the Song of the Year Award and the Vern Dailey Songwriter of the Year Award. There were performances by our member contestants Wayne Willingham, Troy Vanderhoof, Seth Ginsberg, Alexis Tapp, Wayne Gathright, Rio King, Bill Martin, Michael Brandenberger, Michael Roth, Harry Wolf, and Barbara McMillen. Community Service Awards were presented to Opening Bell, Tone Shop, Patty Allen Driver, and Guitarlington. Please tune into our facebook page for the live stream or watch it on our youtube channel. YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/biSYiLJVXV8  While you're there, please subscribe to our channel. https://www.youtube.com/@dallassongwriters_official2702
Thanks to our judge Jamey Shannon!

VERN DAILEY SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD


The Vern Dailey Songwriter of the Year Award goes to Alexis Tapp  for the songs in order of highest points: When You Fight The Giant,Brighter Day, American Dream and Bill’s Records.

 

SONG OF THE YEAR AWARD

Wayne Willingham is the songwriter who has the most songs with the highest scores in the top twelve listed earlier from the Meeting Critiques.

TOP 5 SEMIFINALISTS - (no audio clips)

#5 When You Fight the Giant - Alexis Tapp
#4 What’s So Wrong - Seth Ginsberg
#3 Sensational Five - Troy Inslee Vanderhoof
#2 Something Behind - Troy Inslee Vanderhoof 

#1 Should Coulda Woulda - Wayne Willingham.

 2022 Top 12 Best Songs of The Meeting Critiques (Semifinalists) are (alphabetical order)

American Dream by Joli Hope and Alexis Tapp
Bill’s Records by Alexis Tapp
Brighter Days by Alexis Tapp
Emotional Cuts by Troy Inslee Vanderhoof
Hot Rod by Wayne Willingham
Sensational Five by Troy Inslee Vanderhoof
Shoulda Coulda Woulda by Wayne Willingham
Something Behind by Troy Inslee Vanderhoof
Staten Island Girl by Seth Ginsberg
That’s All I Really Need by Seth Ginsberg
What's So Wrong (with Being Sentimental) by Seth Ginsberg
When You Fight The Giant by Alexis Tapp

MEETING SUBMISSIONS BY MONTH

JANUARY 2022
Days Like These by Eric Ramsey

FEBRUARY
Kick It Up by Kevin Reardon
Mad Lonely by Troy Vanderhoof
Til The Tide Comes In Troy Vanderhoof
Everybody’s Got To Go Back Home by Eric Ramsey
Well Done by Sarah Skoog
Hot Rod by Wayne Willingham
Shoulda Coulda Woulda by Wayne Willingham
Broken Mirror by Michael Roth
It’s Still Home Sweet Home to Me by Joe Pafume

MARCH
Bills Records by Alexis Tapp 
When You Fight The Giant by Alexis Tapp 
Back to the Country by Francile Curry- McCotry
A Thought by Wayne Gaithright
Toe to Toe With The Ruskies by Seth Ginsberg

APRIL
Brighter Days by Alexis Tapp 
Darts and a Blindfold by Troy Vanderhoof
Something Behind by Troy Vanderhoof
Big Texas Goodbye by Troy Vanderhoof
People Like You and Me by Seth Ginsberg

MAY 
Mama Really Knows Her Stuff by Alexis Tapp 
India by Kimberly Cotton
Beneath The Trees of Bangalore by Seth Ginsberg

JUNE
Skipping Stones by Seth Ginsberg
Growing Pains by Troy Vanderhoof 
Sensational Five by Troy Vanderhoof 
American Dream by Jolie Hope

JULY

That's All I really Need by Seth Ginsberg

Nowhere Bound by Troy Vanderhoof 


SEPT

Skin Time by Rio King and Malinda Cannon

What's So Wrong (with Being Sentimental) by Seth Ginsberg

Statin Island Girl by Seth Ginsberg

New Life In Me by Troy Vanderhoof

Emotional Cuts by Troy Vanderhoof

Walking To Town by Alexis Tapp and Seth Ginsberg 


OCT

Love's a Little Scary by Alexis Tapp

She by Steve Ledford

Behind a Wall by Wayne Gathright


NOV

We Didn’t Know by Bill Martin

I Am Alone by Seth Ginsberg  

Just Another Waltz For Texas by Seth Ginsberg 

Old Worn Glory by Barbe McMillen & Bobby Montgomery 

No Love Lost Cafe by Michael Roth and Harry Wolf

Brighter Days by Alexis Tapp

If I See You Again by Michael Brandenberger


Semifinalist are invited to perform at the Virtual Awards Program.


These songs are eligible to compete for the Best Songs of the Meeting Awards, Songwriter of the Year and Song of The Year. 


You must resubmit your completed files. You have until midnight Friday, November 26 to record or re-record your song(s) and place the audio file along with the lyric into this folder on the google drive. 
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BEST SONGS OF THE MEETING CRITIQUES

Each month songs of members are critiqued at the 1st Thursday meeting. Songs that are critiqued each month are published in Songwriters Notes. Members only may enter by uploading lyric and audio file to https://dallassongwriters.org/song-critique/ or you may upload the lyric and perform the song live at the meeting. Members will have until the end of November to rewrite and record their song before it is sent to the judge. At the end of each year, the songs are judged by industry pros and the Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriter whose song garnered the most points from the judges.
Also, The Vern Dailey Songwriter of the Year Award goes to songwriter who has the most songs with the highest points in the top ten.