Best Songs of the DSA Meeting. BEST SONGS OF THE MEETING CRITIQUES. Each month songs of members are critiqued at the 2nd Tuesday meeting. Winners each month are published in Songwriters Notes. 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, Songwriter of the Year is awarded to the songwriter who had the most winning songs in the meetings throughout the year.

THE ORIGINAL TEXAS MUSIC MAGAZINE. VOLUME XLIII, NUMBER 8. Blues Child with old soul. Half Puppet Show was cut in one take, with no overdubs to preserve the feel and energy of a live Ally Venable performance. Nunn is the Ambassador of Texas Music, an iconic pioneer of Texas Outlaw Country, and newly pressed author. By Mary Jane Farmer, Scene In Town.

A Featured Column of Songwriters Notes. Sunday, March 7, 2010. LITERARY DEVICES - PART 2 - SIMILES. Even though similes and metaphors are both forms of comparison, similes allow the two ideas to remain distinct in spite of their similarities.

DSA is a 501 C3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing learning opportunities on the craft and business of songwriting. All styles of music are welcome in the DSA, and membership includes writers of all ages. DSA monthly activities include meetings with guest speakers, song critiques and performance showcases that are open to the public. In addition, the DSA supports and promotes workshops and contests and publishes a monthly newsletter. CELEBRATING 27 YEARS IN 2014. Friday, November 27, 2015.