GMWA 2023
Song Submission Guidelines
The submission period opens on
December 1, 2022 and closes on March 15, 2023.
Songs submitted outside of these
dates may not be acknowledged or considered.
No more than 3 songs may be
submitted by any songwriter.
The preferred format for
song submission is electronic, using MP3 or MP4
format.
Electronic submission via Dropbox
link is acceptable; however, lyrics must be attached
to the email.
Electronic submission via YouTube
link is acceptable; however, lyrics must be attached
to the email.
Electronic submission in WAV
format is acceptable.
Submission via cassette tape is
NOT acceptable.
Failure to comply with these
guidelines (as to form and/or content)
may result in your submission being
rejected without notice.
Electronic
Submission Guidelines
1. Songwriters
wishing to have up to three songs reviewed for
inclusion in the Performance Division (Mass, Men’s,
Women’s, Youth/Youth Adult, CAD and/or New Music
Seminar) should submit the song(s) in MP3, MP4 or
WAV format to the Song Submission Review Committee
via e-mail at the following address:
gmwamusicsubmission@yahoo.com.
Submissions must be original and must not
have been released nationally in order to be
eligible for review and placement. (For
information regarding Children’s Division song
submission, please contact Dr. Clark Joseph at
cjoseph@sjbcfamily.com.)
2. Up to 3
songs may be sent as attachments to an e-mail(s).
(ONE email with an mp3/mp4 or approved link AND a
lyric sheet or score for each song is preferred.)
3. Submission in
formats other than the preferred format may cause
serious delay in the review of the song(s). The
mp3/mp4 formats are recognizable and downloadable
across the broad spectrum of laptops, tablets and
phones. Using other formats is work-intensive for
the reviewers. It is likely that songs submitted in
the preferred format will be reviewed first and
those songs may fill all available slots.
4. A separate
lyric sheet for each song submitted must also be
attached to the e-mail(s). The lyric sheet must be
in MS Word or PDF format. If the song(s) has/have
been scored, you may attach a PDF of the score in
place of the lyric sheet(s).
5. The body
of the e-mail must contain the
following information:
A. Song Title
B. Songwriter Information
Songwriter’s Name
Songwriter’s U.S. Mail Address
Songwriter’s E-Mail Address
Songwriter’s Phone Number
Songwriter’s GMWA Chapter Affiliation
C. Chapter Affiliation Verification
Name of Songwriter’s Chapter
Representative
U.S. Mail Address of Songwriter’s
Chapter Representative
E-Mail Address of Songwriter’s
Chapter Representative
Phone Number of Songwriter’s Chapter
Representative
6. Songwriters
must be affiliated with a local
chapter. Chapter
affiliation will be verified.
7. Any
submissions containing viruses will be rejected
outright. All attachments should be virus-scanned
before being submitted.
8. If a person
other than the songwriter is making the submission
on behalf of the songwriter, the submitter must
send the submission to the songwriter by email at
the same time as the submitter makes the submission
to the Committee.
9. Within 72
hours of receipt of the e-mail submission, a
confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail
address from which the song was sent.
Traditional Submission Guidelines
If a songwriter
is unable to submit electronically, he or she may
submit by sending up to 3 songs on a CD, along with
a lyric sheet or score of the music to the following
address:
GMWA Performance Division
c/o Jerusalem Baptist Church
2600 P Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Songs submitted
via U.S. Mail will receive LOW-PRIORITY in review,
as it is labor-intensive to “rip” the song from your
CD and upload the file for review. It is quite
possible that songs submitted “traditionally” (in
this electronic age) will not be reviewed at all or
very late in the process.
For More
Information
Should you have
questions or concerns about the submission process
(electronic or traditional), please contact
Pastor Rodney Teal. He may be reached as
follows:
Phone: 571.215.6039
E-mail: tealgmwa@gmail.com (Do NOT
e-mail song submissions to this address.)
What’s the
status of my submission?
Songwriters
please note that if your song is selected for use in
the Performance Division, the Committee will contact
you.
If you submit
electronically, receipt of the confirmation e-mail
acknowledging your submission assures that your song
is being considered. Also
note, that incomplete submission may result in your
song being rejected without further
notification, so be sure that your submission is
complete before you click “send.”
If you submit
traditionally (via U.S. Mail), send your materials
“Return Receipt Requested”
so that you may have confirmation of receipt at the
Jerusalem Baptist Church address. DO NOT SEND
traditionally submitted materials VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
or by any means where a signature is required. Your
submission will be summarily returned. |