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Announcements 

1. SPEC 412 -THE BIG REVEAL! Staff Writer For a Day! - Didn't make it to the Big Reveal or sign up to listen to the transcript? You can still listen to the session with Sherrill Blackman and all the contender's songs...
   Here's how to register for transcript-only for through June 12th: Go to My Activity drop down menu. Click on Courses > View/Add Live Courses. REFINE THE SEARCH at the top of the page using the drop down menu choices to show "Instructor-Led Courses" and Category: "Special" and Type: "Transcript-Only (prior courses). Choose SPEC 412 The Big Reveal! sdb music Staff Writer For A Day. That will add it to your Active Courses list where you can get the audio/video transcript.

1. Rising Star Contenders List - KUDOS to ALL of you who stepped up to the plate and submitted songs for the Staff Writer For A Day with sdb music group Special Event Pitch Opportunity with a chance to co-write with hit songwriter Joie Scott.
   Congratulations to the following members who were chosen by publisher Sherrill Blackman as "Rising Star" Contenders out of over 360 songs!
   10 COMMANDMENTS - Loralei Ells
   BOYS CRY TOO - Simon Finn
   BROKEN - Scott Miller
   CAMPFIRE IN THE RAIN - Weylan Deaver
   *EVERY TIME THE DOOR OPENED - Kerry Jeter
   FAIRY TALE - Loralei Ells
   FIELD AND STREAM - ronald klabunde
   FIND YOUR OWN WAY - Phillip Sandifer
   FRIDGERATOR DOOR - Crissy Wix
   I CAN'T LOVE ME WITH YOU - Elvira Cawthon
   IF I LIED - Loralei Ells
   LET ME BE WEAK - Michael Taylor
   ONLY DIFFERENT - Rita Weyls / Susan Simonson
   PRAY IT LIKE YA' MEAN IT - Ken Matejka
   SHOUT DOWN THE SHADOWS - jason moshier
   STORM CHASER - Jill Smith
   THAT OLD PORCH SWING - Ed Bentley
   WINGS OF TIME - ronald klabunde
   SPECIAL MENTION to the TOP 10 Contender songs:
   GO ASK YOUR MOTHER - Mark M Dunning
   *HANG TEN MY FRIEND - Pat Aureli
   NOT READY - Frank Raknes Schonberg
   *NUMBERED (SDB) - Mitch Townley
   *SHE SANG EVERY SUNDAY - Steve Bryant
   STOP - Steven Traversa
   *THAT SUIT DON'T SUIT YOU - Catherine Amond
   TOUGH - Kerry Jeter
   WE THE PEOPLE - Bill Gue
   WINDSHIELD - James Hoppe
   *publisher expressed interest

1. AND THE WINNER IS... - The winner of the Staff Writer for a Day and co-write session with Joie Scott, chosen by Joie herself from the Top Ten list is:
   PAT AURELI from Waterboro, Maine with her song HANG TEN MY FRIEND. Congratulations, Pat! Check it out on Pat's Member Website

1. Great Songwriting Tips From Sherrill Blackman - To learn exactly how publisher, Sherrill Blackman, narrowed down the field to the final contenders for the Special Event and much more sign up under View/Add Live Courses for transcript access of The Big Reveal.

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Instructor-Led Courses This Week. 

1. Mon May 21, 2018 08:00 PM (ET) FDBK 300 Advanced Song Feedback and Mentoring with Craig Bickhardt

1. Wed May 23, 2018 01:00 PM (ET) FDBK 288 Song Feedback and Mentoring II with Sara Light

1. Wed May 23, 2018 09:00 PM (ET) FDBK 320 Publisher Song Feedback and Mentoring with Debbie Zavitson

1. Thu May 24, 2018 08:00 PM (ET) FDBK 330 Song Production Feedback for Film-TV-Media with Queenie Mullinix

1. Sat May 26, 2018 12:00 PM (ET) FDBK 205 Song Feedback and Mentoring II with Alan Roy Scott

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