GUESTIMATING FEES
EVERY SONG IS DIFFERENT...
AVERAGE NEW SONG CHARTS = $75
"BASIC" includes basic rhythm, lead text, BGV notation
average song play running time = 4:00 (with several repeat sections)
STYLE
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| SAMPLES - REAL SONGS CHARTED IN THE PAST | VARIABLES AFFECTING TIME | |||||||||||||
| SONG TITLE | ARTIST | YEAR RECORDED | RUNNING TIME (play length) | GENRE/ STYLE |
TOTAL CHARTING TIME (includes song research) | ORIGINAL TOTAL FEES ($25/hr) [now $20 "as is"] | #1 TIME KILLER | LEAD VOCAL (text or notated) | BGVs/ CHOIR (notated) | RHYTHM: Simple, Standard, Complex | HORNS, STRINGS, AUX | # of MODULATIONS | ||
| Clean | Smalltown Poets | 2000 | 4:37 | pop - MOR | 1.75 | $43.75 | rhythm notation | text | n/a | standard | strings partially notated | 0 | ||
| They Don't Understand | Sawyer Brown | 2005 | 4:17 | country folk ballad | 2 | $50.00 | duet notation | duet on chorus only notated | SAT | simple | opt'l pads not notated | 0 | ||
| Pick Me Up | John David Webster | 2005 | 3:19 | pop rock | 2 | $50.00 | rhythm notation | text | SAT | standard | n/a | 0 | ||
| You Move Me | Natalie Grant | 2005 | 4:16 | pop - MOR | 2.5 | $62.50 | BGVs | text | SA | simple | n/a | 0 | ||
| Ready For A World | FFH | 2003 | 4:00 | pop rock | 2.75 | $68.75 | BGVs | text + chorus notation | STB | standard | n/a | 1 | ||
| LifeSong | Casting Crowns | 2005 | 5:17 | pop - MOR | 3 | $75.00 | duet notation | notated (duet) | SA | standard | strings NOT notated | 0 | ||
| Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree | MercyMe | 2005 | 2:31 | retro rock | 3 | $75.00 | rhythm notation | text | ATB | standard | horns (synth) | 0 | ||
| Best Of You | Foo Fighters | 2005 | 4:15 | heavy rock | 3.25 | $81.25 | bass/ rhythm notations | text | n/a | standard | n/a | 0 | ||
| Anytime | Kelly Clarkson | 2003 | 4:07 | power ballad | 4 | $100.00 | BGVs | notated | SATB | standard | strings NOT notated | 0 | ||
| Lion (from Narnia) | Rebecca St. James | 2005 | 3:49 | pop ballad | 4.25 | $106.25 | guitar notation | text | SA | complex | strings (with parts separations) | 1 | ||
| With A Little Love | Gary Chapman, Chris Willis & Colorado Mass Choir | 1999 | 4:14 | funky gospel | 4.25 | $106.25 | BGVs | text | SAT | complex | intro horns only (other horns NOT YET NOTATED) | 2 | ||
| Lean On Me | Kirk Franklin | 1998 | 5:08 | gospel ballad | 5.5 | $137.50 | lead notations | notated (multi/group) | SAT | standard | strings synth | 0 | ||
| God People | Salvador | 2002 | 2:53 | Latin pop rock | 5.5 | $137.50 | horns | text | ATB | complex | horns (with parts separations) | 0 | ||
| MEDLEY: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Joy To The World / Carol Of The Bells | MercyMe | 2005 | 3:31 | gothic rock | 5.75 | $143.75 | strings | notated | SAT | standard | mega strings (with parts separations) | 0 | ||
| Put A Little Love In Your Heart | Straight Company | 1993 | 4:14 | acappella R&B | 6 | $150.00 | SAT lead notation | notated (multi/group) | SAT + SATB | simple | n/a | 2 | ||
| Crown You With Praise | Natalie Grant | 2004 | 4:09 | Latin gospel rock | 7.25 | $181.25 | pace - very fast & tedious | notated (choir feature) | SAT | VERY complex | horns (with parts separations) | 1 | ||
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