Songwriting is the act of baring one's soul to another in the form of words and music.
Hello! “I Believe in Christ” is a suggested hymn to go along with the Book of Mormon lesson “We Rejoice in Christ” studying 2 Nephi 20–25. This is a vocal solo arrangement of an amazing LDS hymn written by Bruce R. McConkie. I love the personal and strong testimony of Jesus Christ that this song conveys. The free sheet music for this arrangement can be found here: http://marileekaymusic.com/sheet-music/
I hope that we can be a little more grateful, kind and in awe of the bounteous blessings we’ve all been given this month. I know I could really benefit from a more consistent and frequent shift in my perspective. I will try to do my best to express my thanks and appreciation to God and those around me this November.
I love this song, (He Sent His Son from the Children’s Songbook) it is one of my favorites. It doesn’t need a second verse, but I thought there were some things that could be added. Some things that feel true to me. To me, the added second verse is a kind of second witness to the message of the first verse.
Composing a hymn was a little more difficult than I thought it would be because of the structure of the way a hymn is set up. When I compose a contemporary song, I have a lot of freedom to switch up the rhythms and melody from verse to verse or even chorus to chorus to suit changes in lyrics.
Happy Music Monday! Here is the sheet music for I’m Gonna Be There. I have a love for Jazz music that grew during my college years. I was in a group at Utah State University called the Sunburst Singers and we did a lot of Big Band/Jazz music and I even wrote a few arrangements in that style during that time. I wanted to explore my inner jazz, with this song.
Happy Music Monday! Before I dive into my little rant today on perfectionism and creating something that is good enough, here is the sheet music for “Not Alone”. I’ve also attached the lead sheet for this song as well…
Happy Music Monday! Here is the Sheet Music for “Turning Toward” Click the download button belowto download it. Writing the Melody When I sat down to write out the sheet music for Turning Toward, I wrote out the vocal melody first.
Happy Music Monday! Today I’ll go inside the theoretical aspects of the music….just a bit. Like I said in the previous post, I wanted this song to be somewhat simple, with just a verse and chorus. I chose the key