Songwriting is the act of baring one's soul to another in the form of words and music.
Website Article: https://marileekaymusic.com/song-stories/ Hello! I am posting today to share a couple of things I have shared recently that aren’t necessarily a full, new arrangement or original composition. I haven’t posted in more than a month, but I have three
This is part 1 of an interview I did with Chad Cleverly for The Connecting Neighbors Podcast. It was really fun to speak with him and I am so glad he asked me! This is the first half of the interview in which he asked me about my childhood, music and about our family.
Marilee’s Interview with “Anticipating Christ’s Return” YouTube Link to Interview Kaitlyn Hawker from “Anticipating Christ’s Return” is my amazing friend who is doing really great things on YouTube. We got together for a discussion of a presentation I came up
Brainstorm – I wrote this song 11 years ago, so I’m trying to remember how I came up with the song. I think I just knew I wanted to write him a little lullaby and wanted it to be relaxing
My parents were visiting me and I told them I was trying to figure out what cover song I would do for December. My Mom told me that her favorite Christmas song is Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire. I replied, “ok, that’s the one then.” I arranged a jazzy piano version of this song back in college at USU. It happened to be the only time this one professor seemed to be impressed with me!
Brainstorming – This song is about an event in my life, the death of our child. But I also tried to write it in a way that would apply to anyone who has cared for a terminally ill loved one who has passed on. Writing it helped me to process everything that happened and to maintain some hope along with it. It’s a brutal topic and a heavy one, I realize that, but hopefully it will touch some hearts.
I am going to start sharing a little behind the scenes as I write and arrange the music. Here is my 8 step process I go through from beginning to end with an original song.
I tried something new in this video….talking. 🙂 I discuss some of the inspiration behind the song Home to Me and then 3 qualities of a good parent. What do you think? Do you agree with the qualities I chose?
I want to let you know about a new feature I am offering. Those who subscribe to MarileeKayMusic.com by entering their email address in the sidebar under “Sign up to receive free MP3 recordings” will receive an email in the middle of the month with the latest mp3 recording attached! Free downloads are only available for a short period of time, so this will make it super easy to download all of my music for free as it comes out.
As human beings we all experience negative emotion. We are supposed to! It’s a part of life. Many people think that we should always be happy and feel good all the time. But it is in the difficulty that we grow and it is in the trials that we learn and it is the contrast that helps us appreciate all the positive and happy emotions more deeply.