Songwriting
My first song was written when I was nine. I’d seen my mom and older brother write songs so I just copied their behavior. As I became aware of what a gift songwriting actually is, I wanted to get better at it. Like with talking, not just babble, but become a communicator! I am continually learning and working on the craft...
The songwriting process teaches me. As topics circle around and around in my heart and head, permeated by melody and harmony, I see new things on the other side of the song.
Here are a few examples of my songs & resources to check out...
“Music is God's
gift to man,
the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.”
~ Walter Savage Landor ~
my music room
Worship Songs
These are songs that have been used in a local church to be sung by the congregation. It’s a real honor to write these songs because they are like seeds of Life in peoples hearts. These are songs that have sprung out of messages and/or themes that are current to the church and have been staples in the weekly worship. As a worship leader who writes , I approach these songs differently because they are for everyone to sing – not just an artist to an audience.
Theme Driven Songs
One of my favorite things is to have a specific theme or scenario to write for. Many times I’ve written songs for particular services, musicals, dramatic sketches – a variety of things. I have many more but here are a couple of examples:
Recordings
The bulk of my musical work has been ‘live’, week by week learning, writing, singing new music for people & congregations. But here are two full projects with a total of 17 original songs.
Other
Songwriting Pages
@lizdugger
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•Steve Merkel
