Mallory Gliko was one of eight participants in our Spring 2017 songwriting circle. Her lovely song, “In Your Presence is just one example of all the good songs that were shared in our meetings. (See video of this song on right of this page). Our circle members were from five different Vineyard churches in the greater Vancouver area, plus our friend from Kelowna, Mark Stokes (via facetime).
We had a great time, sharing our songs, encouraging one another, critiquing songs, laughing and eating popcorn!
It was fun to see the songs evolve through our 7 sessions. It’s a very practical way to learn about songwriting – you hear input on the strong and weak points of your song, and how your song could be improved. Songwriting “rules” and theory become more clear as you listen to feedback from all the group members. People really progressed in their songwriting ability through these few months. By the end of the course, several good songs were revised, re-revised and completed.
It has been said, “most songs are not written, they are re-written.” Songwriting circles are a great tool for improving your songwriting skills!