Winters’ Day In
Conversations on life, faith, stories, and creativity from author Talena Winters.
Pour a cuppa and stay awhile.
Inconveniences I Would Rather Have
On Wednesday, I found I was grieving all the things that Levi will not get to do that I wanted him to be able to do. I find that writing songs helps me deal with very stressful and emotional topics, so I wrote "Things I'll Never Do". Here is a quick scratch recording on a video for this song.
My First Music Video
A music video for a song I co-wrote called “The Nails (I Did This For You)” in celebration of Easter.
Reality Check
My online encounter with Broadway composer Timothy Huang, and how it moved me.
Two Exciting Announcements
"Let Me Love" won an award, and "The Honey Tree" knitting pattern has been released!
Prosody: Aristotle’s Gift to Songwriters
For week 2 of the Pat Pattison songwriting course through Coursera, we have been learning about prosody, or the elements that create unity in a song. Specifically, we have been learning how line length and the number of lines both affect prosody and what effects they have on the song in general.
Exploring Options
Dreaming of pursuing my passions, and what recently happened on the music front.
A Love Song For My Honey
A new demo recording of a song I wrote for Jason by my friend Richie Owens.
Speaking of Music...
A video of my performing a special music at the Mena Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
I Am Posting By Default
Update on the house-building project, and an update on a new recording of one of my songs.
We are now live...with sound!
Adventures in uploading my music, and the audio track for the Christian pop song I wrote, “Walking in the Sonlight”.
Not an Ordinary Performance
I am a songwriter. Anyone who's read my profile has figured that out. Although not writing as prolifically as I once did, due to the daily ins and outs of raising a family, running a business, and the fact that I sold my piano a year and a half ago when I thought we were moving overseas, I still occasionally come out with a few gems. Unfortunately, due to said lack of piano, my playing skills are not currently up to my own standards for performing, so for this reason I have not shared my music with anyone for well over two years.
Until tonight.