Matt Redman Stuart Townend
Keith and Kristyn Getty Audrey Assad
In the case of worship…A good song leads us All of these folks continue to amaze me with Simon, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, and
toward communion with God. We sense His their special giftings in songwriting. of course the Lennon-McCartney catalog,
including all time periods of the Beatles.
presence. There is impact created! Consider
these exemplary songwriters:
In summary, there are both tangibles and
intangibles in the craft of songwriting. A good Let’s all be inspired to learn, examine, investigate,
craft, and express ourselves in song!
• Matt Redman song knows no single musical genre, and a
• Stuart Townend good song will outlive any single recording of it.
• Keith and Kristyn Getty Aspiring songwriters will do well to study great
• Audrey Assad songwriters. From the Tin Pan Alley “Great
• Andrew Peterson American Songbook” writers of the mid-20 th
• Stu G century (The Gershwin Brothers, Jerome Kern,
• Sandra McCracken Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and many more), to
• Michael Farren Pop Music icons such as James Taylor, Paul
Andrew Peterson Stu G
Sandra McCracken Michael Farren
January 2019
Alex MacDougall
Former member of Daniel Amos (DA), the Larry
Norman Band, and the Richie Furay Band. He’s
also toured and recorded with Andrae Crouch, Bob
Bennett, Phil Keaggy, and hundreds of others. He’s
serves as an Adjunct Professor, teaching in Music
Business at Dallas Baptist University and Trevecca
Nazarene University’s National Praise and Worship
Institute, in Nashville, TN. Contact Alex for lecture,
teaching, and conference workshops via.
[email protected]
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