Category Archives: Rock and/or Roll

Swampzilla at Rockford High School/Middle School

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Greg Scheer

I had the great pleasure of composing a new piece for the Rockford School orchestras this spring. Directors Erin De Young and Allison Holden wanted a piece that would work for their combined orchestras: 6th grade through 10th. That’s a … Continue reading →

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That’s When Lonely Begins

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Greg Scheer

Sometimes you just have to go with it, you know? A phrase popped into my head mid-afternoon: “That’s when lonely begins.” It was a title in search of a country song. Five hours later it’s written, recorded, and posted to … Continue reading →

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Two Christmases

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Greg Scheer

The final song in my Christmas triumvirate is not a church song at all. As I was working on Christmas songs for worship during March’s songwriting retreat, I began thinking about how unsettling it must be for my boys to … Continue reading →

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Tiny King (with Liz Vice)

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Greg Scheer

“What’s with all the Christmas music in summer?” You may ask. This March I joined two dozen other songwriters to explore the themes that are missing from common Christmas songs and to compose new songs that address those themes. During … Continue reading →

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We’re Holding On for Dear Life

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Greg Scheer

In 2014, I wrote a song cycle called, “One Long Year,” a set of songs chronicling the unraveling of the narrator’s life over the course of a year. It has only seen the light of day in demo form. I hope … Continue reading →

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St. Sinner Orchestra, live at Schmohz

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Greg Scheer

Here are a video and a few pictures from last week’s premiere performance by the St. Sinner Orchestra:

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Behold, a Table is Spread

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Greg Scheer

Update 11/4/21: Sheet music for this song can now be downloaded at gregscheer.com. Some songs come quickly. This one, however, took well over a year. It draws its inspiration from “I Hunger and I Thirst.” I liked how that hymn … Continue reading →

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Keep Your Nose to the Grindstone

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Greg Scheer

As followers of this blog know, I am no stranger to ridiculous ideas. Indeed, I am willing to chase a ridiculous idea to extraordinary lengths. This is one such idea. When work begins to pile up, I either remind myself of the … Continue reading →

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It Will All Be All Right Someday

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Greg Scheer

As I came home from church today, I vowed that I would keep the Sabbath by doing something creative (i.e. re-creation), but not something that was work (a fine line when writing music is your work). The result is a song based … Continue reading →

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How Do We Know What’s Real?

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Greg Scheer

I should participate in FAWM and do an Adopt-a-Psalm program every year. Even though there’s a certain amount of stress involved in writing 14 songs in the shortest month, I find that when I have to write it primes my pump … Continue reading →

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