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  • Music Performances and the Spirit

    Hello. I’m Mel Windham, Composer and Owner of Melkim Publishing, and today we’re going to discuss music performances and inviting the Spirit. This story begin in June 2025, when I attended a BYU Organ Traveling Workshop session in Raleigh, NC, which was a blast. You can read details in my personal music blog. I’ll provide…

  • Legato Playing on the Organ

    Hello, I’m Mel Windham, composer and owner of Melkim Publishing. And today, I thought I’d describe how to play legato on the organ. I’m going to teach you some tips, tricks, and techniques. And with practice, you can sound great on the organ, whether you’re playing prelude or for congregational singing. If you are like…

  • International Sales

    Good news! Melkim Publishing is going international! For years, we’ve only been serving the United States, but now we have the means to stretch out and serve other countries. We’ve already opened sales to a couple of countries as a test, and the results are good. So, starting now, we will be opening up a…

  • Behind the Scenes: Come, Come, Ye Saints

    Hello, I’m Mel Windham, composer and owner of Melkim Publishing. And I invite you to grab some popcorn, sit back and relax, and get ready to hear an awesome story. That’s right — we’re going behind the scenes of one of our newest released orchestrations: “Come, Come, Ye Saints.” This story begins in 2015, when…

  • Magic Recording: Secret Message

    Note: the only way to hear the secret message is to watch the video and follow the instructions. But here’s the transcript anyway … Hello. I’m Mel Windham, composer and owner of Melkim Publishing. And are you ready to see something crazy? Somewhere in this video, I’m going to hide a secret message. Can you…

  • General Conference Modulations

    (Note: Watching the video is highly recommended so you can hear the examples. You may also find that this transcript doesn’t entirely match — because I went off script a little. Both the video and this transcript capture the essence of the General Conference Modulation.) Hello! I’m Mel Windham, composer and owner of Melkim Publishing.…

  • Stats From 2024

    2024 was another successful year. And “We Three Kings” is still head of the bunch, with other songs catching up. Top 4 sellers of 2024: We Three Kings (Windham) 22% It Is Well with My Soul (Windham) 14% New Favorite Christmas Carols and Hymns, Vol. 1 (Various) 12% As God Is, We May Be (Carter,…

  • Introducing Orchestrations

    Hello. I’m Mel Windham, composer and owner of Melkim Publishing, and I would like to introduce you to our new lineup of orchestrations, just now released and ready for your enjoyment. These are all new arrangements and original compositions written for orchestras of various sizes. And most of these involve choir or solo voice. We’ll…

  • Introducing Hope

    Hello. I am Mel Windham, Composer and Owner of Melkim Publishing, and I would like to introduce you to our newest album, Hope. During these uncertain times, I hope that this album will provide peaceful and relaxing piano music, to help us all to remember that we can always have hope. Things can always get…

  • Losing Finale

    A little bit of bad news here … Most likely, you haven’t noticed that something major had just occurred in the music industry. I laugh because while my Facebook friends are talking up TV shows, politics, memes, and such; my own feed has been filled with many dealing with this catastrophic music event. Let me…