Unless you’re a die-hard SDA Hymnal fanatic or an experienced church musician, you probably wouldn’t know that such an index exists. I have taught several hymnology classes in college, churches, and homeschooling families. And whenever I introduce this special index to them, I am usually met with a surprised “whoa-this-is-so-cool-why-did-I-not-know-this-before” kind of reaction. The Scriptural…
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There is a general misconception in many worship and music discussions that rhythm is evil. Sadly, this particular topic has been the source of many heated debates. I for one have played referee on numerous occasions when such a debate ensues between the ultra conservative “syncopation is of the devil” camp versus the modern musician that…
Harmony. We love it. Even its name is being borrowed at everyday language to mean closeness, friendliness, human warmth, cooperation and well-being. Unlike rhythm and melody, harmony wasn’t part of music from the beginning, it’s an upstart…But what an upstart! –Howard Goodall In the story of Western music civilization, a single line of music or monophony was the main…
Praise the Lord. Give glory to God. Make melody to God in your hearts. Talk of the truth. Talk of the Christian’s hope, the Christian’s heaven. Evangelism, 630. Melody is the essence of music. Music is basically made of melody and rhythm. Harmony, timbre and texture makes it richer, tempo makes it faster or slower,…
I gave a piano lesson the other day to a 3rd generation Adventist 13-year old girl. I assigned a new piece for her to practice this week, an easy but really nice arrangement of “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling.” Normally I would shoot for hymns that are more popular so the student can relate to…