Music Theory As A Worship Leader

The Bible informs us that as they sung and praised God the Moabite armies became disoriented and began to fight one another. Perhaps this is why we schedule the choirs and praise teams to minister before the preached Word. Singing spiritual hymns to God will soften the hearts and prepare our minds for what God has to say to us. Once our hearts are “plowed” or softened we can receive with joy the assignments or correction God will give to us.

Music is an inseparable element of Black life and therefore Black worship. The Black Church understands worship to be a communal act of adoration towards God that may involve praise or petition via song, dance, music (use of instruments), recitation, meditation, chanting, and or prayer (Mason, 2016). According to James Cone, Black music is unity music because it unites…the hope and despair;…and it moves the people towards the direction of total liberation; and confronts the individual with the truth of black existence and affirms that black being is possible only in the communal context (p. 5). It is with this understanding that black people worship through music and without this understanding worship and music are diluted. J. Wendell Mapson articulated this idea in his book, The Ministry of Music in the Black Church, when he noted that purpose of worship is forfeited when singing music that has no relationship to everyday life, and the worshipper becomes disconnected from the way music and worship have historically served blacks (41). In this same vain, James Cone asserted that Black music is theological because it reveals how God moves people towards unity and self-determination.

Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve observed people playing music around me. My family is musically inclined, which I believe is the reason I’ve been drawn to it. In 2006, I began taking guitar lessons but I never had much interest in playing. Things changed in 2009, and I wished to be different. I wanted to be good at something so I began to teach myself guitar and have stuck with the guitar until now. In 2010, I began to play on my church’s worship team and I enjoyed it very much. I have now been a worship leader for the past four years and it’s something I love to do. I love it so much that for the past two years I have gone to Camp Electric to

From the beginning of times, music has played an important role in everyone’s life. At first, it started with drum-based and percussion instruments made out of what was available as rocks and sticks. Our ancestors proved that human beings have an innate need of music. Nowadays, no one teaches a baby to follow the beat of a song, he just naturally lets his body get involved with the rhythm. Since the prehistoric era to Christian times, several forms of music have developed leaving a trail to new genres of music. For Christianity, hymns and plainchants were the first forms of music considered as a worship to God. As time passed by, Christian music has evolved giving way to new and fresh sounds.

African American religious music is the foundation of all contemporary forms of so called “black music.” African American religious music has been a fundamental part of the black experience in this country. This common staple of the African American experience can be traced back to the cruel system of slavery. It then evolved into what we refer to today as gospel music. The goal of this paper is to answer three main questions. What are the origins of African American religious music? How did this musical expression develop into a secular form of music? What is the future of African American religious music? These questions will be answered through factual research of African American traditions, artists, and various other sources.

To participate in worship, a person must have a relationship with God. In other words, how can a person worship someone he/she does not know or experienced. To obtain that link an individual must become a part of the body of Christ by accepting Jesus as their personal Savior and surrender their will for God's will and plans for their life. They must also have had an encounter with God as Saul on the Damascus road and David with his many issues. However, music has a multipurpose, it drives away evil spirits, calms the mind, and drives a person toward the love and warmth of Christ.

African American religious music is the foundation of all contemporary forms of so called "black music." African American religious music has been a fundamental part of the black experience in this country. This common staple of the African American experience can be traced back to the cruel system of slavery. It then evolved into what we refer to today as gospel music. The goal of this paper is to answer three main questions. What are the origins of African American religious music? How did this musical expression develop into a secular form of music? What is the future of African American religious music? These questions will be answered through factual research of African American traditions, artists, and various other sources.

People of African descent in North America tend to view life as a single system, their worship is integrative, holistic, and experiential. Traditionally, it has been inextricably woven into the stuff of their life. Born in slavery, weaned under Jim Crow segregation, and reared in discrimination, African-American worship is inseparably linked with Black life.

In high school, I decided to learn guitar so I could create the music I had enjoyed listening to since childhood. I was never confident enough in my playing abilities to perform without a large group to hide in. That was until a small church asked me and my friend to lead a Sunday service that their pastor would be absent from. My friend and I decided that this would be a great opportunity to put our musical talents together to create a music based sermon. We dedicated many hours to prepare the music and scripture we would utilize during the service. I was nervous as I walked into an unfamiliar church to find an eager congregation waiting for our service to commence. I remember praying as I walked into the sanctuary, asking God to calm me and let the message be heard. It made me realize that if I wanted to spread the word of God through music, I had to face my fears by trusting God to lead my hands and voice to glorify His name. The risk I took became one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever had, and I learned that when I go all in for God, He will never let me

In my opinion, the role of “soul” in the Jazz-Gospel connection is subjective to the definition of soul and how the individual uses the term. Over time, when differing cultures coalesce, old words take on new meanings. According to the Old English Dictionary (OED), the noun soul dates prior to the 11th century and continues to change its definition to this day. What I mean by this, is that the word “soul” has different denotations in Black culture than the Old Frisian word did centuries ago. However, the term “soul” and jazz go as far back as the 1920’s (OED). Nonetheless, “soul” became synonymous with the sociopolitical African-American identity in the 1950’s when recording artists such as Ray Charles were promoted as “soul music.” “Soul”

I hope you all have had a wonderful week so far! Thank you all so much for Sunday! I had so munch great feedback from Savior! Great job! You nailed it! I am so thankful to be able to worship our King with you all of you each and everyday, I can not wait for Easter Sunday!!

Bach was able to convince the church and town government at Mühlhausen to fund an expensive renovation of the organ at the Blasius Church. In 1708 Bach wrote Gott ist mein König, a festive cantata for the inauguration of the new Council, which was published at the Council 's expense.

Choir and music in general are important in my daily life. Choir has been one of my most enjoyable classes in my freshmen year. If I am having a bad day choir has the ability to make

Several approaches are used to release stress during these weeks of clinical teaching such as time to laugh, listen to music, and exercises are all excellent stress reducer. Therefore, finding time to laugh by watching hilarious movies is an enormous stress reducer “The Andy Griffith Show” gives countless opportunities to laugh since Barney Fife and Opie Taylor plays such humorous role famous family show and a wonderful outlet for stress reducer. However, Listen to Gospel music is actual rejuvenates after a long rigid day just lay on the bed to enjoy the claiming and encouraging music. Nevertheless, close my eyes to meditate when playing favorite classical music release all stress. However, exercising is the utmost benefiting stress reducer

Worship comes in different forms depending on how the church wants the service to proceed. For the Amazing Grace Church, the service began with the congregation singing a number of worship songs to the Lord that lasted for about an hour. Christian praise and worship by music, and in fact, music is a great tool for helping them feel closer to God. Music is an emotional language because it effectively affects their emotions and the lyrics can swell their hearts. There is nothing bigger and greater than the grace of God that is delivered to them from condemnation through the sacrifice of his own Son. Thus, Christian chooses to praise and worship Him by singing. While singing, the congregation stands on their feet and they seem to be affected by the songs in some way as they raise their hands as a sign of accepting the Lord into their hearts. The emotion that was thrown from the congregation was very distinctive to us as we could see that the songs are an important tool of expression. According to the pastor of the Amazing Grace Church, singing let the people focus on the worship, helps them respond to God’s grace and also guide them to reflect on God’s glory. In his opinion, singing mean nothing if people do not respond to what they have sang and related it to God and reflect it to make them better believers.