Category: Musical Excellence
The Anatomy of Congregational Songs
For many people a hymn is nothing more than some truth made pretty. But such an understanding would be like viewing a person as a soul with some pretty skin. Yet just as a human has a whole anatomy working …
Which advent is in view in Joy to the World?
We are entering a wonderful time in the year when we can reflect upon the advent of our Lord and the redemption that comes through faith in him. One of the most enjoyable ways to do this is through the …
Practical considerations for accompanying congregational singing
There are two primary considerations that underlie the choice of instruments used in accompanying congregational singing: theological and practical. The focus of this discussion will be the latter of the two. Also assumed in this discussion is that congregational singing …
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Seven Reasons Why the Organ Should Be Used in Contemporary Worship
The following material was presented in the doctoral colloquium at Southwestern Baptist Seminary on October 20, 2012. For more information about doctoral studies in Church Music at SWBTS, click here. Rather than decry the decline in the organ’s usage in many …
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The Decline of the Organ
The following material was presented in the doctoral colloquium at Southwestern Baptist Seminary on October 20, 2012. For more information about doctoral studies in Church Music at SWBTS, click here. What are some of the reasons for the decline in …
A Hymnal Without a Binding: Intentionally Developing a Corpus of Congregational Song
Every local congregation has a corpus of congregational song that serves as a basis for the selection of music for corporate worship. In churches of the nineteenth and twentieth century that was often the hymnal of the church. In many …
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