Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Features Of Adventist Music Seattle

By William Harris


Melodies are a form of praise to God. Thus they are professed to be gifts given to Christians to be used to praising God. Melodies are thus one of the most important elements when it comes to the spiritual programs. This is because they are viewed as a communication avenue with God. Even though people sing and praise God differently, Adventist music Seattle has come up with principles that should b followed while singing to ensure that the melodies are compatible with the church principles.

Other forms of classical like jazz, rock, pop songs and any other related melodies are usually not considered to be compatible with the principles of a church. The church songs are thus considered to be the eternal and primary activity of mankind to praise God. Therefore, there should be careful planning in every classical element to make sure that the congregation participates.

Melodies used when the song service is in progress should only be directed in praising God. Therefore, they should be singable, strong and be poetic. More so, the minister of the church is required must be keen during singing to make sure that the singers are singing quality anthems that are in line with the church principles.

If the church has a choir, it is a requirement that a master composer is required and compose songs that are meaningful. To add on that, the singers should be very dedicated and well prepared. Instrumentals like pianos should also be played in a way to create harmony with singers and the congregation. More so, the player or instrumentalist should be well trained and qualified.

During the singing session, it is upon the instrumentalist to make sure that the piano harmonizes with the melodies of a congregation. If there are vocal solos as well as special songs, the singers have to see to it that the context of a song follows the general principles and sing to praise God not to show off his/her prowess in singing.

When it comes to the youth evangelism, the suggestions and principles of these songs will still apply. This is because the young people tend to identify closely with melodies of contemporary youth culture. Therefore, the youth will tend to use idiomatic elements that bring problems with the rhythm of the songs as they tend to differ from the set principles.

Although there are traditional songs like folk songs that are respected and legitimate, only a few of them are acceptable by the house of God. More so, the ones that have been accepted have to be handled with principles like the other songs. On top of that, during singing, any form of voice distortion is not acceptable hence it is supposed to be avoided.

More so, the harmonic treatment should not be so saturated as it will act as the distraction from the true quality and spirituality of the anthem. When singing, the performers should not have a visual presentation that is excessive and inappropriate. More so, they must be appropriately dressed while singing. Additionally, there should not be excessive instrumental as well as vocal amplification by the instrumentalist.




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