Senin, 29 Januari 2018

Characteristics Of Adventist Music Seattle

By William Harris


Songs are usually intended to praise God, and they are traditionally the gifts that the Christians are given to praise God. More so, songs are usually the most important element in every spiritual program since it acts as an avenue to communicate with the Supreme Being. However, there are slight differences in the way people do their singing. The Adventist music Seattle has some principles that are followed by the congregation and the church takes this form of melodies to be compatible with the principles of the church.

Other types of rhythms like pop songs, jazz, rock songs and many other related genres are not considered as part of church songs because they do not follow the set principles. This is because the church melodies are taken to be like the primary as well as eternal activity that humans use to glorify God. Hence, careful planning should be done to ensure that everyone in 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 there is a choir, there must be a master composer who composes meaningful anthems which will be sung by the musicians that are well prepared and dedicated. There should also be instrumental classical such as a piano to harmonize with the choir during singing, and they must be handled by a player who is able and well trained.

When singing, the player of the instrumentals must be able to harmonize with worship anthems. In the event there are people who want to sing vocal solos or other special songs, the musical context must be intended only to praise the Supreme Being. More so, the singer is not supposed to sing to show her prowess but to praise.

In youth singing, it is also mandatory for the youth to sing by church principles as well. Usually, youths tend to identify themselves with a culture that is contemporary to youth lifestyle thus they end up singing songs with idiomatic elements which may cause rhythmical issues. They thus differ with the principles set by the church.

There are so many traditional folk songs that are legitimate and respected thus some of them are acceptable in the Adventist melodies. However, any folk song is supposed to be judged just like the other songs thus it has to follow the general principles laid on the other themes. Any distortion of a human voice is not allowed. Thus it should be avoided.

To add on that, the treatment of harmonic instruments should not be very saturated because they may start acting as a form of distraction from the quality of the songs as well as the spirituality of melodies. The performers must be well dressed and have a visual presentation that will not be inappropriate and excessive. Any excessive vocal or instrumental amplification is also not allowed.




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