Music Culture
In a world full of music, I find that I am most grounded culturally in gospel music. Having been raised in a Southern Baptist church, I was indoctrinated into the use of gospel “tales”, also known as hymns, to help people of faith be reminded of what we believe in, to praise the God we worship, and to help us know about the promises he has made to us. Songs written through the ages about Christianity most often were heartfelt praises, but there were also many that were written as a means of conveying lessons about the gospel.
Religion itself can be deemed a culture. In order to look at it intellectually, we must first define the term. Merriam-Webster sets the definition of culture as firstly being “the integrated pattern of human …show more content…
They exchange ideas about the interpretations of the Bible itself. Subsequently, when it comes to music, there is an agreement that the songs themselves help the congregation add meaning to the teachings of the doctrine and the words of the Bible itself, making it more concrete and giving them a greater reality on the …show more content…
Souza, I developed a role as music maker or musician with my instrument being my voice. Moreover, I was not required to sing, but it was my desire to sing that led me to be a music maker. Choir is such an incredible experience when you are a child or teen. This was a cultural ‘social outlet’ for me as well. The choir director made everything interesting and very participatory. We would have practice every week to perfect a tune or two that we would sing for the congregation. We also had socials where we would often times find ourselves on hayrides or going through mazes with the evening culminating in contests to learn Bible verses and then everyone joined in singing around the bonfire, or perhaps in the choir director’s home singing along with the
In a world full of music, I find that I am most grounded culturally in gospel music. Having been raised in a Southern Baptist church, I was indoctrinated into the use of gospel “tales”, also known as hymns, to help people of faith be reminded of what we believe in, to praise the God we worship, and to help us know about the promises he has made to us. Songs written through the ages about Christianity most often were heartfelt praises, but there were also many that were written as a means of conveying lessons about the gospel.
Religion itself can be deemed a culture. In order to look at it intellectually, we must first define the term. Merriam-Webster sets the definition of culture as firstly being “the integrated pattern of human …show more content…
They exchange ideas about the interpretations of the Bible itself. Subsequently, when it comes to music, there is an agreement that the songs themselves help the congregation add meaning to the teachings of the doctrine and the words of the Bible itself, making it more concrete and giving them a greater reality on the …show more content…
Souza, I developed a role as music maker or musician with my instrument being my voice. Moreover, I was not required to sing, but it was my desire to sing that led me to be a music maker. Choir is such an incredible experience when you are a child or teen. This was a cultural ‘social outlet’ for me as well. The choir director made everything interesting and very participatory. We would have practice every week to perfect a tune or two that we would sing for the congregation. We also had socials where we would often times find ourselves on hayrides or going through mazes with the evening culminating in contests to learn Bible verses and then everyone joined in singing around the bonfire, or perhaps in the choir director’s home singing along with the