First Baptist Church In Denton, Texas: Music Analysis

For this essay, I will be reviewing music in a social context. I attended First Baptist Church in Denton, Texas on October 25, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. I have attended this specific church once before and fell in love with its music and atmosphere. The atmosphere of the church feels very warm, comfortable, and cozy. Both the coordinators and members of the church are very welcoming as they greeted everyone that walks through the doors. The deacons, or coordinators, led us to seating to wait until the music portion of the service begins. I was led to sit near the middle section of the worship center only six or seven rows back. The audience was not overwhelmingly crowded, but filled the seating areas. The seating covered a lower portion of the building as well as a balcony upstairs which added additional seating options as well as a lighting and lyric display control center. On the stage, there were three big projector screens with announcements projected onto them with studio lights pointing down upon the stage. The studio lights contained a plethora of colors shinning down onto the stage. On either sides of the worship center, there were stained glass windows with dark blues, yellows, and reds. The walls of the worship center …show more content…
I learned a lot about the way that music impacts and influences the emotions and actions of people. Previous to this assignment, I was not as aware of how outside factors have important roles in how people react in a live music setting. I witnessed an audience go from basically just singing along with the worship group, to actually displaying actions of deep feelings and singing confidently along to it. It was nice getting to feel this and being amongst the environment of others deeply connected into the music. We often talk in class about how music can speak to people but this project made me more aware of how music can evoke the emotions of other