1/29/2018

Features Of Adventist Music Seattle

By William Harris


Church hymnals are intended to glorify and praise God. They are usually considered to be gifts that are only used to praise God. More so, songs tend to be very important in any spiritual program as they are good forms of worship. Adventist music Seattle has a rather different genre compared to all the other types of praise. This is because some principles have been set to ensure that any form of singing is in line and compatible with these church principles.

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.

The hymns that are usually used during the song service are supposed to be directed to the praising of the Supreme Being. The hymns should be strong, singable and have a poetic touch. The pastor is also supposed to take a very keen interest when the singing is done to ensure that the quality of the melodies does not diverge from the set principals.

If it chances that there is a choir in the church, it is mandatory to ensure that there is the availability of an overall song composer. The composer should thus make sure that the composed songs are meaningful and acceptable. More so, the singers are supposed to show a lot of preparedness and dedication while singing. Piano instruments should also be played in harmony with the songs and the instrumentalist should be experienced.

During the singing, the instrumentalist should be able to accompany the congregation in the worship melodies. If it chances that there are special songs or vocal solos in the church, the context of a music must be directed to praising God, and the singer should not sing to showcase his/her vocal prowess. The message should be communicated in a paramount way as well.

In the evangelism of young people or youth, the melodies must also follow the set principles at all times. The reason behind this is that youths usually like to select songs that showcase the youth culture. They thus use idiomatic features that tend to bring rhythmical problems with the songs. Therefore, they end up differing with church principles in singing.

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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