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- 4 - are holding to familiar ways of the past; and many are in stages in between. This results in the need for the use of both contemporary and traditional styles.
D. The church body must have a concern for all of its members.
Scripture states, “In honor
preferring one another...Each principles demand sensitivity toward those whose needs are different from our own.
Caution: The contemporary label does not automatically justify a musical style for sacred use any more than the traditional does. Discernment will be needed for both.
II. SECULAR VS. SACRED
Thesis: No musical style is intrinsically sacred or secular, but different styles will vary in effectiveness for different situations. Reasons:
A. Different characteristics of musical styles variously effect emotions, thoughts, and actions (apart from factors of con- ditioning).
Tempo, dynamics, rhythms, degrees of dissonance, tone qual- ities, and styles of performance vary to make music useful for different responses. Further, some styles intrinsically lend themselves more to some functions than to others. The mood should be compatible with the words; and both should be suited to the intended purposes.
Music by its design can
effect an emotion; but is our response music in the minor key results in the basic emotion of sadness. A proper response would be reflectiveness. An improper re- sponse would be depression.
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