As a pianist, I really appreciated how you touched on the various aspects of singing, and the songs themselves. When I am involved in choosing songs for the day, I do try and implement both old and new songs. It's like the old saying: Make new friends, but keep the old. For one is silver, the other, gold.
Doesn't the comment about preferences presume that musical styles are merely a matter of preference and not a moral matter than requires moral evaluation? I recommend Calvin Stapert's *A New Song for an Old World: Musical Thought in the Early Church* (Eerdmans, 2206) to recapture the church's wisdom on this point. The idea that music is a mere matter of preference seems to be a very recent phenomenon, and one that is assumed rather than grounded.
As a pianist, I really appreciated how you touched on the various aspects of singing, and the songs themselves. When I am involved in choosing songs for the day, I do try and implement both old and new songs. It's like the old saying: Make new friends, but keep the old. For one is silver, the other, gold.
Like a cold cup of water on a blazing hot day! Thanks Matthew for your encouragement through this blog!
My guy! Keep it going. Much love you and yours.
Doesn't the comment about preferences presume that musical styles are merely a matter of preference and not a moral matter than requires moral evaluation? I recommend Calvin Stapert's *A New Song for an Old World: Musical Thought in the Early Church* (Eerdmans, 2206) to recapture the church's wisdom on this point. The idea that music is a mere matter of preference seems to be a very recent phenomenon, and one that is assumed rather than grounded.