HymnDescants

"Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a loud and joyful sound" Psalms 33:3 (AMP) A descant is a counter melody written above the original melody. Its main purpose is to enhance the original melody without overpowering it. It heightens the effectiveness of the worship experience by adding a sense of climax and joy to a hymn. Why hymn descants? I felt a need to expand my flute playing in church to more that just playing the various lines in the hymnal. Descants allow me to do this and bring more glory to God through music.

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twelve days of twelve – day eight: character development

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“If you are very wise [clever] and very strong [morally], fear doesn’t have to make you cruel or cowardly - fear can make you kind.”

Courage - being afraid but doing the right thing anyways

Wisdom plus moral strength (even in the face of fear aka “hope”) equals courage and kindness. That’s the plan of a good man.

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One-on-One with Keith Getty about Being Awarded by the British Empire, Modern Hymns, and His New Book

an excerpt:

In British culture, I think there is still a respect for what they call the “classical hymn.” Our hymns toe this unusual line between being considered classical and traditional, and yet also contemporary. It’s probably the biggest strength and the biggest weakness of our music. It's never been wholly contemporary, and it's never been wholly classical. The music lives in both worlds.

In British culture, hymns are part of the tradition of the empire. Hymn singing is still more popular in Britain than going to churches. This is different than in America, where people go to church but you can't get them to sing hymns.

The hymns very much speak out of my education as a Northern Irish Citizen, which means there’s both the Irish-ness in the melodies, and yet there’s British-ness in the poetry and how we go about things. I believe the Archbishop of Canterbury used them at his enthronement in the Canterbury Cathedral with the lull and symphony and there was a boys choir. A lot of the cathedrals have recorded them in different contexts. I think they've become popular hymns on the BBC Songs of Praise, which is a flagship show.

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When Godspell Was on Top of the World

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I'm making sure my family is up to date on our vaccines. Make sure yours is too. #VaxWithMe #NIAM16 http://thndr.me/UkyDuE

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Bono Wants Christian Music To Get More Honest

The U2 musician said that he sees a "lot of dishonesty" in modern Christian music.

“When U2 musician Bono reads the Psalms, a book of the Bible filled with ancient hymns, he sees the full range of human emotions: anger, irritation, sadness, bliss. While the Psalms have been a source of spiritual inspiration for him throughout his life, Bono has much harsher words for contemporary Christian music...”

Click the link above to see a video and read more.

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The Messy Secrets of Perfect Pitch

Inside the science of a skill revered in much of the music world.

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Y'all Version - Bible

Shows when 'you' refers to a group using Southern English (y'all) or other dialects (you lot, yinz, youse guys, etc.)

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Hymns in the Spotlight

Navigating fame—and faith—on NBC's 'The Voice.'

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayPrFy8mb3c)

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yYWVizHslY)

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm-KsLytcW0)

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Sheet music and play along accompaniment available here:

http://www.flutetunes.com/tunes.php?id=2501

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10 reasons why making music is good for your brain

Researchers are still discovering all the ways that making music enriches your brain, but the impact is undeniable.

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Here’s a hymn medley which is played to a steady rhythm of 88 beats per minute, which is a moderate jogging pace. It plays for about 33 minutes.

http://www.hymnpod.com/2015/08/24/hymn-medley/

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3 Spiritual Practices You're Already Doing If You're an Introvert

If you identify as an introvert, it’s likely that you’ve personally experienced the misconceptions of introversion and have been fighting these assumptions for much of your life. You know

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Keep Calm and sing Soft Kitty!