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What?! Instrumental music as worship?!!
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ShadowLand's first project, "For The Beauty!" Last year, I was given
a four week sabbatical from my church gig. After much prayer, I decided one of the
best things I could do with the time was to create a "solo" album.
The thought of creating a solo bass album however, didn't seem that appealing
to me. However, producing a recording along with my friends seemed like the
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Over the course of years, I have written a number of arrangements that are
instrumental hymn settings. It has been a blast to perform them at church. But,
it's one of the hazards of the job, you play them once as a prelude, or offertory, and when you're
finished they can get placed on a shelf to never be heard again. This just
seemed like the right thing to do! I am so blessed to have so many extremely
talented friends, and I asked them if they'd be willing to help. All said yes!
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ShadowLand's first project, "For The Beauty!" Last year, I was given
a four week sabbatical from my church gig. After much prayer, I decided one of the
best things I could do with the time was to create a "solo" album.
The thought of creating a solo bass album however, didn't seem that appealing
to me. However, producing a recording along with my friends seemed like the
absolute right thing to do! Thus ShadowLand was born.mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
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Over the course of years, I have written a number of arrangements that are
instrumental hymn settings. It has been a blast to perform them at church. But,
it's one of the hazards of the job, you play them once as a prelude, or offertory, and when you're
finished they can get placed on a shelf to never be heard again. This just
seemed like the right thing to do! I am so blessed to have so many extremely
talented friends, and I asked them if they'd be willing to help. All said yes!
Thanks guys & gals! What a blessing you have been to me!mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
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So, do you use instrumental music in your worship services, if so, how? What's your thoughts about instrumental worship. Does your church have a moratorium on guitar solos. Is a saxophone the instrument of the devil? It seems to me that somehow instrumental solos are somehow not viewed as worship. (Unless your Lincoln Brewster, or Tommy Walker) Do you allow solos? Do they bore you?
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Permalink Reply by Teresa Thomas on -
I think that instrumental solos in a worship service can be a distraction for the congregation because they can have the "appearance" of being a performance, causing people to focus on the artist and not on God. With that said, I will frequently have other musicians play a solo, but I plan for that and make sure that on the overhead during that solo the Congregation is reading one or more scripture verses that go with the theme of the song, so that while they are 'hearing' the instrumental, it really serves as a "soundtrack" to the Word that they are reading. I've always done that...and it works well.
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Permalink Reply by Al Hilgendorf on -
I agree, Teresa. If worship is participitory (which it IS), then what does the congregation do during a solo? I'll usually save solos for "performance" type songs like a prelude.
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Permalink Reply by Dave Fox on -
Steve, first off, the CD sounds great (I have a copy). We do instrumental interludes from time to time. It allows our church body to take a moment and worship in their own way, making them more apart of the worship than an observer. Works well for our congregation as they are a very creative and expressive group. Plus, it allows our musicians, without a voice, to express their love towards God with their instrument. What a beautiful thing.
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