1 / 24

Liturgy for unity: mission at home

Euro-Africa Division Midyear Committee Meeting May 25-27, 2009 Lilianne Doukhan, Ph.D. Liturgy for unity: mission at home. II-DIVERSITY AND UNITY: LOOKING FOR TRUTH IN MUSIC. Dissipating and de- mythifying misconceptions and misunderstandings. TRUTH IN MUSIC.

devlin
Download Presentation

Liturgy for unity: mission at home

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Euro-Africa Division Midyear Committee Meeting May 25-27, 2009 Lilianne Doukhan, Ph.D. Liturgy for unity:mission at home

  2. II-DIVERSITY AND UNITY:LOOKING FOR TRUTH IN MUSIC Dissipating and de-mythifying misconceptions and misunderstandings

  3. TRUTH IN MUSIC Universal Character of the Musical Experience Good vs. Bad Music? Taste Pluralism & Diversity Excellence Truth in Music Secular & Sacred Music

  4. Do we all understand music in the same way?

  5. Universal Character of the Musical Experience Music Describes Without Circumscribing

  6. The Acquired Character of the Musical Experience “Quite simply, music can mean different things to different people at different times. Music is a very individual and complex experience” JAMA 262 (Sept 89): 1662

  7. Musical Meaning acquired through: • Culture, Environment • Education • Belief & Value Systems • Experience: Associations • Expectations

  8. Is there good and evil in music?

  9. Good vs. Bad Music “There is a difference between being moved by music and being morally shaped by it” Harold Best, Music Through the Eyes of Faith, 151

  10. Good vs. Bad in Music Music has failed, through History, to make us more ethical or moral persons • Saul • Nazi experience

  11. Good vs. Bad in Music The idea of music as a powerful force to shape our character is a pagan concept (Greeks) “It is not what music does to us, it is what we choose to do with music, by virtue of the conditions of our heart” (Best, 57) (cf. Mark 7:15)

  12. Taste and Music Good taste, bad (cheap) taste, and Christian taste • appropriate & inappropriate Affective value of “cheap” music Need for transformation of our taste Beware of elevating personal experience and taste to level of authority

  13. Pluralism and Diversity • Music is primarily a cultural expression • Riches of music resides in its diversity • Pluralistic and non-elitist approach • Tension between acceptance & informed discernment

  14. Excellence in Music& Skillfulness • Beauty of God: Creation • Order*: Plan – rehearse 1 Cor 14:40, 33 • Old & New* • Excellence 1 Chron 25:7 • Spirit & Skillfulness Ex 35:10,31,35; 36:1, 2

  15. Organization “Nothing that is sacred, nothing that pertains to the worship of God, should be treated with carelessness and indifference” (Mess YP, 266) “It is a sin to be heedless, purposeless, and indifferent in any work in which we may engage, but especially in the work of God” (R&H, 18 March 1884, 178)

  16. Old & New In the schools of the prophets, “sanctified intellects brought forth from the treasure house of God, things new and old, and the Spirit was manifested in prophecy and sacred song” EGW, PP 594

  17. Aesthetic Responsibility Talent, Good Will, Inspiration, Availability: not enough Learn, Develop, Grow: in spirit & skills Cultivate: Simplicity, Integrity, Participation

  18. Truth in Music Form and Content must convey the same message

  19. Secular vs. Sacred • History witness to constant interchange between sacred & sacred (or vice versa) • Sacred music defined by the context in which it is used

  20. New Paradigm • Talent, Good Will, Inspiration, Availability NOT ENOUGH • LEARN, DEVELOP, GROW in spirit & skills • Need for TRANSFORMATION

  21. NEW CRITERIA NOT good vs. bad music BUT Appropriate vs. Inappropriate Relevant vs. Irrelevant CHOICE happens no longer BETWEEN styles, but WITHIN a given style BLENDED Style

  22. NEW PERSPECTIVE: Truth in Music Did we approach God appropriately? Did we contribute to a spirit of worship? Did we respect the worship values? Did we lead the congregation into a spirit of adoration? Did we facilitate communication with the divine and among the people?

  23. NEW DECISIONS • Lyrics • Music • Manner of playing, singing • Rhythm, amplification • Attitude, behavior, dress • Rehearsals, preparation

  24. Highest Aim for Worship Musician • Combine our love for music with our love for Christ • Place obedience above sentiments & passions

More Related