The Future of Traditional Worship and Music in The United Methodist Church PRESENT AND PAST MUSICAL BATTLES: TRADITIONAL, CONTEMPORARY, ALTERNATIVE 1960s: counter-cultural; social justice strongly cultural; attractive 2000s: lingua franca WORSHIP MUSIC TODAY: FRAGMENTATION Electronic Historic Organists Multiple Styles Acoustic Blended FURTHER COMPLICATIONS FOR TRADITIONAL WORSHIP Clergy Laity Churched, un-churched, de-churched The Neo-Monastics The Emergent “Conversation” THE RIVER OF CONGREGATIONAL SONG (in part from Michael Hawn) Jewish Temple & Synagogue Taizé & Gelineau Psalmody Early Christian Chant Ethnic African American Early Christian hymns Sunday School Songs Greek hymns Social Gospel hymns Latin hymns Gospel: historic, modern, Middle Ages folk song contemporary German hymns & chorales Jazz Scandinavian hymns Later derivative forms Genevan, Scottish, French, Other modern streams: Rock & English, Metrical Psalms Roll, post-Vatican II, Civil Anglican chant Rights & Freedom songs, folk English hymns Other modern streams: Isaac Watts country, peace, protest, com- The Wesleys mercial & entertainment music, Early American hymnody British hymnic explosion, American denominations modern ethnic & global music, Native American women’s movement, charis- African, Africana, slavery matic movement, praise & Spanish, Hispanic, Latino worship, globalization & Asian internationalization 19th Century English The Gaithers 20th Century English hymns Disposable Hymnody
The Future of Traditional Worship and Music in The United Methodist Church PRESENT AND PAST MUSICAL BATTLES: TRADITIONAL, CONTEMPORARY, ALTERNATIVE 1960s: counter-cultural; social justice strongly cultural; attractive 2000s: lingua franca WORSHIP MUSIC TODAY: FRAGMENTATION Electronic Organists Acoustic Historic Multiple Styles Blended FURTHER COMPLICATIONS FOR TRADITIONAL WORSHIP Clergy Laity Churched, un-churched, de-churched The Neo-Monastics The Emergent “Conversation” THE RIVER OF CONGREGATIONAL SONG (in part from Michael Hawn) Jewish Temple & Synagogue Early Christian Chant Early Christian hymns Greek hymns Latin hymns Middle Ages folk song German hymns & chorales Scandinavian hymns Genevan, Scottish, French, English, Metrical Psalms Anglican chant English hymns Isaac Watts The Wesleys Early American hymnody American denominations Native American African, Africana, slavery Spanish, Hispanic, Latino Asian 19th Century English 20th Century English hymns Taizé & Gelineau Psalmody Ethnic African American Sunday School Songs Social Gospel hymns Gospel: historic, modern, contemporary Jazz Later derivative forms Other modern streams: Rock & Roll, post-Vatican II, Civil Rights & Freedom songs, folk Other modern streams: country, peace, protest, com- mercial & entertainment music, British hymnic explosion, modern ethnic & global music, women’s movement, charis- matic movement, praise & worship, globalization & internationalization The Gaithers Disposable Hymnody
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