Dean McIntyre Director of Music Resources The General Board of Discipleship GBOD Nashville Tennessee 1 WHAT DO WE SING We are blessed with a multitude of different musical styles for congregational singing ID: 739479
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Singing Styles
andTechniquesDean McIntyre, Director of Music ResourcesThe General Board of Discipleship (GBOD)Nashville, Tennessee
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WHAT DO WE SING?
We are blessed with a multitude of different musical styles for congregational singing. a. traditional hymns b. canticles and chants c. Psalm settings d. folk songs2Slide3
More What Do We Sing?
Spiritualstraditional Gospel songscontemporary Gospel songsethnic, global, multicultural songspraise songs, choruses, choritos
new hymns and songs
But, what do we do with these? How do we program and manage them all?
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Techniques for Arranging or Varying Congregational Song
Divide stanzas among groups Divide congregation spatially Choir sings alone Soloist or ensemble sings
Different groups on different stanzas
Read a stanza aloud with or without accompaniment
7. Read a stanza silently with or without acc.
8. Read a stanza silently
9. Alternate accompaniment
10. Sing in another language
11. Instrumental stanza, interlude, descant
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HOW SHALL WE SING?
12 Ways to Plan Congregational SingingSing a New Song - one unknown to your people - 728, “Come Sunday” - Worship & Song #3050, “Until Jesus Comes”
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HOW SHALL WE SING?
12 Ways to Plan Congregational SingingSing an Old Song - to connect to your heritage - 363, “And Can It Be” (st. 1,4,5)6Slide7
HOW SHALL WE SING?
12 Ways to Plan Congregational SingingSing with New Accompaniment - change from organ to guitar & drums - change from praise band to brass - change the tune - 89, “Joyful, Joyful” & 400, “Come Thou Fount”
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More
change the tune526, “What a Friend” and SCARLET RIBBONS 368, “My Hope Is Built” and MELITA (NAVY HYMN), TFWS 219195, Doxology and 211, “O Come…Emmanuel”…but be careful: 286, “O Sacred Head” and 514, “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus”57, “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing”
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Sing a New Song
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Sing a New Song
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HOW SHALL WE SING?
12 Ways to Plan Congregational SingingSing without Accompaniment: voices only, concentrate on the words - 393, “Spirit of the Living God”11Slide12
HOW SHALL WE SING?
12 Ways to Plan Congregational SingingSing with Movement: sway, step, clap hands, tap feet, walk about - 84, “Thank You, Lord”12Slide13
HOW SHALL WE SING?
12 Ways to Plan Congregational SingingSing with Strong Rhythm: put a strong beat in the keyboard and percussion - 2151, “I’m So Glad” - 618, “Let Us Break Bread Together” - 369, “Blessed Assurance”
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HOW SHALL WE SING?
12 Ways to Plan Congregational SingingSing Expressively: let the text guide tempo and volume - 322, “Up from the Grave He Arose” - 275, “The Kingdom of God” - 2133, “Give Me a Clean Heart”
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HOW SHALL WE SING?
12 Ways to Plan Congregational SingingSing Silently: - read a stanza - with or without accompaniment Read a Stanza Aloud:
- leader or congregation
- with or without accompaniment
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HOW SHALL WE SING?
12 Ways to Plan Congregational SingingSing responsively - use call & response with song leader - make singing interactive & conversational - 657, “This Is the Day”
- 2033, “Glory to God
”
- 211, antiphonally: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
- 207, canonically: “Prepare the Way of the Lord”
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HOW SHALL WE SING?
12 Ways to Plan Congregational Singing10. Sing with All Ages - welcome and value all ages by singing their special songs (“Jesus Loves Me,” “God of the Sparrow,” and “Living for Jesus”)11.
Sing outside of Sunday Worship
- Sunday School, youth, UMW, UMM
- church meetings, charge conference
- weddings, funerals, picnics
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HOW SHALL WE SING?
12 Ways to Plan Congregational Singing12. Sing the Style: with integrity2270, “I Will Enter His Gates” and 2031, “We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise”
367, “He Touched Me”
382, “Have
Thine
Own Way, Lord” and 2152, “Change My Heart, O God”
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CONCLUSION
AfricanaAfrican Proverb “Without singing, the Spirit will not descend.”19Slide20
CONCLUSION
Bring life to the liturgy.Express the inexpressible.Strengthen the spoken word.Facilitate the hearing and understanding of the spoken word.Bring unity. The very thing we fought the worship wars over – music – can also bring us together.THANKS BE TO GOD!
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