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Worship Survey: Theory

by Keith Lancaster on Sun 10 May 2009 06:00 AM CDT | Permanent Link

How does knowledge of music theory aid the worship leader?

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Re: Worship Survey: Theory

by Terry on Sun 10 May 2009 12:02 PM CDT | Profile | Permanent Link

My thinking is along the lines of this quote from Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Plans are nothing, planning is everything.
THEREFORE...
During worship, music theory is nothing; during teaching and practice, music theory is everything...
Of course there are variations: as a bluegrasser, music theory is nothing. As a bagpiper, music theory is everything..

Re: Worship Survey: Theory

by Jon Owen on Sun 10 May 2009 01:42 PM CDT | Profile | Permanent Link

Definitely in song transitions. Knowing relative keys and ordering songs by such makes a such a difference. For example, going from a song in the key of D to F#. Or knowing that your last note in the melody is the tonic of the next key etc... Also, it comes in handy when you're teaching a praise team as they learn difficult intervals and much more. Lots more.

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by GB Sullivan on Thu 14 May 2009 01:58 PM CDT | Permanent Link

Maybe it's like knowing Greek. You can get to heaven without it but it certainly has moments where it helps.

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