Many of the groups in Southern Gospel Music are coming off of the road, and a good many of them are not traveling with a live band. It is not hard for a person to see the reason when he or she looks at the industry’s financial situation. Christian music, unlike any other genre, does not have the budget the other secular music possesses. When looking at the financial issues of this industry, a person can find that artist’s are barely scraping by, their music is being stolen, and they are being faced with secular music competition. The Christian Music Industry of today is in a recession. The reason is mainly because of the economy that causes the Southern Gospel Music industry to decline in many areas; therefore, the economic troubles are the main problem …show more content…
It is hard for us. Unfortunately people don’t support Southern gospel financially like they used to. They will go pay big bucks to hear some country or pop singer, but they will not put five or ten bucks in the plate or buy a $10-$15 ticket to go to a Gospel Concert. This is why many groups today do not travel as much or with a live band. They would love to, but they just cannot afford to pay them; it’s sad. I remember years ago a group could go to a church and be assured their needs would be met. I understand that most of us do it for the Lord, but there’s no way to get around the fact that traveling and singing takes money.” (Bennie Green. Interview.)
Needless to say the Christian music industry is really in a recession. This industry has many issues throughout the economy. The money controls the majority of things in this business between the artist that are able to record to the venue where the concert is held. This industry is definitely lacking the money to keep it going, but the people who are in this line of work ‘keep on keepin on.’ These people surely do not keep going in this industry just because of the money. This is something everyone can
CHAPTER 1 ERHARD BODENSCHATZ AND THE FLORILEGIUM POTENSE Lutheran church music in its first two and a half centuries can be characterized by the incorporation of a staggering variety of styles and musical genres. Plainchant, imitative polyphony, and chorale hymnody existed alongside one another, and composers such as Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) and Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630) were among the first to synthesize elements of Monteverdi’s second apratica with a fully German practice. Fruits of this multi-style crosspollination, whether a continuo based melodic-harmonic framework, polychoral textures, use of the solo voice or obligato instruments, all paved the way for the apex of this tradition, the concerted vocal works of J.S. Bach. I am a sailor.
For almost 90 years, The Grand Ole Opry has withstood the test of time to become one of the tried and true traditions in country music. From the show's humble beginnings as an obscure radio program, to it's renowned place today as one of the premiere stages for music, The Grand Ole Opry has had an extremely colorful and interesting existence. Over the 88 years that have passed since the show's inception, The Grand Ole Opry has featured many talented performers. Those performers, along with social changes and economics, have all contributed to the growth and success of The Grand Ole Opry.
gospel Appalachian song writers find the words to there songs in the day to day
During the late 1800s, many African-American churches in the Southern United States began to include various styles of music into their worship services, including hymns, and sacred songs. This style of music is mainly sung in church, backed up by hand-clapping and foot-stomping. The heart of gospel music tradition was the use of the choir, as seen on movies like The Blues Brothers, Sister Act 2, and First Sunday. (Booth)
Despite being originally rejected for it, a large portion of Cash’s career and fame are attributed to his work with gospel music. The influence of Christianity upon Cash’s life is clearly evident through his music. By 1970, Cash had recorded three gospel albums: Hymns by Johnny Cash, Hymns from the Heart, and The Holy Land. During this era, it was not abnormal for country musicians to also venture into religious productions. Often, however, these religious-type albums were merely quaint recollections of simpler times and family tradition. In this way, Johnny Cash set himself apart from the average country musician. Rather than utilizing gospel music to evoke a sense of nostalgia, Cash desired to use his music to truly exemplify his faith. Cash became a key figure in Neo-Evangelism, often appearing at rallies and
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis1:1.) God’s perfect wisdom created everything. In Genesis 1 and 2 we can see that God has loving and gentile nature when He created the earth and heavens. God created man in his image and we are the only creation that God breathed in the breath of life for human beings (Genesis 2:7). God did not do this for any of other creations but only for humans. The Bible has many scriptures that tell us how creative God is. Genesis 1;26 states “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” God created all of this for us to have fellowship with him.
By 1945, nearly everyone in the African American community had heard gospel music (2). At
Music is a form of art which blends melodies with words to produce a piece that communicates with people’s thoughts and emotions, by stimulating their senses and thus extracting responses. Gospel, a distinctive genre of music, makes use of sounds and words to praise and worship God. It is also used to teach the teachings of God in an entertaining and captivating manner. Gospel music not only fills people’s hearts with hope and joy, but also relieves their stress and comforts them. One of the most influential figures who has played a major role in the flourishing of gospel music is James Edward Cleveland. Cleveland was an accomplished vocalist, performer, composer, producer, philanthropist, preacher, choral director and pianist; hence earning titles such as: “Crown Prince of Gospel” and “King of Gospel Music.”
The teaching of Jesus Christ is hard for some cultures to grasp. Humanity is prone to question everything. How people use their worldview plays a key role. Most Christian accept the Gospel message at it full value and yet with teaching from a church they only accept part of the message. Now it seems like progressively that people are turning away from God. Since people cannot see Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and God they just suppress prier teaching from the Bible. In some cultures the Bible is looked at as a taboo.
Combined Choirs. 1964. A History of First Baptist Church Lindale, Georgia. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 1-68. Print.
The book, The Spirituals and the Blues, by James H. Cone, illustrates how the slave spirituals and the blues reflected the struggle for black survival under the harsh reality of slavery and segregation. The spirituals are historical songs which speak out about the rupture of black lives in a religious sense, telling us about people in a land of bondage, and what they did to stay united and somehow fight back. The blues are somewhat different from in the spirituals in that they depict the secular aspect of black life during times of oppression and the capacity to survive. James H. Cone’s portrayal of how the spirituals and the blues aided blacks through times of hardship and adversity has very few flaws and informs the reader greatly about the importance of music in the lives of African-Americans. The author aims to both examine the spirituals and blues as cultural expressions of black people and to reflect on both the theological and sociological implications of these songs.
Gospel music is considered to have begun in the United States, sometime in the nineteenth century. The first time that appeared in print was in 1874. The English term “gospel” translates to the meaning of good news, or a joyous message. This is a form of American religious music. A lot of its origin is from the Christian conversions of West Africans who were enslaved in the American south. Gospel music gradually developed partly from the songs that slaves sang while they were working on the plantations down in the south. These songs were sung as work songs. As the slaves worked on the plantations they sung these song to make their time working more enjoyable. Gospel songs were also part of Protestant hymns that were sung in churches. A form of music that is so very close to gospels is spirituals.
The music career I choose is music producer because I like producing music and producing music is fun when you get used to it. A music producer writes, arranges, and records songs. When they are shaping the music of another person’s album or created beat. Some music producer find themselves doing double or triple work as a studio owner and a sound engineer. Music producers work with recording artist, recording engineer’s session singers, and musicians among others. They have a lot of ear and mental breaks because the work 10-12 hours a day music producers are for ever on their phones or laptops because some want a producer some want the producer to make a beat. They are always busy
Music Business Music Business Exam Number One Question 1 - What is The music publishing industry at a glance would seem to be those who print sheet music, method books, lead sheets, and all of the texts or notated music that musicians (and those aspiring to be musicians) use. Years ago, this was what most music publishers did, but as the industry has evolved, the process has become much more complex. Music is not just ink and paper, intellectual material and property to the individual who writes it. Therefore, the song does not become "a song" when it is written down. This is not an easy concept to grasp because the song itself has no physical makeup.
Reincarnation is the belief that once you die your soul is able to come back to a new body