Music & Songwriting
THE BLESSING OF AVERAGE TASTE
Sir Lew Grade, a major British film producer, said in a newspaper interview, “I have the blessing of average taste. If I like it, the common man will like it.” And the common [...]
FINDING FRESH WORDS OF WORSHIP
The biggest problem now for writers of praise and worship songs is finding a way to be fresh and original. There are only so many biblical phrases with which to express praise and [...]
THE AWESOME POWER OF MUSIC
Many of us are aware of the mood-influencing power of music. Grocery stores play background music that stimulates buying. Doctors’ offices play calming music. Youth fashion shops play foreground music—loud rock that attracts [...]
THE POWER OF YOUR IMAGE
What should be the “look”, or image, of a Christian performer? We all have to answer for the use of our gifts and the image of the kingdom we choose to project. So [...]
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC
WHERE DID IT COME FROM? The principle of using current popular music forms in Christian music is centuries old, but it had largely fallen into disuse in the first half of the Twentieth [...]
KNOW YOUR STYLES
As a writer, and especially if you’re an arranger or rhythm player, make it your business to become versatile in many styles. You don’t have to go to school to do this— just [...]
Devotional Thoughts
DISSENTING OPINIONS
By now everybody knows about the U S Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling on ‘gay marriage,’ shunting aside the votes of 50 million people in 30 states and arrogating to themselves the right to [...]
