One of the things I was taught in the late 1950's was that singing harmony represented the church at it's best. Just as there were many parts, so church people came in various sizes, shapes and belief systems. Yet we in the church could find harmony, and the harmony enriched us all. I learned to sing multi-part harmony in part because I wanted to be part of something where you could be yourself, and yet belong to others being themselves.
Lately I have noticed in many settings the trend toward singing ONLY the melody. Unison. All on the same note. This trend seems to have calcified about the same time the evangelical right, the TV preachers and the religious radio stations were all ranting about the need for us to all be the same morally, theologically and sexually. Could the trend in music be part of the trend demanding uniformity?
My wife has another idea. My next post will share that.
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