Month: August 2021

Today in class as we observed some scriptures from Psalms, we came across superscripts at the beginning of a couple of the chapters. One of these superscripts, belonging to Psalm 22, reads, “To the leader: according the The Deer of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.” This caught my attention. How did this translation come… Continue reading Musical Instruction in the Psalms

In class on Tuesday, August 31, we talked about ancient music and the Bible, as well as, covering some concepts of music in general, what forms music, and how we see that in the Bible.  It was very interesting to listen and learn and start to think about the bible from another perspective and focus… Continue reading Ancient Music and the Bible

I never realized until today how many times the Bible has been translated. I have always trusted the text in the Bible as the word of God, but today made me wonder if some of his words have been interpreted incorrectly. From Hebrew in stone to finding the consonants and then adding the vowels, time… Continue reading History of the Bible

You never really think about music before written sheet music as we know it. It’s strange, because I’ve been in musical settings for the past 12 years, and sheet music has been a constant in my life. But today, seeing that music written down in a format that contained no staff nor notes was odd.… Continue reading An Odd Format of a Common Theme

This is a sample blog post. Write your own!