Author: kmcglothin

The Lord’s Prayer is widely known, regardless of religious status. It is common in media and music. I can recite some of it and I am not Christian. Since it’s so popularly used, it becomes known by many people. It is like when you can remember lyrics to a song you can’t recall listening to… Continue reading The Lord’s Prayer and Biblical Music

Today in class (11/02), we started by talking about a common theme in music genres. “Love” is used in so many types of music from R&B to country. “Love” is also used in practically all types of media like tv shows, movies, books, etc. The Bible is not what I first think of when I… Continue reading Love in the Bible

Today in class (10/28), we focused on a style of music labeled “Holy Minimalism”. John Rutter is a famous composer of this style. When reading the interview he did with varsity, it was very interesting to learn that he himself is not religious, yet is known for the religious music he writes. His first submission… Continue reading Music and Acting

In class on 10/26 we explored the musical experimentation put forth by Arnold Schoenberg. The method that stood out the most to me was his serial music approach. In this method, all 12 of the possible notes on a modern western instrument must be used once before repeating notes. Personally, I do not like this… Continue reading Schoenberg’s 12 note method

In class on 10/21 we began with talking more about Christian children’s songs. The class before, we shared our choices on zoom. Almost all of the songs shared had a verse or a story in the bible they connected to. Some examples included my song choice, “This is my Commandment” which correlates to John: 15… Continue reading Christianity in Media

I enjoyed listening to everyone share the children’s songs they chose today. The one I picked was “This is My Commandment.” Which relates to John 13: 34-35 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my… Continue reading Children’s Biblical Music

In class on Thursday we learned about King David. King David is prevalent in the Bible, as well as biblical music, films, etc. An example of this is the story of David and Bathsheba. There are different portrayals and thoughts about this story. The way the story is told in the Bible is different from… Continue reading King David

In class on Tuesday we looked at different portrayals of the crucifixion of Jesus. We looked at different movies, plays, musicals, etc. It is interesting how many different interpretations there are. They are all telling the same story, but can be done so differently. One portrayal we looked at was from the 1960s. It looked… Continue reading The Crucifixion

A few classes ago we listed to music written by Bach. We talked about how his work has the ability for a listener to experience something. I think this is a very powerful aspect of music. Music has the power to affect listeners in different ways. Not everyone has an extensive background on music and… Continue reading Power of Music

A few class periods ago we quickly mentioned Christian holidays and thought about whether Easter or Christmas was the “most important” one to Christians. I wanted to look more into this. Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus and Easter is to celebrate when he died on the cross for sinners. Christmas and Easter… Continue reading Easter or Christmas