Author: mcroner

Good Friday is the day of remembrance that Jesus was crucified. The crucifixion is the day that Jesus was mocked and put to death by the Romans on the cross. This story is very significant because it portrays his death and sacrifice for sin. Some might believe it to be the most important story in… Continue reading The Significance of the Crucifixion of Jesus

We talked about Jesus as the Messiah and what that means. The Hebrew word Messiah means anointed or the anointed one. We looked at some texts that talk about Jesus as Messiah, including the book of Isaiah. The text is envisioning a heavenly realm and a time when the kingdoms of this world come under… Continue reading The Messiah

Today we talked musicals, operas, oratorios and how they differ. We said an opera is basically a musical without speaking parts and a musical involves singing and speaking lines. An oratorio is similar to an opera but without acting or a plot. With both musicals and operas you get the sets and costumes going on.… Continue reading Musicals/Opera and Stories in the Bible

Last class the 16th we explored different apps that can help us make music. I thought it was so interesting to find apps on a device that we can have with us all the time to make music. We discovered Drumbit.app, splice sounds, typatone.com, and more. The whole point of writing music is to see what… Continue reading Creating Music with Apps

In class we listened to music that told the story of Genesis. It was interesting to hear music that told the story of God’s creation this way. The music was soft when telling the part of creation of the birds and then gets more powerful. I think it was interesting that music can tell us… Continue reading Music Storytelling

Today we talked about the question, “Is the Bible easy to understand?” In my opinion, no the Bible is not easy to understand. It can actually be difficult at times to understand. The Bible has multiple meanings to a text which can get confusing. We need to take time to read and interpret what the… Continue reading Understanding the Bible

In class we examined if chanting was music. We read verses in the book of Psalms in different pitches and tones. We listened to some chants in class that were somewhat musical. Listening to chants in class, it made me think about this question more deeply. I don’t think all chanting is musical. To me,… Continue reading Chanting

It was interesting to learn how the Bible has been interpreted in many different ways. There are many different versions of the Bible that may lead people to interpret it in various ways. We learned that there is even music that interprets the Bible. This class will be interesting to learn about different music and… Continue reading Interpreting the Bible and Music

In class August 31, we learned about different kinds of music and music in the Bible. It was interesting to learn about the music that is in the Bible. I have never thought about the Bible in a musical way. We talked about the oldest music, which the first music made was with our voices.… Continue reading Music in the Bible