Tuesday in class we briefly talked about how, in the bible, in order to paint a picture of the instruments that were used in that time, the names of instruments that are familiar to us are used, such as a harp and flute. The goal of using these words are accomplished because we imagine the… Continue reading Helping vs. Hindering

I thought it was really interesting hearing examples of the music in the bible. The lyre especially is really fascinating to me. As a guitar player, amongst other things, the lute made more sense to me. But, it was really cool seeing the lyre because of the lack of frets. The music was so complex… Continue reading Ancient Music and the Bible

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

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