From: barn@convex.com (Tim Barney)
Subject: Music w/o rock beat summary
Summary: Not much to share, tie off loose end
Keywords: summary rock beat
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 20:18:48 GMT
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This is addressed ONLY to those who share a conviction that the rock beat
should not be used in our music. All others may hit the 'n' key, thank you.

Summary of music without "rock beat" - my last post.
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Personal to Steve:
Steve in the Naval dept writes:
>Ever so marvelous, love it when husband and wife come to SAME
>conclusion!!!!  You reqested suggestions, I know I sent some
>by e-mail, or you by chance going to  do the noble thing and
>summarize replies (hint hint) :-)  :-)

Steve - My wife and I are 33, and have come from a position of Evangelicals
to where we would be rightly called fundamentalists. Labels can be mis-used.
Convictions have come over the years as we have sought
the Lord's Truth on music, child rearing, birth control, abortion, and
other areas. One by one, sometimes over years we have wrestled with
these by opening our heart through confession and the Bible through the
Holy Spirit. we have changed our position on these, despite nearly
everyone around us at those times being on the other side of where we
now stand. This is the way we must all be - seeking Truth, convictions,
personally from God. AND OBEYING GOD'S HOLY SPIRIT IMMEDIATELY. 

I am convinced that as a Christian  I need to rid my life and my home from
worldly music and it's equally important to fill it with GODly music.
Those who have this conviction from God need to obey it. I will not
defend it to others. Be sure that your convictions are from God's Spirit
and His Word to your heart, and that you're not just going along with
someone else's convictions. This is most important - that you seek God
out personally for His Truth. Tim
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Following is the suggestions I recieved by email. I did not
ask permission to share, so they will be anonymous. I *DO NOT*
stand by these reccommendations. For example, I have listened to "Praise"
tapes with the Maranatha Singers and some/most of their songs
had a rock beat. Same for Integrety Series.

The only music I've found so far is productions by Fetke/Hearns(?)
titled 
	Hymns Triumphant [I,II]
	The Majesty and Glory 
	The Majesty and Glory of Christmas
	The Majesty and Glory of Easter
	Instruments of Praise

I bought a tape by Fetke alone - it was "rocky" :-(
Also, Accapella tapes by some group that I forget.
The Glad accapella tapes feature a rock beat on some selections unfortunately.
J.S. Bach (There are other Bachs) wrote his music to glorify Jesus Christ.
Classical music is worthy place to search. We like J.S.Bach, Vivaldi,
Mozart - I'm sure this is an area that I can not speak authoritatively though.

When a group from some Christian college sings at a church they will
sometimes have tapes of their singing for sale. We go to an independent
Bible believing, Bible OBEYing :-) church (Yes, a fundamentalist one- gasp!)
and this can be another source of music.

Be particularly careful of children's music. We've found the offerrings
at Christian bookstores in the Detroit MI area to almost always contain
a rock beat (gotta have that kick!) and sometimes just plain *bad* theology.

Saved by God's mercy from my sins,
Tim Barney barn@convex.com
Brighton MI, 60 miles outside Detroit.
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 Hi Tim...!!! If I were you, I would definitedly recommend Take 6,
any acapella stuff, AVB/Acapella, Glad- the two acapella tapes, CD's..

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I just posted about Lisa Lyons, excellent christian music and content IMHO
and a humble servant of the Lord.
There is of course the Maranatha Praise collection 1 - 16?  If you get
CDs they sing all the songs then have them instrumental.
I LOVE Messianic Praise, CD
Integrity series, you know with the funny water painting covers,
I understand it is heavily orchestrated and hard to sing along with, but
they sell their music books for a really decent price, I learn the song
from the CD then sing sans CD.  My 2 favorites: Amazing Love, Lift Him Up

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You might look into music by Celebration! (formerly known
as "the Fisherfolk", but that's going back a few years...
I believe they're located in Alliquipa, PA, though I probably
have spelled the city creatively).

Their music is mostly praise and worship, very easy to sing
with (I like to listen and sing along while I'm commuting).
Accompaniment is usually acoustic guitar or keyboard, I think;
I don't like music with heavy drums/rock beat (just personal
preference) and I do like theirs.

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Do you like classical music?  That would seem to fit the bill perfectly.
Not just the "thees and thous" music that the family can't grasp, mind you.
There are some great anthems by John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers that are
based on Psalms.  They are beautiful!!  You can find them in any regular old
music store under Rutter or Cambridge Singers in the Classical section (the
stores can't seem to agree which category is more appropriate.)

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There is a whole series called "A Capella" or something like that, just
voices, not a rock beat.  You might like it.  Another option is anything
by John Michael Talbot, although he isn't so much for singing along with.


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Try John Michael Talbot.  Many of his albums are complex and not suited for
"singing along," but I remember that he put out at least one intended to be
used in worship.  Help me out, people, was it called "Songs For Worship" or
something like that?  "Come to the Quiet" also has some worshipful songs.



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Someone mentioned Acappella.  I highly recommend their stuff -- I have all
of it :-)  I just wanted to clarify.

Acappella Vocal Band has more of a rock/pop sound, so you probably want to
avoid them.  (I like 'em, and they're far from disco, but there's definitely a
beat.)  Some of the newer Acappella has more of a rock sound, so I'll
recommend these for "hymns":

	Perfect Peace
       	While the Ages Roll On
        He Leadeth Me

These are mostly traditional hymns in Acappella arrangements.  Most of their
newer stuff is original.  You might also like:

       	Conquerors
        We Have Seen His Glory

Acappella Music Group has a number for ordering -- 1-800-233-2031.  (If that's
wrong, let me know -- that's off the top of my head :-)

-- 
Tim Barney, Convex Computers - Livonia,Michigan Office: barn@convex.com
My opinions are just that - opinions and mine at that.