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““this is a good rule of thumb: if you can’t hear the congregation, you are probably too loud””

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“Not all music should be functional. Any culture, and all cultural levels, need music that challenges conventions and pushes the boundaries. To say that…

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“One reason for the popularity of music with a beat is that, once public schools began to drop music from their curriculum, people found…

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“Informality—prepared and practiced informality, not ramshackle casualness—is a keynote of contemporary worship, and worship blossoms when worship space matches worship style.”

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