Religious Music with instruments

All4Christ said:

Welcome to TAW and St Justin Martyr's Corner!

Click to expand...

Thank you! I am glad to be here and hope to learn more and understand better your church.

bbbbbbb said:

Thank you! I am glad to be here and hope to learn more and understand better your church.

Click to expand...

We are happy to answer any questions you have and to help you learn about what we believe. I always appreciate others taking the time to learn and understand!

bbbbbbb said:

Thank you! I am glad to be here and hope to learn more and understand better your church.

Click to expand...

All4Christ said:

We are happy to answer any questions you have and to help you learn about what we believe. I always appreciate others taking the time to learn and understand!

Click to expand...

indeed! do stick around and ask away!

ArmyMatt said:

indeed! do stick around and ask away!

Click to expand...

Thank you! Your welcome is really refreshing.

All4Christ said:

We are happy to answer any questions you have and to help you learn about what we believe. I always appreciate others taking the time to learn and understand!

Click to expand...

Thank you! Your welcome is really refreshing.

Craptastic guitar music in Church, you can keep your Protestant Music, Alonso! No guitar bands in the Temple of God!

Virgil the Roman said:

Craptastic guitar music in Church, you can keep your Protestant Music, Alonso! No guitar bands in the Temple of God!

Click to expand...

This reminds me of a curious discussion. I attended a church once in which a piano was typically used to accompany the singing in one service. When the pianist was absent a member played his acoustic, not electronic, guitar. Another member was upset with the guitar and went to an elder in the church and suggested to him that modern instruments should not be used to accompany singing in the assembly of the believers. I told him that I entirely agreed and that we should banish the piano, which, historically, is the new kid on the block of musical instruments, and keep the guitar, which has a very long and noble history.

While for non-church music the guitar is perfectly fine; however, it is not suitable or suited for worship. Let's stick with the best instrument God gave us to utilise in Church: the human voice. That is enough for the Church for centuries upon centuries, it's alright for the whole lot of us!

bbbbbbb said:

told him that I entirely agreed and that we should banish the piano, which, historically, is the new kid on the block of musical instruments, and keep the guitar, which has a very long and noble history.

Click to expand...

for us I think, musical instruments are fine for Orthodox music, just so long as they are not for Liturgical use. I know many an Orthodox musician who has written all kinds of stuff for that kinda music (Arvo Part, Fr Justin Matthews, Ron Ephraim Moore, etc), and they often pour Orthodox spirituality in what they write.

ArmyMatt said:

for us I think, musical instruments are fine for Orthodox music, just so long as they are not for Liturgical use. I know many an Orthodox musician who has written all kinds of stuff for that kinda music (Arvo Part, Fr Justin Matthews, Ron Ephraim Moore, etc), and they often pour Orthodox spirituality in what they write.

Click to expand...

That said, the western rite does use the organ at times to assist with the singing, though it isn't the focus of the service. In some African cultures (within the Orthodox Church) tamborines are used. Would you say they are going against the church to do that?

All4Christ said:

That said, the western rite does use the organ at times to assist with the singing, though it isn't the focus of the service. In some African cultures (within the Orthodox Church) tamborines are used. Would you say they are going against the church to do that?

Click to expand...

not at all, I meant more in general. instruments are certainly not forbidden, but there are reasons they are avoided liturgically.