Musicking as Liturgical Speech Acts: An Examination of Contemporary Worship Music Practices
This article examines the genre of Contemporary Worship Music (CWM) within worship contexts in terms of its formative and purposeful nature. In CWM settings, the worship leader plays a particular role in the selection and facilitation of CWM repertoire to be led by praise bands. Through the leader&#...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
2021
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Studia liturgica
Year: 2021, Volume: 51, Issue: 2, Pages: 143-158 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religious song
/ Adoration
/ Liturgy
/ Making music (motif)
/ Conducting
/ Speech act
/ Buber, Martin 1878-1965, Ich und Du
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| IxTheo Classification: | FA Theology KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history RC Liturgy RD Hymnology |
| Further subjects: | B
musicking
B worship leader B meeting B I-Thou B Contemporary Worship Music B speech-act theory |
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| Summary: | This article examines the genre of Contemporary Worship Music (CWM) within worship contexts in terms of its formative and purposeful nature. In CWM settings, the worship leader plays a particular role in the selection and facilitation of CWM repertoire to be led by praise bands. Through the leader's consideration of the message of the CWM lyrics, and the relational nature of CWM practices, a worship leader's pedagogical decisions are integral to contributing to a space of dialogue for worship musicians. Drawing on previous literature addressing liturgical language in worship, I analyze the CWM context as a particular case where liturgical language shapes musicians’ spiritual formation. This examination of CWM practices includes an analysis of musicians’ engagement in relational musicking and meeting through I-Thou encounters. I therefore explore both the need for worship leaders to consider the multitudinous theological implications of their actions, as well as the way musicians are shaped and formed intimately through their musical engagement with CWM. |
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| ISSN: | 2517-4797 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studia liturgica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/00393207211033993 |