Comments on: Pull that chord: A CD, a blog post, and a congregation http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/06/09/stop-the-cd-sing-your-heart-out/ Adam J. Copeland Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:04:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Danny http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/06/09/stop-the-cd-sing-your-heart-out/comment-page-1/#comment-978 Danny Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:36:48 +0000 http://adamcopeland.wordpress.com/?p=278#comment-978 Its not ideal, but sometimes it has to be... I found a site where you can download individual tracks and you can listen to a sample before hand to check the pace etc for congregational singing, fortunately have only had to resort to this once in the last 9 months, it wasn't perfect but it was certainly better than nothing at all in that situation. But that said I think you would be hard pushed to find a congregation where there are not enough good singers to carry the worship 'a cappella' should the need arise... You just need one person confident enough to give a strong note for starting off. (as you had that evening) Its not ideal, but sometimes it has to be… I found a site where you can download individual tracks and you can listen to a sample before hand to check the pace etc for congregational singing, fortunately have only had to resort to this once in the last 9 months, it wasn’t perfect but it was certainly better than nothing at all in that situation.

But that said I think you would be hard pushed to find a congregation where there are not enough good singers to carry the worship ‘a cappella’ should the need arise… You just need one person confident enough to give a strong note for starting off. (as you had that evening)

]]> By: Choralgirl http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/06/09/stop-the-cd-sing-your-heart-out/comment-page-1/#comment-977 Choralgirl Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:42:58 +0000 http://adamcopeland.wordpress.com/?p=278#comment-977 Hi there! Yup, I'm with ya; don't like CDs in worship...for all the practical reasons you mentioned, and for one more: I want whatever happens in worship to happen IN worship; the geist of the thing really happens in the moment, and to be tied to a generic accompaniment doesn't really serve that. Sort of like being led in the prayers by a mannequin with a recording inside, ya know? :-) Hi there!

Yup, I’m with ya; don’t like CDs in worship…for all the practical reasons you mentioned, and for one more: I want whatever happens in worship to happen IN worship; the geist of the thing really happens in the moment, and to be tied to a generic accompaniment doesn’t really serve that.

Sort of like being led in the prayers by a mannequin with a recording inside, ya know? :-)

]]> By: Sarah http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/06/09/stop-the-cd-sing-your-heart-out/comment-page-1/#comment-976 Sarah Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:23:14 +0000 http://adamcopeland.wordpress.com/?p=278#comment-976 wom=nderful post - and experience. And not surprising that the community made a joyful noise all on its own. thanks, Adam. wom=nderful post – and experience. And not surprising that the community made a joyful noise all on its own. thanks, Adam.

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