The Three Main

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The Three Main Elements of Music
How they affect us all
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Three Elements of Music
How they affect us all
MELODY
HARMONY
RHYTHM
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Three Elements of Music
How they affect us all
Pleases God!
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing
that exalteth itself against the knowledge of
God, and bringing into captivity evry thought ot
the obedience of Christ
II Corinthians 105
singing and making melody in your heart to the
Lord Eph 519
MELODY
It makes us think something!
- Good or bad -
Zion joy and gladness shall be found therein,
thanksgiving, and the voice of melody Isaiah
513
HARMONY
Pleases Man!
It makes us feel something!
- Good or bad -
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things
are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever
things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good
report if there be any virtue, and if there be
any praise, think on these things. Philppians
48
Pleases the Devil
RHYTHM
For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,)
dwelleth no good thing for to will is present
with me but how to perform that which is good I
find not. Romans 718
It makes us do something!
- Good or bad -
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So
then with the mind I myself serve the law of God
but with the flesh the law of sin.
Romans 725
For they that are after the flesh do mind the
things of the flesh but they that are after the
Spirit the things of the Spirit. Romans 85
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not
provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts
thereof. Romans 1314
That the righteousness of the law might be
fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh,
but after the Spirit. Romans 84
So then they that are in the flesh cannot please
God. Rom 88
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Three Elements of Music
How they affect us all
Shem History - Location
Japheth History
MELODY
Exact Mathematical Design
It makes us think something!
Horizontal movement
- Good or bad -
Solid Basic Framework then embellished and
refined certain ways.
HARMONY
Carries words and thoughts along with musical
voices
It makes us feel something!
- Good or bad -
Specifically designed flow to go with person
listening
RHYTHM
Many various melody designs
It makes us do something!
- Good or bad -
Spirit music
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Three Elements of Music
How they affect us all
Shem History - Location
Japheth History
MELODY
Exact Mathematical Design
Progressional history of development
It makes us think something!
Horizontal movement
- Good or bad -
Solid Basic Framework then embellished and
refined certain ways.
Clean vs dissonant
HARMONY
Carries words and thoughts along with musical
voices
Affects your feelings moods
It makes us feel something!
- Good or bad -
Absolute music versus emotional music
Specifically designed flow to go with person
listening
RHYTHM
Soul music
Many various melody designs
It makes us do something!
- Good or bad -
Spirit music
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Three Elements of Music
How they affect us all
Shem History - Location
Japheth History
MELODY
Mathematical Exact Design
Progressional history of development
It makes us think something!
Horizontal movement
- Good or bad -
Solid Basic Framework then embellished and
refined certain ways.
Clean vs dissonant
HARMONY
Carries words and thoughts along with musical
voices
Affects your feelings moods
It makes us feel something!
- Good or bad -
Absolute music versus emotional music
Specifically designed flow to go with person
listening
RHYTHM
Soul music
Many various melody designs
It makes us do something!
- Good or bad -
Spirit music
Ham History - Location
The Beat the Pulse
Appeals to the flesh the body the feet the
bodily movement, etc.
Off beats, up beats, down beats, chants,
repetition, out of balance, etc.
Body music
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Three Elements of Music
MELODY
It makes us think something!
- Good or bad -
HARMONY
It makes us feel something!
- Good or bad -
RHYTHM
It makes us do something!
- Good or bad -
Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD
and a false balance is not good. Proverbs 2023
A false balance is abomination to the LORD but a
just weight is his delight. Proverbs 111
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The following slides are just little visual helps
to some jazzed up hymns that are only audioable
from the audio sermon. Click each slide as you
listen to each hymn and listen for those little
things mentioned on these slides. If you dont
have the audio, then you may as well quit on this
presentation. The audio is available on the
sermon page for October, 2004.
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When I See the Blood
Mild
Loud bass out of balance
Dance style feel
Oom PAH on off beat
Roll a chord
Hard to Sing with words are not as important as
music and the feeling
Fancy arpeggios
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Bringing in the Sheaves
Loud bass
Honky tonk style Jo Ann Castle
½ step chromatic fills
Guitar mild at first
Walking dominant bass
Piano comes in not with an obvious melody,
though
Modulates up one step always works the folks
with that one!
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Whoseover Meaneth Me
Chords ahead of down beat
Off beat claps
Honky tonk sound
Oom PAH
Banjo not on melody provides own melody
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Power in the Blood
Walking bass
Added twiddles
Oom Pah
Tickling the ivories instead of melody help
Scooping on guitar tension/resolve, etc.
Change keys
Jazzy, blues flatted notes, etc.
Barely hear piano melody
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Dwelling in Beulah Land
Honky tonk
Bends in notes, etc.
Loud walking bass
Chromatic step-wise movements
Special solo for guitar show place
Step up tempo and walking bass starts to move
you more
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Honey in the Rock
Slow bluesy
Off beat chords
Jazz chords 6ths, etc.
Loud bass