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Why We Sing Along: Measurable Traits Of Successful Congregational Songs, Daniel Read
Why We Sing Along: Measurable Traits Of Successful Congregational Songs, Daniel Read
Theses and Dissertations--Music
Songwriters have been creating music for the church for hundreds of years. The songs have gone through many stylistic changes from generation to generation, yet, each song has generated congregational participation. What measurable, traceable qualities of congregational songs exist from one generation to the next?
This document explores the history and development of Congregational Christian Song (CCS), to discover and document the similarities between seemingly contrasting styles of music. The songs analyzed in this study were chosen because of their wide popularity and broad dissemination among non-denominational churches in the United States. While not an exhaustive study, this paper reviews …