(Rick Becker) Music is a powerful medium, a catalyst for our emotions. Way back in 1713 Johann Mattheson, a German music theorist, made the connection between major and minor keys, and the moods they induce. Two examples – D# minor- distress, melancholy, angst; D major – triumphant, victorious war-cries. Music can make you “feel” something. This can be problematic – not so much if you’re watching a fictional movie, but if you’re worshiping God it becomes a really important issue.
Those enchanted by Bethel [Redding] music have felt something. Their mood has been affected, and most equate this with the working of the Holy Spirit. It’s not just the key changes or repetitive/mantra type of lyrics that sway the crowd- it’s the intentional atmosphere created by the worship band. Lights are dimmed, the band is professional, singers are good, and the “worship” leader manipulates the audience by declaring that “the presence of God is in this place.”
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