https://padlet.com/clucedla/mird953b3raf Music and Spirituality en-us 2018-03-01 20:18:31 UTC 2018-03-01 20:46:08 UTC hello@padlet.com clucedla https://padlet.com/clucedla/mird953b3raf/wish/237169947 I find the idea of popular music concerts as spiritual or religious experiences extremely convincing. As someone who grew up in the church, I found that many people use music as a form of worship. This is a more obvious form of religious practice through music. People are gathering around from all around the area, in some instances, the world, to acknowledge the sovereignty of a particular being. They are establishing their uniformity about a particular set of beliefs through their participation in said worship service. 

]]> 2018-03-01 20:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/clucedla/mird953b3raf/wish/237169947 clucedla https://padlet.com/clucedla/mird953b3raf/wish/237172353 Below one can see a christian rock group known as "Delirious" singing their song "rain down". One can see that this is a more contemporary form of worship much different than singing catechisms or gregorian chants. Although it is less conventional than most religious media, it still bears the remnants of the same religious beliefs. ]]> 2018-03-01 20:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/clucedla/mird953b3raf/wish/237172353 clucedla https://padlet.com/clucedla/mird953b3raf/wish/237174578 Thomas Turino, in his book, "Music as Social Life", says, "These events are time out of normal everyday time; they are, at their foundation, a celebration and experiencing of the social group itself and for this reason, perhaps more than any other, are highly fulfilling and meaningful. Most humans have a need to deeply connect with others; participatory music and dance events are an age-old and humanly universal way to realize experience, and they are open to everybody (Turino, pp. 188)."
I believe that what Turino says applies to the setting of music of which I have been talking. People that participate in musical concerts like this aren't merely sitting back and relaxing, but they are participating together in the worship of their God. It is a time of deep connection with both their Deity and their peers. ]]> 2018-03-01 20:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/clucedla/mird953b3raf/wish/237174578 clucedla https://padlet.com/clucedla/mird953b3raf/wish/237178151 Similarly, I think that people in the circle of secular music also have some kind of spiritual experience. When I was a young child, I went and saw The Rolling Stones in concert. Although I wasn't old enough to appreciate them, I did experience the camaraderie that one can feel in a large concert setting. This is also a time of connection and spirituality, but of different ideals. ]]> 2018-03-01 20:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/clucedla/mird953b3raf/wish/237178151 clucedla https://padlet.com/clucedla/mird953b3raf/wish/237180419 2018-03-01 20:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/clucedla/mird953b3raf/wish/237180419 clucedla https://padlet.com/clucedla/mird953b3raf/wish/237181006 Below one can see photos of different catholic choirs. It is refutable to say that this kind of music isn't related to religion and spirituality. ]]> 2018-03-01 20:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/clucedla/mird953b3raf/wish/237181006