Blog 2

For my music ethnography assignment I would like to use gospel music that is mostly found in African American churches. I choose this because I find it very interesting; especially in the way the people in those kinds of churches sing the gospel. I think that there beliefs are in God but more as singing to praise not just singing. There music is a form praise to rejoice to the Lord. I noticed that in church more women tend to just jump up in sing that man do. I guess it’s a gender thing but at this point I am not sure. The music is transmitted from one person to another because you all just get this feeling inside that makes you want to participate. Also the gospel songs that are sung are general songs that are sung every Sunday so that most new and old church members will already know the songs. Music found in the church that I attend does have actual lyrics but sung in many different ways do to how you praise. If you go to http://www.youtube.com/watch you can see a great example of songs you no with lyrics but sung differently.