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Religion and Music
By: Veronica Umstott
“Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him
in his mighty heavens. Praise Him for His acts of
power; praise Him for His surpassing greatness.
Praise Him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise
Him with the harp and lyre, praise Him with
tambourine and dancing, praise Him with the strings
and flute, praise Him with the clash of cymbals,
praise Him with resounding cymbals. Let everything
that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.
(Psalm 150:1)”
Buddhism
• Very spiritual religion that is based on the teachings, praise
and worship of Siddhartha Gautama, or more recognized as
“Buddha.”
• Buddha practiced internal peace and spirituality his whole life
and eventually achieved complete inner peace with himself
• He taught everything he learned to his followers (Buddhists)
• Nirvana- bliss, serenity, ecstasy
Buddhism and Music
• Music is essential in the meditation process.
• “The Yoga of Music”
– Associated with ones devotion, inner –attachment, and love
– Peace cannot be achieved without achieving this devotion
• Music is not viewed as entertainment to Buddhists, rather, it is
a means of becoming closer to their faith and realization of
their religion
• Chant
– short, simple melody often made up of only vowel sounds and
repetition of the vowel sounds.
– Buddhists often chant sacred text and verses
Islam
• People who practice this faith are called Muslims
• Muslims believe in one God
• Stories were said to be sent down from God to a Prophet
called Muhammad
• These stories were written down in the Islam equivalent to a
Christians Bible, called the Qur’an (Koran)
• “Islam” in Arabic means submission
• The Islam faith is very strict in that, they ask you to commit
your whole self, body, mind, and soul, solely to God.
Islam and Music
• Madih Nawabi
– hymns that are used to worship Muhammad, the prophet with hyms that are taken
from stories within the Koran
• Mawlid
– used to celebrate Muhammad’s birthday
• Music in the Islam faith
– hamd is the Islam equivalent to a Christian hymn where they worship and praise
Allah (God).
– naat is a song used to praise the prophet Muhammad
• There is a form of disagreement in this religion based on whether they
think music is allowed or not as a form of worship. Some Muslims firmly
believe that instrumental music is not to be used in the religion, rather,
only vocal, a cappela music. They say that instruments do not give the
thanks and praise to Allah that voices do and that instruments are
forbidden.
Judaism
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One of the oldest monotheistic religions in the world.
Very similar to Christianity
The Jewish people attend church in a synagogue
Instead of a Bible or Koran, Jews read from the Torah
– made up of the most sacred stories and writings in the Jewish faith
and they are used as guidelines for their beliefs and traditions.
Music in Judaism
• Music is used a lot and in many different ways in Judaism.
• In the temples and synagogues where Jewish worship, there
is almost always a choir/orchestra.
– Consists of twelve instruments and twelve male singers.
• Piyyut
– A Jewish poem usually sung in a religious service
• Pizmonim
– Sung to praise God and tell stories about the Jewish faith
• Nigun
– Music sung by a choir or group
• Music is an essential part of this faith.
Christianity
• Christianity is a monotheistic religion
• They believe in God and Jesus Christ and his life/teachings.
• Christians believe that God sent Jesus to earth to save
everybody from their sins.
• They get their traditions and beliefs from the stories in the
Bible.
• The life and death of Jesus of Nazareth is the main focus of
this faith.
Music in Christianity
• Music is used in almost every Christian religious service.
• It is used to praise and worship God, and especially Jesus.
• There are different parts of a service where music is used to
worship Jesus.
– Entrance Hymn
– Gospel Acclamation
– Responsorial
– The Offering
• During a service, music is sung by a cantor, a choir, or most of
the time, the whole congregation.
In conclusion, music plays an essential role in
religion and gives people a way to express
themselves in worship all over the world. It
offers a way of praising your god and
remembering what you believe in. Music has
been called the “universal language” and that
holds true in all religions throughout the
world.
Questions?