Topic: Question: Are Black Church folk tougher audiences? (Read 1348 times)

ReddGirl · « **on:** April 20, 2006, 01:44:47 PM »

I was watching a non-Black church service and the music and singing were very sedate but the audience mildly approved. Do Black Churches have a tougher audience when it comes to the music ministry?

PianoWizard · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2006, 01:50:09 PM »

What a question......... $:-\$

PROSTR8 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2006, 01:52:00 PM »

I think BLACK CHURCHES have a tougher audience in the sense that the caliber of music is so important to people that it will influence their deicison to join or not join a church. And while the question is...are they joining for the right reasons....the reality is...it does happen. I really don't think that the music plays a role in the decision to join in white churches,....or at least as much.

4hisglory · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2006, 01:55:02 PM »

Nice answer PROSTR8 .

nessalynn77 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 20, 2006, 01:56:13 PM »

It's tough to say. I know we have all kinds of music come through our church, and for the most part the congregation is encouraging, or at least polite to everyone, even though some singers/musicians don't play or sing what we're used to, or in some cases they just don't play or sing well.

I've been to some predominantly white churches, and we sang, knowing that our style of music wasn't the preferred style of that particular denomination. But they would get right with us and enjoy what we were singing.

So I've had positive experiences with both, and a few negative experiences with both as well.

mr.dj · « **Reply #5 on:** April 20, 2006, 01:58:47 PM »

I would have to say YES, because black churches get set in a routine and in doing so we get our favorites and start comparing each. Then people start responding to certain folk instead the real purpose.

silky · « **Reply #6 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:06:07 PM »

yes, music is a big part of our culture and it shows in everything that we do.

itsapeachworld · « **Reply #7 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:09:56 PM »

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PianoWizard · « **Reply #8 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:10:35 PM »

I can only tell you what I have experienced, so this will be a bit of a generalization....

I currently play for a Pentecostal church that is 90% black and being a keyboardist/pianist who has an urban, contemporary and sometimes reggae feel to my playing I find that they are easily entertained musically, as they have music they can clap, dance etc…. to.

However, as I am not the regular musician, when it comes to a song that they like sung one particular way and I can’t play it like our regular musician I do get some terrible looks whilst I’m trying my best.

PianoWiz…

mr.dj · « **Reply #9 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:10:47 PM »

Quote from: nessalynn77 on April 20, 2006, 01:56:13 PM

It's tough to say. I know we have all kinds of music come through our church, and for the most part the congregation is encouraging, or at least polite to everyone, even though some singers/musicians don't play or sing what we're used to, or in some cases they just don't play or sing well.

I've been to some predominantly white churches, and we sang, knowing that our style of music wasn't the preferred style of that particular denomination. But they would get right with us and enjoy what we were singing.

So I've had positive experiences with both, and a few negative experiences with both as well.

playhear · « **Reply #10 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:11:56 PM »

It depends on the black church. In the black church I grew up in, the congregation praises God just as joyfully with their inexperienced-no-pocket-having-10-year-old drummer as they do with their more experienced drummer. In the white churches I’ve been to, it would not go down like that. They would instruct little Tommie to take the proper drum lessons and, only after he showed adequate facility, would allow Tommie to play his well-practiced song in the main sanctuary.

PianoWizard · « **Reply #11 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:12:37 PM »

Quote from: itsapeachworld on April 20, 2006, 02:09:56 PM

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HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA..........

You crack me up 'itsapeachworld'

PianoWiz...

nessalynn77 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:18:27 PM »

Quote from: playhear on April 20, 2006, 02:11:56 PM

It depends on the black church. In the black church I grew up in, the congregation praises God just as joyfully with their inexperienced-no-pocket-having-10-year-old drummer as they do with their more experienced drummer. In the white churches I’ve been to, it would not go down like that. They would instruct little Tommie to take the proper drum lessons and, only after he showed adequate facility, would allow Tommie to play his well-practiced song in the main sanctuary.

You have a point there.

silky · « **Reply #13 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:18:55 PM »

Quote from: PianoWizard on April 20, 2006, 02:10:35 PM

I can only tell you what I have experienced, so this will be a bit of a generalization....

I currently play for a Pentecostal church that is 90% black and being a keyboardist/pianist who has an urban, contemporary and sometimes reggae feel to my playing I find that they are easily entertained musically, as they have music they can clap, dance etc…. to.

However, as I am not the regular musician, when it comes to a song that they like sung one particular way and I can’t play it like our regular musician I do get some terrible looks whilst I’m trying my best.
PianoWiz…

i'm sorry about that.

Nakia518 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:34:33 PM »

Quote from: itsapeachworld on April 20, 2006, 02:09:56 PM

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and yes

itsapeachworld · « **Reply #15 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:35:49 PM »

Val215 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:40:39 PM »

And yes again

allonesound · « **Reply #17 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:40:45 PM »

okay this is kinda wrong but funny at the same time

white people are entertained by the dumbest stuff.... they laugh and go along with just about anything... i should say gullible....

**cough cough**

ie. the difference between BET Comic View and Comedy Central

*laughing*

i think black people in general are over all hard to entertain...some stuff just is not funny, some stuff is just straight stupid, and some stuff we just ant feeling... im not in the buisness of going with the flo...

may sound kinda racist but its more on the funny side lol!!!

but thats just me

sixstringpoet · « **Reply #18 on:** April 20, 2006, 05:33:38 PM »

certainly

csedwards2 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 20, 2006, 05:58:09 PM »

Just in our overall priorites of what we want in a church experience, I think it just ranks higher on the list than most other cultures

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