Several New Revisions

These revisions of lecture PowerPoints were posted on Sept 15, 2014; intended to  supplement the book, People in the Presence of God.

01g (key word) “Identical”

01j (key words) “Discontinuity” vs “Continuity”

03 (key word) “Patriarchs” and “Parents”

09b (keyword) “Sinai”

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Five OT Sacrifices Revised, Improved

10A Five OT Sacrifices

(Supplemental PowerPoint for People in the Presence of God)

Updated, Improved, August 4, 2014.  This version gets at the meanings of the 5 sacrifices more strongly, their echoes in the New Testament,  and possible applications for today.

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Theory Books Revised July 2014

The following updated/revised files were uploaded on July 30. 2014.

The New Worship Theory Book, Volume 1:  1A Contents; 1B Understanding Chord Symbols; 2 Notation; 3  Nashville Number Charts; 4b 25 Tips for Good Chart Writing

The New Worship Theory Book, Volume 2: 13 Creating Hymn charts; 14 Finding the Right Key; 16 Progressions Down a Fifth.

The New Worship Theory Book, Volume 3: 31 Modulation I: Establishing the New Key; 32 Modulation II: Smoothing the Transition.

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7A Ezra & the Synagogue PP Revised

This PowerPoint supplements People in the Presence of God. Updated Oct 21. 2013.

Ezra convenes scripture-reading event: reads 4 hours, praises 4 hours. Origin of synagogue unclear (perhaps Babylon). Synagogue worship: scroll ceremony, public-lectionary-scripture-reading, shema (creed-like), 18 benediction prayer, homily (short sermon).  Any qualified person could teach/preach.  Comparison of Synagogue to Protestant/Catholic service.  Importance of the Synagogue for Protestants. Creative ideas on public reading of  scripture. Hymn for paraphrasing the Apostle’s Creed

13 Temple Organization/Administration Revised

PowerPoint 13, for “People in the Presence of God”,  dealing with the intricate musical organization in the Hebrew Temple, has been revised.

The PowerPoint talks about the Hebrew Festivals, the 24 musical groups, the 288 master teachers, and how music in the temple was organized on a weekly basis. Comparisons are made with current worship practice in churches today.

Revised: ch 2 Notation of TNW Theory BK 1

Chapter 2 of The New Worship Theory Book (Volume I) now contains practice exercises in determining where measure bars should fall in a chart. You are required to write in the missing bar lines.  This is important.  Internet charts often lack bars lines.  Bar lines can do much to clarify the music and help prevent performance errors.

Another new exercise provides practice with rhythmic notation.  You are required to replace ties with dots.  In many situations, dots read more easily and are more efficient.

dr. barry liesch