Session Title
Session Description
We’ve heard many of the great old hymns played beautifully with organs, pianos, and choirs, but their journey into the world of guitar-led worship can be awkward. Old tunes are often abandoned or significantly altered in the name of modernization, but such revision is not always necessary. This workshop will focus on demonstrating and discussing how to translate traditional hymns into a guitar-led band format while keeping the hymn’s soul intact.
Conference Title
2017 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-27-2017
Event Type
Workshop/Seminar
Type (recording/text)
Text
Subject Area
Music
Topic
Liturgical Music
Keywords:
Modernization, Tradition, Revision
Recommended Citation
Kimbrough, Wendell, "Bringing Hymns to Life on Guitar" (2017). Symposium on Worship Archive. 30.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2017/allitems/30
Included in
Bringing Hymns to Life on Guitar
We’ve heard many of the great old hymns played beautifully with organs, pianos, and choirs, but their journey into the world of guitar-led worship can be awkward. Old tunes are often abandoned or significantly altered in the name of modernization, but such revision is not always necessary. This workshop will focus on demonstrating and discussing how to translate traditional hymns into a guitar-led band format while keeping the hymn’s soul intact.