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CCM and Church Music (with John Ahern)

Alastair's Adversaria

CHAPTER

The Gifted Vocalist

There's something along the lines of a sort of vicarious subjectivity that's expressed by the gifted vocalist who is able to represent our emotions in their most beautiful and elevated fers. And for that reason, some one who sings beautifully and looks beautiful is some one that you feel can speak for you in a remarkable way. They can give voice to your inner self in a way that you could not do, you couldn't do yourself. So within worship, you can almost replicate that sort of dynamic where you have the attractive and gifted vocalists who can almost give voice to the congregation vicariously.

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