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Old 05-03-2008, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by CalvinandHodges View Post
Appropriatness also has a cultural tie.
You are correct to a degree but in terms of tunes, and I have no grasp of music myself, you can have a tune that is fast, midpaced and slow. You can have a tune that is upbeat or one that is sad. These are universal.

I can't see how an African villager would sing Psalm 3 in different way than an American in terms of tune, it would be slow and downbeat. Both cultures would sing Psalm 150 happily and upbeat.
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