Briefly describe the two traditions of psalm singing that had been established in America by the 1720s
What will be an ideal response?
Regular Singing
tunes sung as they were notated
written tradition
Usual Way
oral tradition
lining out, used when the congregation could not read music
lining out:
deacon, or leader, sang or recited each line before it was sung by the congregation (quasi-call-and-response)
led to fewer number of tunes in common use
led to a marked slowing of the tempo
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