14Aug 09
Majesty MusiCollege
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- How many octaves below middle C does the sound from the sun make?
- The black hole of one particular galaxy in our universe sings a Bb – any idea as to how many octaves below middle C?
Did you know that the universe we live in is full of sound? Our great Creator designed all of creation to sing forth the praises and glory of God (Ps. 19:1). The more man learns of God’s marvelous creation, the more he is struck by the order and harmony with which it was created.
Last week, Jennifer and I had the joy of attending an 
extraordinary two day seminar in Pennsylvania put on by Majesty Music – the Majesty MusiCollege. The conference provides ‘two days of thrilling expeditions into the heart of Godly Music.’ Whether you are a pianist, string player, vocalist, music teacher, conductor, pastor, sound operator, or someone who simply enjoys God honoring music, you would find the teaching from the 12 highly skilled music professional 
just what you need to re-energize and give proper focus to your family or church’s music ministry.
Godly music is under attack. One way satan has creeped in upon the church, seeming undetected, is through the medium of music. Sadly, today it is often difficult to discern between the music of the world and what 
some would call ‘Christian’ music. For it isn’t just the words that make a song moral or immoral, the music itself proclaims a message of either life or death, light or darkness.
For over 35 years, Majesty Music, lead by Frank Garlock and Ron Hamilton, has held high the standard of Christ honoring music. These men, like the little boy at Christ’s feeding of the 5000, willingly gave their 5 loaves & 2 fish (talents) to the Lord. Christ took them, broke them, and is 
now using their talents to impact many! What a profound testimony!
There was so much to learn those two days. Topics included: Basic & Intermediate Conducting, Choir Rehearsal techniques, Vocal training, String pedagogy, Children’s music ministry, Hymn Improvisation, Piano Accompanying, The Nature of Music, Panic-free performing, Video & lighting, and so much more! It was a refreshing couple of days. And making it even more memorable was the opportunity to attend with Lisa & Rachel, good friends from church, and the Neely Team.
We learned so much and are looking forward to the application in the months ahead. Be on the look out for next year’s Majesty MusiCollege!
Any guesses to the beginning questions? I’ll post the answers shortly.
What a blessed time we had together!! It was a joy just to be there and the joy was doubled to be with such good friends! There was so much to learn; the problem was choosing classes!
And you already told us the answers to your questions, so I won’t give them away. 
Amen! I heartilly agree there Amanda. The blessing of going with friends was being able to share notes at dinner time.
Now, before this post is archived, I though it would be a good idea to post the answers to those first two questions. It was amazing to learn such facts about our truly harmonious universe.
- The answer to the first question is a resounding 16 octaves!
- This particular galaxy (the name slips my mind) sings a Bb 57 octaves below Middle C!