For approximately five years at the institution where I work, I have not only guided students in their coursework for the Bachelor of Church Music program but also in conducting research as an output of their learning during the lectures.
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Daniel Adi Saputra
The shortage of skilled worship accompanists in Indonesian churches, including GKSBS Daya Murni in Lampung, underscores the need for structured and contextual training. This study designed and implemented a phased keyboard learning model to regenerate younger congregants as competent accompanists. Using a qualitative descriptive approach, three teenage participants were purposively selected, and data were gathered through observation, interviews, and documentation. The findings show steady progress from basic posture and scales to chord application, transposition, and worship accompaniment. Instruction embedded in real services enhanced confidence, liturgical awareness, and readiness to serve. The study’s novelty lies in integrating structured pedagogy, worship context, and mentoring as a sustainable regeneration framework for small churches facing accompanist shortages.
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Mikhael Erikcon Simamora (2024)
The hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy” is one of the popular hymns in Kidung Jemaat, published by Yamuger Indonesia. This research aims to analyze the musical structure and form of the hymn, including the meaning of the lyrics, to understand its Biblical portion and its connection to the musical composition. This study uses qualitative research methods with a musicological and hermeneutic approach. Data collection was carried out through observation, documentation, and literature study. Data analysis follows the Miles & Huberman model, which consists of data display, data reduction, and conclusion drawing. The findings of this research are as follows: First, the musical analysis reveals that the hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy” has musical solid elements, including musical form, phrase or period, punctuation, motif, literal repetition, ascending sequence, diminution of interval, inversion, augmentation, cadence, and symmetry. Second, the meaning of the lyrics in this hymn expresses praise for God's majesty, sourced from Biblical verses in Isaiah 6: 2-3, Psalm 5: 4, Revelation 14: 1-11, Psalm 18: 12, 1 Timothy 6: 16, Psalm 69: 35, Psalm 103: 22, and Psalm 145: 10, and has a connection with the song's structure and form.
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Siska Friscilia
Music is an essential element of worship services, entrusted to music directors for arrangement and leadership. This study examines the strategies employed by music directors at BFA Church Yogyakarta. Utilizing qualitative methods, data were collected through purposive sampling of two music directors, with observations, interviews, and document analysis serving as primary data sources. Data were analyzed using the Miles and Huberman model, involving data reduction, display, and conclusion drawing. Findings emphasize the critical role of the music director in managing the worship music team, highlighting the importance of strategic planning and leadership in delivering effective worship services. Guided by Mark Cole’s theoretical framework, the identified strategies are organized into prerehearsal, mid-week rehearsal, and Sunday worship stages, closely aligned with BFA Church practices. Implementing structured strategies across these stages promotes team coordination and enhances the quality of worship music, contributing to a meaningful worship experience for the congregation.
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Michael Putra Pratama Sitorus
This study investigates the impact of full-band music on the interest of youth in Sunday worship at HKBP Yogyakarta. Utilizing a quantitative research method, the independent variable is full-band music, while the dependent variable is the interest of young congregants. A sample of 67 individuals was drawn from a population of 670 using random sampling techniques. Data collection involved observations, interviews, questionnaires, and documentation. The questionnaire, based on indicators of interest and musical elements, was validated for reliability using a Likert scale. Results indicate a significant positive correlation between full-band music and youth interest, with a coefficient of determination (r²) of 0.26. This suggests that while full-band music positively influences youth engagement, 74% of their interest is affected by other factors. This research contributes to enhancing worship music services at HKBP Yogyakarta and offers insights for future studies on the role of worship music in engaging youth. The findings aim to serve as a reference for academics and practitioners seeking to improve the quality of worship music.
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Yusuf Febrianto
The limited number of musicians in churches across Indonesia, including GPII Ebenhaezer Yogyakarta, remains a common issue. This study proposes keyboard teaching as a potential solution to address this challenge. Successful knowledge transfer requires the application of appropriate teaching methods. This research uses a qualitative and action research approach, focusing on keyboard teaching at GPII Ebenhaezer Yogyakarta. The sample was selected through purposive sampling, involving three youths as participants. Data collection was carried out through observation, interviews, and documentation, while data analysis followed the Miles and Huberman model, which includes data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results show that the lecture, demonstration, imitation, drill, and recitation methods are practical in teaching keyboard accompaniment for worship songs. Despite variations in participants' responses and understanding, all achieved the expected learning outcomes.
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Marvello Tanzha
This study aims to examine the correlation between sight-singing and piano skills, both practically and theoretically, based on observations in a music college's Intermediate Piano class at UKRIM University with an instructor who frequently employs sight-singing during lessons. The research method used is quantitative-descriptive. The sample was selected through purposive sampling, comprising students in the class mentioned above. Data collection techniques included observation, interviews, questionnaires with Likert scales, and documentation. Data analysis techniques employed descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Validity tests were conducted using t-tests with Pearson correlation or product-moment correlation, and reliability tests were conducted using Cronbach’s alpha. The results indicate that the average respondents who rated 4 (strongly agree) constituted 71%, those who rated 3 (agree) constituted 31%, those who rated 2 (disagree) constituted 3%, and those who rated 1 (strongly disagree) constituted 0%. This indicates that the students strongly agree that there is a significant correlation between sight-singing and piano-playing skills.
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Marthin Timotius Zebua
This study discusses the structural analysis of the arrangement of the song It is Well with My Soul in mixed choir with acapella style, which the writer himself arranged. The author uses five stages of arrangement by Singgih Sanjaya as a reference for placing the song: concept arrangement, initial arrangement, modification, advanced arrangement, and evaluation and revision. This study uses the musicology research method, which is fundamental to the study of music theoretically. The results of the research show that there are developments in several musical elements in the arrangement of the song. This is proven by the results of structural analysis, which includes: (1) melodic variations on bars 65, 70, and 87; (2) harmonic variations on bars 1–10, bars 19–26, bars 36–43, bars 48–51, bars 87–94, and some other short bars; (3) rhythm variations for the length of the notes on bars 88–94, as well as for changes in tempo on bars 1 and 77; (4) polyphonic variations in bars 44–48 and bars 52–56, then this variation is found in several other bars; (5) the presence of perfect authentic cadence on bars 58–59 and 93–94; (6) the application of dynamics that are quite expressive in some bars; (7) homophony texture and (8) three-part song form with the composition A1–A1'–A2–A2'–B–B'–C–C'.
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Rebekah Oktavia Br. Panjaitan
This research aims to find out and describe the results of online learning of basic piano in worship songs for GKTDI Pekanbaru Sunday school children. This is qualitative research using action research methods. Data collection techniques were carried out by means of observation, interviews and documentation. The data analysis technique uses the Miles & Huberman model, which consists of data reduction, data presentation and concluding. The research results show that: (1) The online basic piano learning process was carried out well, however, there were problems with the network connection being poor, so there were several meetings that experienced slight disruption; (2) The three children have different understanding and results of playing the piano, both in terms of ability to read block notation, as well as tempo, rhythmic and dynamic stability. Meanwhile, the similarity is that the three children are very enthusiastic about learning, both during the piano learning process and in carrying out piano practice assignments outside of the online class.