Different styles of Gospel Music

Spirituals-Songs of former West

African slaves

-Evangelistic Themes

-Mixture of African and European culture

Traditional gospel

- ‘’Black Gospel’’

-A large choir, soloist (s)

-The ‘’mother Gospel Style’’

-1930s is the watershed-point with the arrival of Thomas

Dorsey

The Southern

Gospel

-The ‘’White Gospel’’

-Originated from the South

- ‘’Quartet’’

Contemporary Gospel

-Modern form of Gospel

-Youth audience

-Modern Music Genres

(Rnb, Pop, Rock, Rap..)

HYBRID STYLES

Mixture of Gospel Music with other

known music genres

Bluegrass Music Country Music Blues Music Reggae Music Celtic Music Soul Music

Bluegrass Gospel

-Mixture of Gospel and Bluegrass

Verrrrrrrrrrrrrry simple

-No electric instruments

-Only acoustic ones

Blues Gospel

-Blues music added to gospel music

-Born with the influence of Thomas A. Dorsey

Country Gospel

-Country music added to gospel Music

-Mountain Music

-Cowboy Music

-Christian themes

Other ‘’Hybrid Styles’’

Reggae Gospel

Celtic Gospel

Soul Gospel

‘’The power of the gospel brings forgiveness, healing grace, and victory in a dark

sinful struggle.’’ Brian Croft

Thank you for you attention