Video from Daniel Stoltzfus
The Beauty of the Amish
Listen to this beautiful harmony as this Amish family sings to their Great Grandma.
Do Amish enjoy music and singing?
Amish enjoy music in church, school, work, and at rest.
In this article, we examine the different ways Amish encounter and create song and music.
Amish experience music and song in various ways:
church song-singing in church is an expression of praise to God
musical instruments-musical instruments are generally not used by Amish (with one or two exceptions)
singing at home-Amish may sing after meals, while working, or in the evening
singing in school-children sing a variety of songs in Amish schools
youth singing-the Amish youth singing is an important social event
pop and country music-many Amish enjoy popular music thought they generally do not own iPods, CD players, or radios.." from the article: Do Amish enjoy music and singing?
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