tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post114124307570433533..comments2023-11-03T04:45:37.685-07:00Comments on The Ox Files: The ten step Marty Haugen song writing programThe Dumb Oxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13927504962610661818noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-19538618644216188882017-03-20T05:57:36.092-07:002017-03-20T05:57:36.092-07:00This is hilarious and very creatively written!
I h...This is hilarious and very creatively written!<br />I have a Master's in Music Ed. and am a cantor in the Church.<br />We use the Breaking Bread Missalette, so we do sing Haugen. <br />And I must tell you, I just attended a Charism Retreat lead by Marty Haugen yesterday at Neumann University.<br />Many of your comments are spot on, but the Franciscan sisters their gushed over him like a rock star.<br />But I must tell you, he is a very kind and humble man.<br />He is not Catholic and is no longer Lutheran.<br />I believe he is United Church of Christ now- hence the Catechism problem.<br />Thanks for the laugh.Brandywine Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07179570158286523724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-70583962049416836332016-10-23T05:25:39.372-07:002016-10-23T05:25:39.372-07:00I think it is disgraceful that so-called "Cat...I think it is disgraceful that so-called "Catholics" or "Christians" would behave in this way. From the posters I can see the names of wannabe composers who have been woefully unsuccessful in getting thei music accepted by any reputable publishing house. So, they make fun of those who have gained recognition and success for their God-given gifts. Whether you like or dislike Marty's music (or any of ours, for that matter; believe me, I have my detractors, including one wannabe who commented on this very blog), to so ignorantly "analyze" his compositional style (a style, I might add, that has clearly helped catechize all of you wannabes who have poked fun) is to do the very thing you claim to despise. Where in the Catechism of the Catholic Church is your behavior sanctioned, you who claim that the Catechism has not been consulted by Marty?<br /><br />To the owner of the blog, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. If you wish to take scholarly issue with anyone's composing then fine, but do it in a mature, Christian, and educated manner, not like the playground bully you are exhibiting here. And all of you who joined in are those who stand around while the bully behaves as such and say nothing. You as well ought to be ashamed.<br /><br />For all of you who claim to have a grasp on the Catechism, may I suggest you purchase a copy and begin reading it, for you clearly have never opened it. For those of you who claim to have a grasp on liturgy or liturgical composition, may I suggest you take a course on liturgy or even purchase a book from a reputable author, or take some composition lessons.<br /><br />But this kind of behavior violates every tenet of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. May God have mercy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167402760014942631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-17783014597674709712016-10-22T18:52:32.801-07:002016-10-22T18:52:32.801-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.SistersofIHM Vocationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01606362820482913359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-60666219628700375402016-10-22T16:15:57.093-07:002016-10-22T16:15:57.093-07:00You are just plain rude. Marty Haugen has some pre...You are just plain rude. Marty Haugen has some pretty fantastic music. Good pastoral musicians should know how and when to use his music accordingly. To mockingly write about his style, lyrics musicality goes beyond criticism. Shame on you!Casshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882178760724137848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-80562978685582405762016-10-22T15:45:19.394-07:002016-10-22T15:45:19.394-07:00How sad. It must take a special kind of insecurity...How sad. It must take a special kind of insecurity to write and/or affirm a post like this or dedicate an entire blog to tearing these two men down. David Haas and Marty Haugen are amazing men who are trying to their gifts for the greater glory of God. A good number of you should be ashamed of yourselves. Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01958843498023221137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-27070993141707345742013-07-31T13:58:15.597-07:002013-07-31T13:58:15.597-07:00I consider most of the post-Vatican II hymnals my ...I consider most of the post-Vatican II hymnals my punishment for abandoning the one true faith for 50 years. When I returned, thank you Lord Jesus, I was amazed at the dreck I heard at Mass. What happened to the centuries of great music we sung pre 1960?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170942995217882531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-10911191467401727992013-06-15T06:04:47.238-07:002013-06-15T06:04:47.238-07:00Does anyone still mantain this blog? It looks like...Does anyone still mantain this blog? It looks like almost everything was posted on a songle day and then dropped. The http://www.mgilleland.com/music/moratorium.htm website mentioned in several posts does not existJmcdhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810279249354349333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-87073823986967880382013-01-21T11:24:37.353-08:002013-01-21T11:24:37.353-08:00I am so glad I found this blog! For years I though...I am so glad I found this blog! For years I thought maybe I was the only one who found Haugen's music the epitome of insipidity.<br /><br />It's as if he finds a Bible passage and spends a whole ten minutes whipping up an uninspiring, ill-fitting melody, with no regard for meter and rarely any concern for rhyming. Maybe he’s emphasizing quantity over quality: Crank out twenty or more of these songs every day, and see what sticks.<br /><br />Still, I have to admire the guy's effort. His heart is clearly in the right place, but his music is truly God-awful, if you'll pardon the pun.<br />Mark Carltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04819595731319191632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-85072606360153122422012-03-12T09:00:03.775-07:002012-03-12T09:00:03.775-07:00LOLOLOLOLOL!!! I agree 100%. Except that you shoul...LOLOLOLOLOL!!! I agree 100%. Except that you should add that every song should have one verse with the word "dance" or "dancing" in it.<br /><br />Now to see if I can find a site like this about Dan Schutte. Perhaps they are really the same person.Jmcdhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810279249354349333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-91579463510114146932012-03-12T08:58:21.338-07:002012-03-12T08:58:21.338-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jmcdhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810279249354349333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-87456999036289496232011-07-24T09:50:29.172-07:002011-07-24T09:50:29.172-07:00I'm not Catholic anymore, but when I was I nev...I'm not Catholic anymore, but when I was I never liked the music - I liked "Gather Us In", but only when compared to the inconceivably more horrible "Gather Your People" and other such musical dreck. Songs like these made me glad that Catholics don't usually sing all the verses.<br /><br />Step #11: Before sending the hymn to the publisher, listen carefully to "To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King" and make sure it sounds nothing like that stirring piece of music.Ataru Atlantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289913867727078767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-48889000820619805352011-01-13T13:47:05.831-08:002011-01-13T13:47:05.831-08:00This blog was forward to me by a friend. My though...This blog was forward to me by a friend. My thought is that Marty is a human being contributing with his gifts. If you don't appreciate it, that's okay. Move on... All this complaining is wasted energy when we have so much to be busy with...Bryan Schamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098073025688161287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-28400193528237466252010-12-07T22:53:41.386-08:002010-12-07T22:53:41.386-08:00Hi, please check out sleep apnea snoring and also ...Hi, please check out <a href="http://healthandfitness101.sosblog.com/The-first-blog-b1/How-to-Treat-Sleep-Apnea-Snoring-b1-p2.htm" rel="nofollow">sleep apnea snoring</a> and also <a href="http://help-stop-snoring-now.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">stop snoring guaranteed</a>SoloForgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235746884960221184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-60923190914553332792010-10-03T10:28:50.197-07:002010-10-03T10:28:50.197-07:00Choose the appropriate time signature for your son...<i>Choose the appropriate time signature for your song from the following choices</i><br /><br />You forgot "jaunty."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-44867037629919098352010-06-01T12:23:43.338-07:002010-06-01T12:23:43.338-07:00Nice! You have written quite the hateful post. Kud...Nice! You have written quite the hateful post. Kudos! This is the first post I've read but I sure hope the rest maintain this high standard of negativity!<br /><br />James 3:9-12<br /><br />Let us pray for each other that we can live our lives according to God's will.Seán Fornellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287860563380692813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-50478235522125204302009-08-16T21:16:55.368-07:002009-08-16T21:16:55.368-07:00When in doubt, throw in a key changeWhen in doubt, throw in a key changeErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16718955843846659553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-79280500756602755222009-06-27T16:50:46.400-07:002009-06-27T16:50:46.400-07:00Why can't we have any of the beautiful old son...Why can't we have any of the beautiful old songs? We have 2,000 years of history. Surely there is something written before 1950 that will work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-48340535474920136792009-02-15T18:46:00.000-08:002009-02-15T18:46:00.000-08:00Yes, no one should be mocked. But people should n...Yes, no one should be mocked. But people should not be forced to attend Mass where the music is a distraction to their actual participation.<BR/><BR/>ALL churches should offer Sunday Masses with a variety of music...a Chant Mass...and a Mass of Silence also....Noel Jones, AAGOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444575157446213420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-1154896205478641952006-08-06T13:30:00.000-07:002006-08-06T13:30:00.000-07:00I highly recommend membership in the Society for a...I highly recommend membership in the Society for a Moratorium on the music of Marty Haugen and David Hass.<BR/> http://www.mgilleland.com/music/moratorium.htm<BR/><BR/>David Anthony Domet<BR/>TorontoVox Cantorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16987049370515084083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-1154345912464578282006-07-31T04:38:00.000-07:002006-07-31T04:38:00.000-07:00Funny. And True.Funny. And True.Tommy Augustinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442114093236492027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-1143076231054083352006-03-22T17:10:00.000-08:002006-03-22T17:10:00.000-08:00Not that long ago I resigned my job as a Protestan...Not that long ago I resigned my job as a Protestant pastor in a seeker style church and all I can tell you is this post is not funny at all, no, it is so painfully dead on accurate that I can hardly breath.<BR/><BR/>My wife said to me the other Sunday at Mass, "Look how much teaching there is in these hymns." You know, we tried to interest our teens in the Life Teen Mass, figuring this would be a good transition for them and you know what? They begged us to let them come with us to the 9:30AM "old people's Mass." Yup, it's true.<BR/><BR/>And, honest, I did laugh and I thank you for providing some levity during Lent.owenswainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00540186205959897960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-1142296620504588282006-03-13T16:37:00.000-08:002006-03-13T16:37:00.000-08:00"I linked his name with Lutheran and there were to...<I>"I linked his name with Lutheran and there were too many to read.</I><BR/><BR/>He was Lutheran, but now he's UCC.<BR/><BR/>BMPBrian Michael Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836644567939527991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-1142293600918972722006-03-13T15:46:00.000-08:002006-03-13T15:46:00.000-08:00I wasn't familiar with the name, but I think I can...I wasn't familiar with the name, but I think I can hum the tune. At this point, I'd settle for some mellow 70s music. We've got X-alt with loud, ear spliting rock. I linked his name with Lutheran and there were too many to read.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11502895616873273470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-1142186156731239212006-03-12T09:55:00.000-08:002006-03-12T09:55:00.000-08:00Ah yes, the moratorium! I'm a frequent flyer in t...Ah yes, the moratorium! I'm a frequent flyer in that club.<BR/><BR/>BMPBrian Michael Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836644567939527991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22712953.post-1142167946673406932006-03-12T04:52:00.000-08:002006-03-12T04:52:00.000-08:00I'm sure that all of you have seen this, but just ...I'm sure that all of you have seen this, but just in case, you may want to go to http://www.mgilleland.com/music/moratorium.htm. It really fits with the tone and content of the post.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652346521110493903noreply@blogger.com