Is there an official list of “banned” or “approved” music or composers for sacrament meeting?
No. No official list of “banned” or “approved” selections or composers exists. Members and priesthood leaders are expected to review the general principle-based guidelines and then, with the guidance of the Spirit, apply the guidelines to a particular circumstance, adjusting to the occasional exception as appropriate. “Music in Church meetings should help members worship, feel the sacred spirit of the Sabbath, and feel the spirit of revelation” (“Music,” 289). In keeping with these guidelines, music for sacrament meetings should be chosen and performed with the intent of promoting worship, rather than bringing attention to the performance itself.
No. No official list of “banned” or “approved” selections or composers exists. Members and priesthood leaders are expected to review the general principle-based guidelines and then, with the guidance of the Spirit, apply the guidelines to a particular circumstance, adjusting to the occasional exception as appropriate. “Music should be worshipful and fit the spirit of the meeting. . . Music and musical texts are to be sacred, dignified, and otherwise suitable for sacrament meeting.” (Handbook 2, 14.4, 14.4.4). In keeping with these guidelines, music for sacrament meetings should be chosen and presented with the intent of promoting worship, rather than bringing attention to the performance itself.
