Reading (Singing) Distinctly Gave the “Sense”-part 2

Reading (Singing) Distinctly Gave the “Sense”-part 2 
      On April 30 we discussed the meaning or the rendering of the ancient scroll mentioned in Nehemiah 8:7-8.  I have no doubt that these Bible references, the meaning of which over the many centuries have become somewhat esoteric, are references to the intoning or singing of the Law by the use of the te’amim by the Levite musicians.  These graphic signs are the biblical musical notational symbols which are found above and below the texts of the   ancient Hebrew Scriptures.  This intoning, cantillation, or singing which was made possible by the intoning of these graphic signs is what made the Levite rendering of the Law “distinct” i.e. more understandable to the people. 
       Note that the Bible does not say that the Levite musicians gave commentary (like the Halakah and Haggadah from the Midrash) on the content of the scrolls, but merely about their type of “reading”, which I believe refers to the singing of the Law through the use of the te’amim.  We know with certainty that this rendering was performed so distinctly (parash 6567, i.e. to separate or to specify) that it gave enough specificity to the meaning of the text that the congregation “understood the reading" of the Torah.
      So, you may legitimately ask, “What should we learn from this text in the book of Nehemiah?”  I believe that Christian musicians in the twenty first century need to be aware that proper musical rendering of the good news of the Bible can make it more understandable to the hearers.  The music minister must render sacred music in such a way that the modern-day worshiper will be aware of the “sense” of the message in order to understand distinctly.