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Um, by the way, about the music in church, feel free to ask me about that whenever you'd like, and we'll go over however much detail you care to. It is clear both in the Bible and in history that singing only was the music of the church, by instruction, by example, and by common practice for centuries. We can also discuss the several ways that incorporating various instruments into the meetings conflicts with Biblical guidelines, if you want to. That expression for vocal-only music, a capella, comes to us from Latin via Italian. It means "as in the chapel", the common form of church music for centuries. It wasn't until the 7th century that a "papal" sanction was given for instruments in the "churches" and it was still a long time after that before such usage became commonplace. a cap·pel·la adv. Music. Without instrumental accompaniment. [Italian : a, in the manner of + cappella, chapel, choir.]
(The American Heritage Dictionary) 1 Cor 14:15 So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind. NIV
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