The Flow of Worship

[ryancarter]

This is just an observation from my experience. I am posting it here to see of there is anything to it.
I have noticed an opposite trend in suburban churches as opposed to urban churches when it comes to the flow of a musical worship time (which songs are put in what order).

In a suburban context, the people come into church with busy minds. The worship leaders plan exciting, engaging songs first to draw people in. Gradually the songs get slower and quieter, so that by the end the congregation is emotionally still and engaged in the service. This can be represented by the following symbol, >
This symbol shows a focusing and a narrowing. The congregation is gathered from their individual lives into a common emotional mental state of focused stillness.

In the urban context, my experience has been the exact opposite. I would use the following symbol to express what I have seen, <
The worship leaders start slow and build. They engage the congregation emotionally by building the excitement of the songs, sometimes to the point where the song itself is incapable of being contained! They are looking for an excited emotional state.

I think part of this has to do with the nature of preaching in these contexts. Preaching is a time of audience silence in the suburban church, whereas it is a time of audience interaction in the urban church.

Has anyone else noticed this? Or is this particular to my experience?
If you have observed this, why do you think it happens this way?