All musical actions exude from a philosophy.

 

I contend  that all music ministry is based on some philosophy and that this philosophy is fundamentally based on some matrix.  Music philosophy is the basic foundation from which all musical actions exude.  A sound Bible based philosophy of music ministry is founded on principles much deeper than mere likes and dislikes since it is based on Bible principles of musicing..

Wise Christian musicians  commit their philosophy to pen and ink.  I believe that a well-developed   series of systematic statements (beliefs) concerning the nature and value of the whole of music will serve as a basis for a person’s direction in music.  The reason we care about musical direction is because musical direction determines musical destiny.  A well thought out philosophy of music ministry will serve as an every day guide for all music action.  Articulating one's music philosophy will bring an inner peace and will serve as a concomitant of one’s whole-life philosophy .

            Many Christian musicians have never taken the time to write out their music philosophy and therefore their music philosophy is many times incomplete and  homespun.  As I mentioned earlier, some Christian musicians, whom I have met in my travels over the past forty years, deny that they even have a music ministry philosophy.  They often hide behind the excuse that they are not trained musicians or that they have never had the opportunity to study music philosophy.  What they do not know is that every one has a philosophy of music and all our musical actions exude from what that belief basis. 

 

 Even in the smallest of communities there is often a barbershop or a feed store with some chairs for philosophers.  Just bring up the subject of music and these grass-roots philosophers, who may not know the names of the lines and space, will tell you exactly what is right and wrong with music today.