Music Organization Members-part 1

       Recently we spent a week discussing philosophically what the "song leader" or minister of music should be like.  We also spent a couple of weeks studying the philosophy of the congregation musicing unto God.  For a few days we are now going to consider what the church and Bible college choir, orchestra and band members should be like.  We would not wish for these important music people and their ministry to be left out  of our music philosophy discussions.
       These exceedingly important musicians need to be DIRECTABLE.  We all know that, when it comes to a music organization, someone has to lead and the rest must follow. Many accomplished musicians find it difficult to come under a director's authority.  They know a lot about music and musical performance. They understand pitch, rhythm, melody, harmony, dynamics, style, nuance, performance practice, and most importantly how to sing or play their instrument.  However, they still must come under the music director's authority.
       I Chronicles 25:6 states:

           All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the kings order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and to Heman.

Notice that these musicians were under the hands of the director not OVER the director or in spite of the director or independent of the director.  These musicians  were said to be instructed (lamad 3925)  i.e. expert  and cunning (biyn 995) i.e. they could distinguish musically. Even though these musicians were very knowledgeable concerning sacred music in the Temple (vs.7), they all came under the hands or the music director.  Furthermore, note that the chief directors were ordered by David the king to take charge of those whom Jehovah had placed in their direction.  It was constituted God given authority.  It was not obnoxious carnal desire to "run the show.