This
philosophical excerpt is presented here as a part of our series of articles on
music education philosophy presented by selected Christian musicians in various
countries. This philosophical excerpt is taken by permission from the monograph Finding
Truth in a World of Musical Deception by Rachelle Wolf. She holds a BA degree in Christian music ed.
with a performance emphasis in applied violin from God’s Bible College. She is currently a candidate for an MM degree
in violin performance at Miami University at Oxford Ohio. While studying at Miami University, she holds
a graduate assistantship and teaches violin privately, and is active in her
church. (The thoughts for the day are mine.)
What
is music? Does it have value in the life of a Christian? What does God think about music? Are there specific kinds of music that are
appropriate for a Christian musician? Is
there a place for secular music? It
doesn’t take long to find answers to these questions, many answers. It is not
in finding answers that we have difficulty; ask anyone you meet. Every musician has a music philosophy,
regardless of how well it is developed.
The real challenge comes in wading through the stream of answers and
philosophies to find the gold nuggets of truth.
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