A
biblical, solidly Christian, and clearly articulated philosophy of music
education will do more to solve the many problems of music education than long
lists of musical behaviors or problems concerning popular music, rock music or
contemporary Christian music. A clear
congruent Christian music education philosophy (CMEP) will reveal the deepest
levels of music’s nature and value and its place in the whole-life of a
Christian.
A well written Christian music education
philosophy will consider the why, how, when, and to whom of music
education. It will illuminate the
deepest purposes for teaching music. It will consider musics importance in the
overall educational system of a Christian school, college or university. It will also consider the philosophical
issues essential to the process of insuring that an educational program is
truly biblical, practical and thorough.
It will also deal with the educator’s truth basis concerning music’s
value to the institution, the students, and most of all how music is valuable
to God’s kingdom. A thorough CMEP will
illuminate, for the music educator and the students, how and why the music
education curriculum will equip those being educated to serve this present age
musically.
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