Finding Truth in
Music Christian Education Part 1
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.
Thought for the Day
Christian musicians often consider the
appropriateness of what they say because it will affect their Christian
witness, but at the same time do not seem to realize that what they music will
also affect Christian witness. GLW
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