Passing Our Music Values
on to the Next Generation – Part 5
If we would show some emotion, meaning and
enthusiasm in the corporate music experience, our children as well as the
unchurched and new converts would “catch” the genuine energy, sincerity, and
excitement of our musical participation.
Nothing succeeds like success.
The Psalmist David testified in Psalm 138:1, “I will praise thee with my
whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.” Remember, if we will do the right thing the
right way we will have much less problem convincing the next generation that
traditional music worship is not outdated.
If we relate to music worship, our children will relate to it as
well.
Where
should the process of shaping children’s music philosophy begin? First, start by providing good quality music
in your home. If parents provide many
good choices of both secular and sacred music in their home, children will
develop enriched musical tastes at an early age. Second, parents should get involved by taking
their children to music concerts and discussing what went on at those concerts
including the performers, and the styles of music performed. Third, get your children involved in music
lessons at an early age. Positive
involvement in music making is a very valuable influence in a child’s
development of likes and dislikes in music.
The more musical knowledge and music skill a young person acquires, the
more equipped him or she will be to make educated, mature decisions about
music. Fourth, make every effort to
insure that worship music in church is vibrant , relevant and well executed. A good time to start is today since today is Sunday!
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