Musicing in Christ—part 3

 

Musicing in Christ—part 3

 So, Christian parents needs to take careful inventory of their music paradigm before allowing their “tender plants” to take music lessons and get caught between two drastically different music philosophies.  Admittedly, there is room for different acceptable beliefs about singing, hand positions when playing piano, trumpet embouchure, or how to hold a bow when playing double bass. However, extremely rigid  differences in musical paradigm involving musical style can  make it almost impossible for the student to succeed in the private teaching studio, the general music classroom, or as a member or a choral or instrumental organization. 

The only completely safe teacher of Christian music education and music philosophy is the Holy Spirit who is capable and willing to guide Christian musicians into all truth concerning music education in this century. Although a Christian may make appropriate personal choices and have personal preferences concerning music, there are absolutes concerning music and its place in a Christian’s life. Therefore, a prescriptive Christian music philosophy must be   built on Bible principles of musicing, profundity, appropriateness, and standards of correctness. There is room for musical  taste in the life of a Christian, but the use of music  is not all a matter of personal taste since it must be guided by Bible principles of musicing that are congruent with the principles living out the changed life of a Christian.

 

Thought for the Day—Although there is room for personal preferences of how a Christian musics unto God, every Christian needs the guidance of the Holy Spirit in the process of choosing how to music unto God.