A Christian Music Educator’s Worldview of Music part 1

 

A Christian Music Educator’s Worldview of Music part 1

There was a time in my career when I believed that a music philosophy was always developed before the formation of music worldview.  Now I understand that worldview, and specifically one’s music worldview, is the window through which a Christian Music educator views what he or she believes is the truth about the nature, value, meaning, and overarching purpose of music.

 Even though it may not be well articulated, all Christian’s have a music worldview, but being a Christian does not ensure that one’s worldview of music is truly Christian.  I define music worldview as how one perceives the whole of music in terms of what he or she considers to be the reality of what is right and wrong, appropriate, not appropriate, good, better, or best concerning music in the life of a Christian.