{"id":20159,"date":"2021-12-19T20:24:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T20:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicaldifference.com\/?p=20159"},"modified":"2022-01-29T00:08:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T00:08:45","slug":"music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicaldifference.com\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Don\u2019t We Cut Music?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.11.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.11.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.11.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.11.3″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]By Carl Warmouth<\/p>\n

Preserving our Christian Heritage<\/span><\/h2>\n

A<\/span> couple of years ago, my wife and I had the privilege of spending two weeks in Ireland. Standing in the spot in Dublin where Handel\u2019s triumphant premier of Messiah was heard for the very first time was, as I heard one foreign tourist put it, \u201calmost a theological moment.\u201d Although I am not quite sure what that means, I found myself nodding in agreement. And then there were the traditional Irish folk songs being bellowed out in every pub across the Emerald Isle. Songs with lyrics like \u201cwe will never be defeated when Ireland has such sons,\u201d celebrated, again, thousands of years of resistance to tyranny and injustice and served to draw a straight line between their past and the present.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a> Gain a musical perspective from some of the most knowledgeable leaders in the classical Christian movement.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

There are a number of distinctions between classical Christian education and other forms of education that offer advantages to our students, but that might not be immediately obvious. Some of those advantages are more practical than many people imagine\u2014like the fact that every year more and more of the leading tech companies are recognizing the value of a liberal arts education and are looking for students like ours to hire (see links above). But even more important is the transcendental quality of a classical Christian education. It\u2019s hard to know where we\u2019re going if we can\u2019t trace where we came from\u2014and not just back to our own Revolutionary War, but back to the foundations of Western civilization and Christendom, and the prominence of our musical heritage. We must value music here because we value history and we value beauty. And we believe God\u2019s word when it says so much** about singing. That\u2019s why music plays such an important role at many classical Christian schools.<\/p>\n

Here are four things to remember in your child\u2019s musical education:<\/p>\n

1. Encourage your older student to take a music history or appreciation elective.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Courses like these trace our Christian heritage from early musical roots to modern times. They examine how music and culture reflect each other in the most tangible sense, and provide a wide array of pieces to learn to love for the rest of life.<\/p>\n

2. Don\u2019t let your junior high student quit!<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

This is an age where many students, if given the option, quit music before they have reached the stage in life to actually do it well or internalize its value. We do not want to do them that injustice.<\/p>\n

3. Encourage your upper school student to continue with music.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Don\u2019t be quick to dismiss your older student as \u201cnot the music type.\u201d Sure, there are kids who are more naturally talented than others, but more often becoming a good singer or musician is a matter of having a good teacher and being a good learner, and keeping that combination together for a good amount of time.<\/p>\n

4. Create a tradition in your home of singing.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Be it once a month, at bedtime, or before meals, create a time of family worship that includes singing together.<\/p>\n

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.<\/em> \u2014Colossians 3:16 \u2724<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Carl Warmouth \u2022 Grammar School Dean The Ambrose School, Meridian, ID<\/span><\/p>\n

**100 Bible Verses about Singing<\/a><\/p>\n

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WISDOM FROM THE FRONT<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

A TEACHER\u2019S VIEW OF SINGING THE PSALMS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

M<\/span>y father-in-law once told me that the saints of God will be the only ones singing in heaven. \u201cWhat about the angels?\u201d I asked. Without losing stride, he replied that nowhere does the Bible say that angels sing. They declare, they praise, they worship; he said, but they don\u2019t sing.<\/p>\n

Now, I\u2019ve not checked all the references to verify if my father-in-law\u2019s claim is true, but even so there is something important about his observation: the human voice is a unique instrument among God\u2019s creatures, and it is most uniquely played in the singing of songs.<\/p>\n

Songs are powerful for a variety of reasons. They express and cultivate emotions. They aid the mind to remember words. But perhaps the chief potency of songs is their ability to unify people regardless of age, place, and personality. This power is precisely what makes the singing of \u201cpsalms, hymns, and spiritual songs\u201d so important in the life of God\u2019s body, the Church. The psalms, which are God\u2019s own songs for His people, are particularly powerful since they proclaim truths about God, man, and the world that He has Himself declared. If God\u2019s living and active Word divides and remakes the souls of men, how much more so when combined with the power of song?<\/p>\n

When Roman Catholics, Southern Baptists, Presbyterians, Pentecostals, Eastern Orthodox, Seventh Day Adventists, Grace Brethren, Lutherans, Anglicans, and all other Christians join their voices to sing the psalms of God, we become on earth ever more nearly like what we will be in Heaven: the Bride of Christ proclaiming the glories of our Bridegroom. ~ Joshua Butcher \u2022 Classical Educator<\/strong>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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