Music is the universal language. God created music to be a balm to our soul. Music can be understood and felt by all humanity, no matter what language. You do not have to be Russian to enjoy Tchaikovsky, or Italian to appreciate Pucini, or American to enjoy the music of Gershwin. In music, we can sense the emotional content and react pleasurably to it. Music is always there to comfort, console, inspire, life up, entertain, and bring joy and reflection.
Music can trigger long-buried memories. All of life's major events are made more meaningful by music. Music can also minimize emotional and phsycial pain.
Did you know that professional classic musicians are amongst the longest lived of all professions?
And all this is just the beginning of the Amazing Power of Music.
Dr. Jack Wheaton served six years as the President of the American Federation for Musicians. He has produced musical soundtracks for 10 Hollywood movies, won an Emmy for an 'After School Special'. He has conducted the Stan Kenton Orchestra for ABC, as well as the Rome Opera Orchestra. He also conducted a segment of the 1984 Olympics Opening Ceremony in Los Angeles. The above facts are just a few of Dr. Wheaton's accomplishments and credentials which justify his conclusions concerning the effect of contemporary and traditional music in worship today.
Sections include: 1) Music and Science; 2) Music and Society; 3) Music and Religion; 4) The Nuts and Bolts of Music; 5) The Future.
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