Musicianship is universal

Music stands out among the most prominent forms of applied knowledge.

Musicianship is the innate or acquired concept that a musician, no matter his sphere of activities – religious, secular, and educational – must be family oriented to uphold and succeed in his endeavors. I am glad you asked, what do I mean by family oriented? The family is a basic concept of society from the onset of humanity when God created the first man and woman. The original plan was for the family to bring a mutual understanding of happiness, joy, and harmony. Musicianship is the gift of sharing and passing on the joy of knowing Jesus as a reliable friend and Savior.

Fast forward to our topic at hand, the role of the musician is to bring different entities together in harmony. The musician has at his disposal various families of instruments, his duty is to put together the best combination of sounds for worship, entertainment, and relaxation. Musicianship is an integrated concept that can be transferred into other universal disciplines, with the same goals in mind.

Musicianship is the outer appearance of every musician, the impression that is left on others. it is described as everything that is expressed in words, actions, interactions, decision making, with people in the immediate environment. Musicianship is projected to be the silent level of scrutiny every musician is subjected to, most of the times without self-awareness.

A musician, a church musician, a music therapist, a choir master must be the embodiment of therapy. The form of therapy that uses music, and the singing of songs, as the source of mental, physical, and spiritual healing. The church musician is expected to acknowledge God as the ultimate source of healthy living. The latter is the reason why the ministry of music is one of the best ways to bring people closer to God, in peace and harmony. Do you know the story of David, the music therapist, and Saul the first king of ancient Isreal? 1 Samuel 16: 23.

²³ And so it was, whenever the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David would take a harp and play it with his hand. Then Saul would become refreshed and well, and the distressing spirit would depart from him.

Christian Church Music  – Musicianship is the art of conveying, to musicians and non-musicians alike the words of Jesus found in Luke 10: 27 “—– Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.” Then worship and praise will return to Jesus who is the only one who deserves what is written in Revelation 4: 11: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Musicianship also reveals the honesty and integrity of a musician to the basic principles of church music. For instance, church musicians claim that they work in God’s vignard. Granted!! We can see them in front of the sanctuary fulfilling their duty.

However, do they know the basic principles that date from antiquity? Principles that worship is due to God alone, because he created the heavens and the earth. When a musician claims that a song is inspired by God, the parameters are immediately set. A song that is inspired by the Holy Spirit of God will have words that testify of Jesus the Son of the living God (John 15: 26).

Musicianship is the level of maturity, flexibility, knowledge, and understanding that various style of music is acceptable in the worship of God. Namely, psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, (Colossians 3: 16 – Ephesians 5: 9, 19) teaching and admonishing one another, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
The New Testament was written in Greek, and charis is the Greek word for ‘grace’, meaning: divine influence.

Musicianship in the life of the church is an essential part of worship. When assigned to have the people of God participate in songs, the musician has to encourage everyone to present their voice (trained and untrained) to God as a thank offering for life, health, and many more blessings. Musicianship consists in promoting congregants’ personal connection to God through singing, not for show but for worship. The question that arises then is, can you identify who the true worshippers are? Only God knows!!!

Musicianship is also reflected in the spiritual life of a church congregation. Are children an integrant part of the church ministry? Are they taught how to worship the living and creator God? Musicianship is the art of bridging all the gaps. A church choir can give you a good idea how the congregation worships and praises God.