Choosing Songs

Note to Readers:

I am going to apologize ahead of time for the fact that this post is going to be ridiculously short. Today has been a long day in the fact that I have had a headache since I woke up this morning and I am really just ready for bed. However, I really do not want to miss a day, so I at least wanted to write something. So, here is my something. 

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In a puppet ministry, choosing which songs to perform is important. You want the song to be something that the audience will be able to get in to. For that reason, the biggest rule in choosing songs is to know your audience. 

If you are performing in a setting where the majority of your audience is going to be young children, then more of your songs should be kid focused. If you are performing where the majority of your audience is on the older side of the spectrum, slower songs such as Southern Gospel or hymns are typically better. However, a lot of time, the audience is mixed. Therefore, when selecting songs, the show will typically be made up of a variety of different styles of music. 

Also when choosing songs, it is important to look at the number of people the song would require to perform it. You have to look at how many singers there are as well as all the props you would want to do in order to see if you even could do it. 

Since this post is about choosing songs, I want you to think about the music that you listen to. Is it music that would please God for you to be listening to? If not, maybe you should think a bit more about what you are listening to. I mean, that saying "garbage in, garbage out" does kind of apply here. If the music you are listening to is full of cussing and topics such as sex, drinking, and drugs, what are people going to see in your life? 

Colossians 3:16 (NIV)

¹⁶ Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.  (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+3%3A16&version=NIV)

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