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What should I NOT sing or play?

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If you want some useful questions to ask yourself when deciding whether or not you should play or sing a particular piece of music as a Christian, then watch this video by North West Music & Arts CU Staff Worker Barnabas Kimberley.

What should I NOT sing or play?

For more on a similar theme, check out the following resources:

  • the Spotlight podcast episode Barny mentioned featuring American operatic mezzo-soprano Constance Fee.
  • an article by Becky Chevis called 'To engage or not to engage: responding to ungodliness in music', summarising the conclusions of a Music Network 'new music' conference in February 2020
  • a framework for deciding which gigs to take, shared by Matt & Jacky Waldock at the Music Network training track at Word Alive 2023, adapted from Dan Strange's book Plugged In.
  • a forthcoming article on how 'conscience issues' may come into play in such situations, based on Romans 14

About the authors

Barnabas Kimberley

Barnabas (Barny) is a drummer and (untrained) singer based in Manchester with his wife Eleonore, fellow musician and (trained) classical singer. A Royal Northern College of Music graduate, Barny had …

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