The Bible and Music

What is the difference between singing a song and hearing a song? Well they are both very important interactions with music, yet they are very different. Well to begin, when you sing, you are taking part in the musical process. When you listen you are not making the music, just analyzing it. Whether you are just listening to the melody or focusing on the lyrics, you are taking in information. Singing a song helps you to retain even more information than listening to a song does at times. One example of this is children’s’ music. Although they have to listen to it a couple of times first to retain the basic beat and lyrics of the song, when they begin to sing the song it stays in their head. The reason for this is the catchy tune and simple chorus. In this instance, the goal of the music is for children to sing along after listening to it a time or two. I think that listening revolves more around retaining information and singing revolves more around expressing emotion. When you listen you hear the lyrics and the beat, but when you sing you are making the music your own and expressing it in a unique way.