Bob Kauflin contributed a chapter about how we ought to view music in an excellent collaborative book titled "Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World" and has some excellent suggestions on ways we can use music to benefit our souls and honor the Savior:
"Broaden your musical tastes: Music is neither a demon to be feared nor a god to be idolized. It's simply a part of God's creation intended to serve His glory and our good. That means we can appreciate a wide variety of different styles and expressions of music. But when it comes to music, most of us know what we like and like what we know. We rarely venture out into new styles and genres. In fact, we excel at mocking the tastes of those we think are less musically informed- people who like country, opera, or pop, for instance. Try asking your friends with different musical tastes to suggest songs or albums you should listen to. Discover what they enjoy about a particularly style or artist and what aspect of God's glory you might be missing by not listening to it."
"Listen to old music: Human beings have been making music at least since the fourth chapter of Genesis, where we are told that Jubal 'was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.' A lot of music has been written, sung, and recorded since then. And yet we can still think the best music is what was produced in the past ten years, or worse, what's coming out next month. Music that stands the test of time is worth giving our attention to. That doesn't mean everything written in the past is great music. But we're shortsighted, proud, and poorer if we never appreciate the music God has given us throughout history."
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