Call to Action: Understanding Music in the Millennium Tiffany Deonna Martin

About Us
Lets Right Music is an outreach arm
and initiative of Lets Right Ministry led by like-minded:
Award winning & credited music/entertainment professionals Independent & Rising music makers Parents Educators Concerned music makers & consumers

About Us
Mission
Make Right Music, Right Music Messengers & Wise Music Consumers

Goal
To rightly influence mindsets through mentoring, awareness, education and outreach for generational impact.

QUESTION?!

WHO LIKES FOOD?

JUNK FOOD
Junk Food consumption leads to:
Lack of Energy - Impairs the body Poor Concentration - Impairs thinking Poor Digestion - Impairs processing of nutrients Heart Disease - Life disturbance that could lead to death Liver damage Toxin management Decrease of red blood cells Impairs efficiency of
oxygen flow throughout the body

JUNK MUSIC
Junk MUSIC consumption leads to:
Impaired body Impaired thinking Impaired processing Life disturbance Toxicity Impaired oxygen flow throughout the body

QUESTION: IF YOU KNEW JUNK FOOD WAS HIGHLY TOXIC, WOULD YOU KEEP EATING IT?

MUSIC IS
SOUL Food / Spiritual experience
Its lyrics (words) are somebodys THOUGHT birthed through melody Extremely Powerful Method through which THOUGHTS MULTIPLY and Cultures are transformed

MUSIC IS
Often delivered to masses by Stars (messengers) who have great power
These stars are often made idols and role models by youth and used by politicians and others to win over crowds

Whats In MUSIC?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE EATING from your i-pods / i-phones?
WHAT ARE THE THOUGHTS / MESSAGES IN TODAYS POP MUSIC? WHAT ARE THE TRUE INGREDIENTS? WHAT IS OUR SOUL FOOD PRODUCING?

R.I.G.H.T Standard
WRitten with moral, social, environmental & business integrity Invites RIGHT thought, speech & action Good MESSAGE (Clean) + Good MUSIC (Quality) Honoring Our Heavenly Father, HIS WORD and HIS Creation (esp. woman) Taking good care of the listener's soul - NOT just making $

Sample Soundtrack of this Generation

Rated: NOT RIGHT

Song / Messenger

Music & Video Promotes

Ego, Who Runs The World, Pre-marital Sex / Control / Bow Down by Beyonce Self-worship / Idolatry Lollipop, Karate Chop by Lil Wayne Sex Exploitation / Misogyny / Profanity / Drug use / Materialism
Sex Experimentation / OneNight Stands / Wild Life/ Power

I Kissed a Girl, Last Friday Night, E.T., Roar by Katy Perry

Sample Soundtrack of this Generation

Rated: NOT RIGHT

Song / Artist Music & Video Promotes

Blame It by Jamie Foxx Look at me Now, Turn up the Music by Chris Brown Give Me Everything by Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, AfroJack & Nayer

Drug Use/ Alcohol / Pre-marital Sex Love of Money / Materialism / Wild Party Sex Experimentation / Lawlessness / Wild life

Whats My Name, Russian Sex Experimentation / Roulette, Man Down, Stay by Pre-Marital Sex / Rape / Rihanna Murder

Sample Soundtrack of this Generation

Rated: NOT RIGHT

Song / Messenger

Music & Video Promotes

Get Lucky, Blurred Lines by Pre-marital Sex / Misogyny/ Pharell / Robin Thicke suggests rape
Empire State of Mind, Girl on Power / Contemplation / Fire by Alicia Keys / Nicki Suicide / Idolatry / Dark Minaj Watch the Throne, Yeezus by Kanye West Idolatry, Materialism, Dark

Sad Outcomes
Key Observations of this Generation
Over sexualized culture Increased violence & immorality Family breakdown Substance use & abuse Loss of the value of life Utter confusion No reverential fear

Sad Facts
Statistics resound that there is a steady moral meltdown and ethical decay in our nation. On average, music videos contain 93 sexual situations per hour, including eleven "hard core" scenes depicting behaviors such as intercourse and oral sex. (Trouble Teens article)

Sad Facts
According to the archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine:
Teenagers listen to an average of nearly 2.5 hours of music per day. 86% of Hip Hop & Pop music contain references to drugs and alcohol

Sad Facts
The average adolescent is exposed to explicit substance abuse in music: - 84 references per day
- 591 references per week,
- 30,732 references per year. Unlike visual media, music is a powerful social force that also taps into an individuals personal identity, memories and mood.

Sad Facts
Journals and analysis by Science Daily find:
"Popular music can teach young men to be sexually aggressive and treat women as objects while often teaching young women that their value to society is to provide sexual pleasure for others. (Sciencedaily.com)

For girls in particular, this can lead them to judge their personal worth on a sexual level only, leading to poor body image, depression, eating disorders, and substance abuse.

Sad Facts
Almost 300,000 American children as young as 5 and 6 years old are at risk for trafficking into the sex industry. (U.S. Dept of State / USDOJ)

Exposed!
Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness; but rather expose them. Ephesians 5:11 Now Lets RIGHT MUSIC!!!!

Sample Soundtrack of this Generation

Rated: RIGHT

Song / Artist

Music & Video Promotes

Waiting on the World To Change by John Mayer Just The Way You Are, Treasure by Bruno Mars Pocketful of Sunshine, Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield Shine by John Legend

Hope / Activism Positive Self Image/ Worth / Light Positive Self-Image Perseverance / Higher Destiny Hope / Activism

Sample Soundtrack of this Generation

Rated: RIGHT

Song / Artist

Music & Video Promotes

Give Me That by Kirk Franklin & Mali Music Walk on the Water, Gold by Britt Nicole Overcomer by Mandisa

Faith / Power over the enemy True Identity / Positive self image / Faith Spiritual Courage / Victory by Faith in Christ / Light

Sample Soundtrack of this Generation

Rated: RIGHT

Song / Artist

Music & Video Promotes

Love You Like I Do, RED by Deidrick Haddon Victory, Greater Than by Tye Tribbett E3:20 by Ty Scott

Faith / Power over the enemy Radical Faith / Victory

Perseverance / Gratitude / True identity (women)

God Girl / Favorite Song / True identity / relationship Hold Me, Beautiful Day by with Christ Jamie Grace & Toby Mac

MUSIC BATTLE
GOOD (RIGHT)
Creator & Redeemer of Our Soul Is Sovereign & Has Control over all Is All Powerful Designee of Worship & Glory eternity past & future

EVIL (WRONG)
Created / dishonorable messenger & Enemy of Our Soul Attempts to take Control Desires Power Desires Worship & Glory, temporal

Enemys Strategy
Deceive to gain access to our soul (our minds, will & emotions) Primary access points: Eyes = images / media Ears = music / messages Mouth = food / spoken word

Call To Action
Guard your access points when it comes to music media choices. This may require you to:
Clean up / re-evaluate your own play lists on ipods / iphones More carefully choose friends Limit internet access / Take a break from all music and media Buy, discuss and listen to music with a mentor Consider trying other music genres from the past (caution still needed!)

Be educated on popular music trends and resources Examine the lyric Does it meet the R.I.G.H.T standard?

Call To Action
Research music artists that meet the R.I.G.H.T standards, and give them a chance. Choose Christ, study His Word and pray daily for His help by His Spirit to make good choices.
Repent / Confess your errors Ask for forgiveness and receive it Be Baptized Begin process of becoming more like HIM RIGHT!

Call To Action - Mentors

Mentors must be dedicated to:
prayer over their students exemplifying and reinforcing principles that build good character serve as music and media guardians while youth are under their watch offer classes on this subject matter and opportunities for students to creatively engage in being the solution

REMEMBER>
Musics True Power is in The MESSAGE
(thoughts / words)

affects or infects a persons soul impacts their holistic well-being and, ultimately, their destiny.