Music: A Taste of Heaven?

Ok, so it's been a good weekend for theology. Topics have included Catholicism, charismatic perspectives, the gospel, evil, the will of God, and such. I need to remember that a life of 100% theology is not healthy for me. 99.5% theology and 0.5% recreation would be much better. But that's neither here nor there. Related (indirectly) is a friend's response to my question about why he loved being involved in the band. Paraphrased with permission, here goes: He said it taught him about life...

You learn to play your part and support others while they play their part
You become sensitive and aware of leadership
You have a means to achieve expression

I really like being in a group that works together for a common goal, and where everyone contributes their individual talents, but where they are not supposed to "out do" others; rather, it is the interplay of all of the passages that brings depth and color to the music. When you do play the same notes as the person next to you, you have to learn to be keenly aware of their playing, and you need to align yourself with them with their breathing patterns, their tonality, the tuning...

You can never think only of yourself but you must continuously refine and work on your skills to allow yourself to grow and to give the group room to grow.

Ironically, I thought the above spoke beautifully about God and the church: What he intended the church to be in our lives and the role he wants us to play in it.

...A group that works together for a common goal, and where everyone contributes their individual talents, but where they are not supposed to "out do" others; rather, it is the interplay of all of the personalities that brings depth and color to the church. When you do serve the same roles as the person next to you, you have to learn to be keenly aware of their relationship with God, and you need to align yourself with them with their gifts, their style, the Holy Spirit...

The obvious conclusion is that music must be a taste of heaven.