1. Do youlike music?
Music(AccordingtoWebster's II: New Riverside UniversityDictionary) is "the art of
arranging tones in anorderlysequence so as to produce a unified and
continuouscomposition". In reality, music doesnothaveanyone concrete meaning.
Music has differentmeaningsfordifferentpeople:
 Music isunique in eachperson'slife. To
a musician, music istheirlife. Theyeat, breathe,
and live music. Music istheirpassion.
 Forothers, music is a hobby, a
pastime. Music
issomethingthatarousesinterest and
ispleasurable. The casual fan maylearnabout
music, howtoread music, howtosing,
orhowtoplay a musical instrument.
 Music is a means of relaxationforsome,
whileotherssimplyenjoylisteningtothesounds,
melodies, and rhythmsthat music
bringstotheirears, minds, and hearts.
Thecreation, performance, significance, and eventhe definition of music varyaccordingto
culture and social context. Music can be dividedinto genres and subgenres,
Thefollowingdefinitions are takenfromanarticlethat defines music
accordingtodifferentperspectives:
Music isscience:Itisexact, specific; and itdemandsexactacoustics. A conductor's full
score is a chart, a graphwhichindicatesfrequencies, intensities, volumechanges, melody,
and harmonyall at once and withthemostexact control of time.
Music is a foreignlanguage: Most of theterms are in Italian, German, or French; and
thenotationiscertainlynot English &endash; but a highlydevelopedkind of shorthandthat
uses symbols torepresent ideas. Thesemantics of music isthemost complete and
universal language.
Music ishistory: Music usuallyreflectstheenvironment and times of itscreations,
ofteneventhe country and/or racial feeling.
Music isphysicaleducation: Itrequiresfantasticcoordination of finger, hands, arms, lip,
cheek, and facial muscles, in additiontoextraordinary control of thediaphragmatic back,
stomach, and chestmuscles, whichrespondinstantlytothesoundtheearhears and
themindinterprets.