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Music is a
Science. It
is exact, specific, and it demands exact acoustics. A conductor's
score is a chart, a graph with indicated frequencies, intensities, volume
changes, melody, and harmony all at once and with the most exact control of
time.
Music is Mathematical. It is rhythmically based
on the subdivisions of time into fractions which must be done
instantaneously, not worked out on paper.
Music is a Foreign Language. Most of the terms are in
Italian, German, or French; and the notation is certainly no English, but a
highly developed kind of short hand that uses symbols to represent ideas.
The semantics of music is the most complete and universal language.
Music is
History. Music
usually reflects the environment and times of its creation - often even the
country and/or political feeling.
Music is Physical Education. It requires fantastic
coordination and control of muscles, which respond instantly to the sound the
ear hears and the mind interprets.
Music is Immortal. It has been around
since man first discovered he could organize the noise around him and
create something that would transcend and uplift the human experience.
Music shall live as long as there are ears and minds to listen and
appreciate this art.
Music is Art. It allows a human being to take all these dry,
technical, techniques and use them to create emotion.
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