Without music life would be a mistake. ~Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche I may not agree with Nietzche’s atheistic philosophies but I definitely agree that life without music is a mistake. Life without music is definitely a mistake because music is the only language that every human being knows how to speak. It is often called as the “Universal language.” Words may be powerful as it may stir up the emotions of its readers, but it is only music that touches the human soul. The wonders of music still cannot be fully scientifically explained. How can arrangements of sounds have such an impact in our innermost being? It is still a wonder that certain arrangement of sounds will somehow dictate our feelings. This certainly is still a mystery that confounds all of us. Eric Anderson aptly says this about music, "It is only by introducing the young to great literature, drama and music, and to the excitement of great science that we open to them the possibilities that lie within the … [Read more...]