Just got out of a meeting having to justify a stipend and why to keep music going in our public schools (basically, my job)... talk about heartbreaking.

There is always statistics thrown out about the need for music education, how it positively impacts/supports other academics and test scores, etc. I'm not going to do any of that.

All I want to ask this forum, is to take a few minutes today and think about life without music...Just think.

"Music is the shorthand of emotion"
"Music is said to be the speech of angels"
etc.

Just google some music quotes, some deep penetrating stuff... if you let it.

How much more alive would you be if you understood the language.

How much music is in your life? Do you realize?