07:700:292 Chapter Introduction: 07:700:292 Chapter : Introduction_ Why Music Matters
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Music is not a unitary artform, but rather this term refers to fundamentally distinct types of activities that fulfill different needs and ways of being human. The book: music as social life , is a theoretical exploration of some ways music is. Study of expressive cultural practices can help you to achieve balance between socially meaningful understanding cultural differences and recognizing a common humanity between different people or groups. Most important condition for flow is balance between inherent challenges of music and skill of the performer. A sign can be anything that is perceived by an observer which stands for or calls to mind something else and creates effect in observer. Iconic processes are basic to the recognition of patterns and form. Resemblances perceived by observers may be a product of personal history. We do not reflect on the reality of the object that the sign calls forth, but assume its reality as common sense.
