Music

Any music can be played, but the best music plays us. Think of one of your favourite songs or pieces of music. What is it about that track or tune that makes it so special? No doubt it moves you, but why? Think about the first time you heard it. Music gets some of its power from association. It evokes emotions, which in turn embed the memory of whatever was happening at the time. Songs become like flags on our personal trail, markers of high points, low points and other significant landmarks in between. They are an index to our past, bookmarks of places we revisit in our minds.

— Wayne Visser

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