Music Is Something You DO

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January 18, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace Words make you think. Music makes you feel. A song makes you feel a thought. - E.Y. Harburg - Music Is Something You DO Let me tell about an experience with Gregorian chant. It's just a few notes and we were doing it in English so we would understand the words. The group as a whole would try to find that moment when the silence ended and then come in together. After doing that for several days, at one point, the words really came in. I heard the words of this psalm in a way I've never heard before. If you read the early fathers of the church, the purpose of the music is to bring the word in, into the heart. { read more } Be The Change Each day do some singing. Better yet, do some singing with others. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love The Science of Love 10 Creative Rituals To Learn From Building A Regret Free Life What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn Ladder to the Pleiades Because I'm Happy DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 154,745 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More