We’ve all heard the saying, “Where words fail, music speaks” – and now, there’s a study to prove it. New research from Harvard University shows that music carries a set of unique codes and patterns, which are in fact universally understood.
I am constantly reminded of how music can traverse cultures and transcend language barriers.
The Navy Band's 2011 concert in Nanchang, China, is one of the many examples that come to mind.
Music really is 'a universal language' (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) that 'gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything' (Aristotle Plato). 'It produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without' (Confucius) and 'washes away the dust of every day life' Berthold Auerbach).
I encouarge everyone to get involved in music. It will help you to enjoy the gift to speak a universal language, to traverse cultures and transcend language barriers, and bring insight and pleasure into your life and to those around you.
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