~~interesting.  are the african tribal drum beats
music?  are old slave chain gang recordings of just
chain and axe on rock/wood music with low guttural
groans/moans music?  are the child street drummers
here in chicago who play with drumsticks on 5 gallon
buckets (3-5 of them at a time -- totally mesmerizing,
entirely rhythmic, incredibly engaging) music?

as usual, when in doubt, i go to my old friend, 
www.m-w.com:

music: n. 1 a : the science or art of ordering tones
or sounds in succession, in combination, and in
temporal relationships to produce a composition having
unity and continuity b : vocal, instrumental, or
mechanical sounds having rhythm, melody, or harmony

i think that all of the above suffice.

jocelyn

> > At 12:16 PM 2/9/2004 -0800, Barry S. wrote:
> >> It isn't.  It may be a skill, but it's not music,
> any more than dress
> >> design or architecture or any number of other
> skills that might appeal
> >> to the senses but still isn't music.
> >> 
> >> --- Barry Schlom
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Michael Bennett
> [mailto:mrhonorama@hotmail.com]
> >>> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 11:52 AM
> >>> To: audities@smoe.org
> >>> Subject: Re: random first hour Grammy musings -
> like you care
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> It's almost as if rapping without instruments is
> somehow not a musical
> >>> skill.
> >> 
> 


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