Music: the Universal Language

The Guitar Player, 1899. José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior, Brazilian. Pinacotea do Estado de São Paulo.

1. What do you notice in this work of art?

2. What is your favorite type of music? Does your mood determine what music you listen to or do you listen to music to change your mood?

3. Choose a or b below:

a. Sting once said, “Do any of us really know what music is? Is it merely physics? Mathematics? The stuff of romance, or of commerce? Why is it so important to us? What is its essence?” How would you answer Sting’s questions?

b. Paul tells his readers in Ephesus, “Be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:18-19). What do you think Paul’s command suggests about music, people, and God?

4. In the painting, we see two people making music together. Draw how you best enjoy music or share a short clip of your favorite song.

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