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 How does music effect us ? How does music influences children? Who invented music?
Brahms: "I immediately feel vibrations that thrill my whole being. These are the Spirit illuminating the soul power within, and in this exalted state, I see clearly what is obscure in my ordinary moods: Then I feel capable of drawing inspiration from above, as Beethoven did ... Straitway the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God, and not only do I see distinct themes in my mind's eye but they are clothed in the right forms, harmonies and orchestration. Measure by measure, the finished product is revealed to me when I am in those rare, inspired moods.
The powers from which all truly great composers like Mozart, Schubert, Bach and Beethoven drew their inspiration is the same power that enabled Jesus to work his miracles. It is the power that created our earth and the whole universe." God invented music. The music He invented is very mysterious Music is simply vibrations.
To make music, we simply... vibrate the air. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth and everything living the birds that sang in the tree's of creation. Thus there was a vibration of matter which becomes music.
Sound is the vibration of matter, as perceived by the sense of hearing. Physically, sound is vibrational mechanical energy that propagates through matter as a wave.
Music is an art form in which the medium is sound. Elements of music are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, structure, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture.
In the history of music, prehistoric music (previously called primitive music) is all music produced in preliterate cultures (prehistory), beginning somewhere in very late geological history. Prehistoric music is followed by ancient music in most of Europe (1500 BCE) and later musics in subsequent European-influenced areas, but still exists in isolated areas. Prehistoric music thus technically includes all of the world's music that has existed before the advent of any currently-extant historical sources concerning that music, for example, traditional Native American music of preliterate tribes and Australian Aboriginal music. However, it is more common to call the "prehistoric" music of non-European continents, especially that which still survives, as folk, indigenous or traditional music. The prehistoric era is considered to have ended with the development of writing, and with it, by definition, prehistoric music. "Ancient music" is the name given to the music that followed. The "oldest known song" was written in cuneiform, dating to 4,000 years ago from Ur.
We vibrate the air by such means as plucking a string, or blowing across a reed. We sing by expelling the breath from our lungs to vibrate two bits of flesh (vocal chords) that vibrate the air around us. Vibrations in the air generate sympathetic movements in the bits of flesh and bone inside our ears. These bits of flesh and bone send "messages" to auditory nerves in our bodies. The auditory nerves send electrical impulses to our brains and we perceive this as SOUND! Verrry mysterious! Fast air vibrations produce high notes. Slow vibrations produce low notes. When two different notes are sounded at the same time they can produce either harmony or confusion (dissonance). Air that is vibrated with order and pattern produces music. Air that is vibrated with disorder and lack of pattern produces noise. And God ordained it to be so, for God is not the author of confusion but of harmony and peace.
God commands His people to sing. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom
teaching and admonishing (encouraging) one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. (Col 3.16) God's Book of Music
"Psalm" translates the Hebrew word mizmowr -- number 4210 in Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. Mizmowr literally means MUSIC and comes from Strong's 2167, zamar -- "to touch the strings of a musical instrument... to make music accompanied by the voice."
The Bible book of Psalms is a BOOK OF MUSIC. The music of Psalms is full of prophecies of the coming of Jesus Christ to earth. The book of Psalms is music and prophecy. Ergo, prophecy is music! God's Music! Music to rejoice by when your heart is glad. Music to be comforted by when your heart is sad. The book of Psalms is not all just joyful and happy, David wrote of times of great sadness and sorrow also. keyboardsforchrist.org |
Just how then is music produced?
When you get to heaven, there will be MUSIC and singing there! Now when He (Jesus) had taken the scroll, the four living creatures (angelic beings) and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb (Jesus), each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song... (Rev 5.8-9a)
