What role does music play in your everyday life? I asked this of my students at the beginning of every semester in my music appreciation course. I would often get responses that related to expression of one’s mood and emotions, a vehicle for creativity, and even a means to filling silence in the background. For some it was a place to escape, while for others it was a way to pump themselves up for a run or a workout at the gym. What was immediately obvious to me was that nobod