Frequently it seems that wherever you go and whatever you do someone is playing music. Sometimes this is an added pleasure, sometimes it is an irritation, sometimes it just is . Music invades our homes through the media of radio, recorded forms of music, television and live performances.
Music is an obligatory background to most film productions, fiction and fact.
The pervasiveness of music implies that it has a larger role in life than mere entertainment. So, what I want to look at in this page is music. I'm sure other related issues will come up and I will address them as they occur. This is intended to be academic and accessible to non-academics at the same time. For the academics I will end with a reference list that will include some web sites that I have found either interesting or useful.