It unfolds over time but it is enjoyed instant by instant, beat by beat. You are in touch with meaning that unfolds over time. Waterman considers knowing a musical piece to be like knowing a friend. Understanding music is not like understanding botany, which is a technical, static understanding. It is the opposite of physical chemistry where the student learns manipulative formulas first, but they don't feel it in their gut.
Music is felt in the gut first, and the formulas come later.
Because most everyone can intuitively understand music, most everyone can enjoy it. McDonald's chamber group, called Hubbard Chamber Ensemble, named after Lake Ray Hubbard in the Rockwall, Tex.