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Can music without lyrics actually teach you anything?

Asked by RealEyesRealizeRealLies (30951points) March 24th, 2010

Sometimes music with lyrics can bring forth a concept and actually teach something to the listener. Perhaps it is a known concept but presented from a different angle.

But what about music without lyrics? Yes, it has the capacity to transport the listener to a very subjective visual space, a past experience, or invoke hope or terror and the like. But does it have the capacity to teach anything? Is anything learned from music without lyrics?

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