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Silence is Where the Magic Happens

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 Karin Collin
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In the book The Music Shop, by Rachel Joyce, the mother has many conversations with her son about music. In one case, she explains that music is about silence. “Music comes out of silence and at the end it goes back to it. It’s a journey, You see?” But the young boy does not see, […]

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