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Throughout the ages sacred sound (whether it is prayer, music, song mantra or incantation) is a link between humanity and the Divine. This is the oldest form of healing. It permeates the teachings of the Greeks, Chinese, East Indians, Tibetans, Egyptians, American Indians Mayas and Aztecs.
Chinese healers used flat stones that “sang” when struck. They honored an F or F sharp pitch as the tone of creation and nature. The Sufi’s believed that the syllables “hu” was the original creative sound. The Tibetans prized the tones of F#, G and A. Aum, om and amen have been considered sacred sounds.
From around 4000 BC in Baghdad, many musicians remain in sculptures, playing harps and flutes. The ancient Chinese and Egyptians had choruses and orchestras of 600 to 12,000 players. Orpheus, a hierophant of the Dionysian Mysteries, taught people about magic, music and incantations.
Pythagoras taught harmonics and musical theory. The Greek amphitheaters showed a sophisticated understanding of acoustics, blocking out extraneous noise, amplifying speech and preserving the richness of music.
Many societies forbid certain types of music, especially for the formative years of children. Throughout the ages cultures have valued the significance of sound and music and its impact on people.

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"John [Coltrane] was like a visitor to this planet. He came in peace and he left in peace; but during his time here, he kept trying to reach new levels of awareness, of peace, of spirituality. That's why I regard the music he played as spiritual music -- John's way of getting closer and closer to the Creator."

Albert Ayler

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"If you listen to soul music, or R&B music, or Blues music, a lot of that came from church music and spiritual music, and music has always been a really really powerful tool that people have used to get them closer to God - whatever they define God as. And for me that's always been part of what drew me to it and keeps me coming back for more."

Joan Osborne

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"A concert hall may not be consecrated, but it may be made sacred by our expectation of hushed silence and focused attention: the music remains connected to spiritual goals. We become responsible for what those sounds mean to us, both as individuals and as a community."
Dell' Antonio

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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, located in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert. For most people, coachella has become a huge tradition for people and they cannot miss an event. They bring out the biggest artists and acts. even with social media and all, people are still very committed to going out of their way to attend and pay for the tickets. At coachella, it is not just about the music, it is a festival of art and creativity that just creates a space for people to bond and express their true selves without caring about what anyone else thinks.

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Spiritual or religious aspects of concerts

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Spiritual or religious aspects of concerts

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Throughout the ages sacred sound (whether it is prayer, music, song mantra or incantation) is a link between humanity and the Divine. This is the oldest form of healing. It permeates the teachings of the Greeks, Chinese, East Indians, Tibetans, Egyptians, American Indians Mayas and Aztecs.I have never had a religious or spiritual experience at a concert before, i love music and i connect to it in many ways but i don't think it has ever  been that deep before but i do strongly believe that certain groups of before experience very spiritual feelings or even worship music at concerts because that is just how deep music runs for them. it takes them to a whole new dimension and makes them feel emotions that they cannot explain.

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South By South West is a week long concert where people gather is Austin gather in a festival of music and art with long days and long night of loud amazing music at every corner. it is an opportunity that i believe everyone should experience at least once in their lifetime. I remember the year i has the chance to go, i met up with a lot of my favorite artists and bands. Just being around the environment of positivity with friend, making memories and laughter, discovering parts of Austin and also discovering different genres of music i have never heard before. The experience was amazing and had to be the favorite weekend of my entire life because i got to meet a lot of different and diverse groups of people.

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For me, my musical spirituality lies within concerts. how can something so simple bring so much emotions. I've only ever attended four concerts and each are very different in their own ways but also all have all given me the same warm feeling. A concert can also be memorable because of the people. The people there don’t judge. No hate. Everyone’s friends even if you don’t know them and also  the artist’s stage performance. Just being in a crowd of people that feel the same type of way you feel about music is just amazing. Everyone vibbing with you to the music of your favorite artist. Going to a concert has everything to do with experiencing songs you like in a different and more lively manner. Now you can interact with the music and the atmosphere with everyone  there was showing almost the same emotions towards the songs as you just also brings forth a sense of togetherness and oneness. Concerts gives us  a different perspective and a greater appreciation for the music all around us. At concerts there is excitement everywhere and just that energy alone gets you riled up even before the performance even starts and that feeling of anticipation is unmatched just waiting to see the artist you went to see come out and get you lit!