I used to dabble on Tenor sax and Flute in high school and for sure playing music got me through some “interesting” (in the sense of the alleged Chinese curse) times haha.

I’m reminded of a passage in a book I read on Neuroscience by Dr Iain McGilcrest “The Master and His Emissary.” In a chapter about music and its effects on the brain. He writes “Music is the most compelling of the arts… It has direct effects on physical as well as mental well being.” and he goes on to relate this fascinating story about Benedictine monks that lived under strictest conditions - working night and day, under partial vow of silence, which they lifted every day especially at Mass to sing. But during the 1960s Second Vatican Council Reforms singing was curtailed:

“The results could not have been more disastrous. The monks had been able to thrive on only about four hours sleep per night, provided they were allowed to chant. Now they found themselves listless and exhausted, easily irritated and susceptible to disease. Several doctors were called in but non were able to alleviate the distress, but none could help… Relief came finally, but only when Alfred Tomatis convinced the abbot to reinstate chanting… (Pg 417)

It seems one can live almost entirely by music alone if one needs to!

And that’s why it’s important to keep music education alive.Please give it a watch.

‍@breakwaterstudios dir: @bgproudfoot dp: @dfeeneymo lovely score by @krisbowersmusic@katya.richardson@itsnickwright@dillonbrown.89 mix by sean higgins and many other people who helped on this!

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