"Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here" (Rowling, 1998, p.128)
This quote that Dumbledore says in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is something that I feel is quite significant to modern times. Within those few words, it references how music is greater than being able to produce water out of thin air. It's something that connects everyone, no matter how different we are. This contrast the magic performed by the pupils in the books as muggles (non-wizarding folk) cannot use magic, thus creating a separation between two groups of people.
Music however, is something that is universal. It doesn't matter what language the lyrics may be in, or even if there are lyrics at all, the basic human instinct when hearing an upbeat piece of music for example, is to tap your foot. Something that anyone can do, regardless of their music ability.
Have a read of the first chapter of Levitin's "The World in Six Songs" (on Google Books) it may give you some interesting song writing ideas, and you may also be able to reference Small's "Musicking" here too.
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