1. Emotional expression.
2. Aesthetic enjoyment.
3. Entertainment.
4. Communication.
5. Symbolic representation (symbols within the text, notation, and cultural
meaning of the sounds).
6. Physical response (dancing and other physical activity).
7. Enforcement of conformity to social norms (instruction through song and
rhymes).
8. Validation of social institutions and religious rituals (use of music in religious
services and state occasions).
9. Contribution to the continuity … Read more