ABSTRACT
In music, the creating, performing, and responding processes clearly are rooted in participation in music. The connecting process in music points to the act of thinking about and forming conceptual meanings about music. Indeed, countless traditional language texts present information about music, including books and articles about music history, harmonic theory, music philosophy, world music genres, music psychology and philosophy. Connecting during participation is the focus of the national core music standards, which include two connecting standards for music. The first standard relates the concepts clearly: synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make music. The second standard, relate musical ideas and works to varied contexts and daily life to deepen understanding, does not appear to insist upon participation until the accompanying enduring understanding is joined with it: understanding connections to varied contexts and daily life enhances musicians' creating, performing, and responding.
