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Music has a beginning, a middle bit and end,
It lifts our spirits, stirs our thoughts,
It is a trusted friend.
Let's start at the beginning, a good place to start,
The first few notes, or chords, or words
That introduce the art.
Our first impression of the piece, we start to get a feel
For the music's personality, will we enjoy this style?
The music carries on, we get to know the tune,
Were our first assumptions right or did we judge too soon?
We hear the piece develop, we start to hum along,
the artist shows their colours and we identify with the song.
Eventually the final note will sound, and what then?
The choice is ours,
Do we move on or do we play again?