"A" performs "B" for "C" in "X".
Consider these foundations when considering a definition of music. Yes, music is the perception of sound and silence as intentionally organized through the use of archetypal, cultural, and academic standards. But we must consider: WHO determines what is music? WHO can be the performer (or what?) WHAT is being performed? and does the place where music occurs make a difference in the musical experience? I think this is one element jake and i did not give a lot of consideration to, and I will be spending a good deal of time taking this into consideration. i've been busy with other pursuits lately, but keep up the discussion - it's going well!

i have al3ways been taught, by my band director and by my parents that music is dependent upon the person, mostly any form of music has some sort of a rythm to it.

I've always been taught that music is a collection of rhythms made by different objects or a single object.

OK. Here's something for you guys to get all riled up about. Music actually has no COMPLETE definition (admitted by Webster's Dictionary company however the reference origin eludes me at the moment). One could ALMOST argue that music does not exist unless it is being heard. One cannot hand sheet music to someone and say, "This is music" because it is not. Sheet music is meerly the written inturpretation of sounds. However, according to John Cage (20th Century composer), music is a constant. An example of this would be Cage's piece entitled " 4'33" " where the performer would simply sit or stand at/in front of their instrument for precisely 4 minutes and 33 seconds without touching it. The actual musical piece was what the audience hears during that period of time. Other works of his include "Radio Music", and "Trio for Percussion". Interesting theorys and approaches. Check him out.

ah ah ah...I have discovered the TRUE definition.

According to www.urbandictionary.com , the definition of MUSIC is:

1. Something you WILL NOT find on MTV or B.E.T., unless you are willing to stay up until 3:30a.m. just to watch a half-hour show on musicians from the 1980s.

2. Not nu-metal.
Korn is not music, it is trash

But some can argue that 4'33 is not music, though i am still undesided....

Music could possibly be defined as anything you enjoy listening to whether it be made with instruments or not.

defining music is quite the challenge, much like predicting the weather in Michigan. It is always changing and evolving. Some is trash and some is inspiring. But someone is always enjoying the sounds.

mu·sic (meuzik) n. - The art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre

According to www.dictionary.com this is the main definition of music. Although this may be true, most people have their own believe as to what music actually is. It's the same as asking someone what love is or what life is about. It's an opinionated question.