Definition

Music is a natural form of art because it has no boundaries. The word music is formally defined as the art of combining vocal and or instrumental sounds together to create musical notes that become sheet music. It is a noun that translates to musica in Latin and originated from the Greek Music is a natural form of art because it has no boundaries. The word music is formally defined as the art of combining vocal and or instrumental sounds together to create musical notes that become sheet music.

Music is an important part of our life as it is a way of expressing our feelings as well as emotions. Some people consider music as a way to escape from the pain of life. It gives you relief and allows you to reduce the stress.Music can raise someone's mood, get them excited, or make them calm and relaxed. Music is important because it allows us to feel nearly or possibly all emotions that we experience in our lives.

Groups

In the music Industry there are alot of bands and different types of music like for example All-female band, Big band, Boy band.Christian band. Church music, Concert band,Cover band,Dansband. Quintets are five musicians performing together, pieces of music meant to be played by five musicians, or a piece of music that includes five instruments. For example, Schubert's Piano Quintet in A major is composed of a piano, bass, cello, violin, and viola. A group of four singers or instrumentalists is called a quartet or quartette (French: quatuor, German: Quartett, Italian: quartetto, Spanish: cuarteto, Polish: kwartet). A quartet can also be a composition for four instruments or voices

Resources

This subject guide links to music resources including:  core literature databases; online resources including major reference works (encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries); digitized music collections; key portals to open access music resources; and sources of streaming audio.There are several OER resources in this part of this site, but other useful sites are included too. In keeping with the strategy for this site, the number of links is deliberately restricted and grouped under appropriate headings. Many of the recommended sites contain their own set of recommended links, so the quantity of information given here is more substantial than might first appear.