Galway Friends of Music and the Galway Central School Music Department

invites you to attend the annual

Coffeehouse

Friday, November 9, at 7 p.m. in the HS gym.

Entertainment includes performances by GCS students, an Alumni Jazz Quintet and the Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus.

Tickets are $7 for adults, $3 for students and will be available at the door.

I have always loved music. Music surrounds us in the car, at home, and in public spaces.

It can describe the emotions you feel inside.  There are sad, happy and angry songs.   I strongly believe listening to music reminds us we are not alone because the lyrics, beat and composition suggest others have felt the way we are feeling in a given moment.   Listening to music is a healthy way to reflect and relax.

Music even has the power to enhance your intelligence. It helps with reading and literacy skills, spatial-temporal reasoning, concentration, attention, and emotional intelligence.   It can be helpful when you are working and when you sleep.  Listening to music while you work helps to improve yourproductivity.  Having slow, classical music playing while you are trying to sleep or are sleeping reduces stress.

Check back later for Nate Hammond’s impressions on the impact music has on us.  Also, those of you who play an instrument (and may be performing this Friday night), post a comment on what music means to you.