What Even Is Music?

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Music means so many different things to so many different people that it seems almost pointless to try to nail down a definition, but since it's such a critical part of both my field and society at large, shouldn't we at least try? Is it just something you know when you hear it, or can we find something a little more meaningful? This is a question musicians have been asking for a long time, even in their own works, and I figure it's time to take a look at some of those answers.
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Also, thanks to Jareth Arnold and Jade Tan-Holmes for proofreading the script to make sure this all makes sense hopefully!