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44 Magic of music Man, music and animal… Do plants like music?

Can you think of life without music? No! it is difficult. Music makes everyone happy. Jagdish Chandra Bose, the
Music can be used to change a famous Indian scientist
person’s mood. It activates the proved that plants grow

What is music? In music, a note is a mind. Music helps to improve faster in soft, pleasant

Music is an art form whose small bit of sound. memory and increase learning music. However, they do
medium is sound and Pitch means how high or low power. Animals love music too! not like hard, loud music

silence. The word ‘music’ a note is. There are seven It is proved that music can help in which their growth
comes from Muses - the main musical notes called cows to give us more milk. stops. When sitting
Greek goddess of music and A,B,C,D,E,F and G. In Indian with plants,

dance. Even in the stone- music they are called ‘Sa, Re, go by their
age people made music. Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha and Ni’. choice!

Answer the following questions.

1. Music is named after which ancient Greek goddess?

The placing of sounds in time A choir is a 2. In music, which four letter word describes a small
is called rhythm. It is the group of people who sing bit of sound?

repetition of a set of sounds together. They rehearse together 3. Which term describes how high or low a note is?
at periodical intervals. A and sing at concerts or for 4. In music which word describes the repetition of a
monkey banging a drum is religious services. A part of the set of sounds at periodical intervals?

noise but when played in a song that is repeated again
rhythmic manner it is music and again is called chorus. An 5. What do you call a group of people who rehearse

to our ears! orchestra is a large group of and sing together?
musicians who play together on 6. What do you call a large group of musicians who

various instruments. play together on various instruments?

7. Name the scientist who proved that music had
a good effect on plants.

8. What are the seven musical notes of Indian music?

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