What Music Really Is   You said you learned it from a three-year-old, what music really is — not just the bones, the melody/harmony/rhythm all rolled   into one — that’s just an autopsy. No, you witnessed it, the music taking hold of him, possessing his senses — no do-   re-mi for this kid, no dissecting tone and timbre — he meant life, he meant the flow, melting into it, getting in the zone.                                                           — for Julian     © Michael Fleming Marlboro, Vermont October 2024