Interview:

When I was child, I remember my Grandmother saying to me one day that it was like “music to her ears” when she heard me speak in a nice tone and say nice things to another. I understood this to mean that it made her happy, and it became my greatest child desire to make my Grandma happy. Grandma by her words at that time had become my Muse. She had inspired me, caused desire within me and encouraged me in her loving way to become just a little more aware of my impact upon others. The Mousikos of the Muses is said to be heard by many an artist, but most often comes to the musician. Muses, being true to their feminine nature are said to invoke inspiration, propel creation, and evoke a response from the listener which can be felt. The musician then relates these feelings through the art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity, has rhythm, melody, and harmony. All of the cosmos has a pulse or rhythm which can be felt. Melodies and harmonies are created by how each of us relates to each other, relates to Mother Nature, relates to spirit, relates to the concept of continuity, and relates to the idea of unity. We are the musician and the music. There is no separation.

“We are the musician and the music. There is no separation.”
– Aria Joy, Sound Healing Minister