The device we want is near at hand ..

[Tony Hardie-Bick]

Chris Strellis wrote:
>> I find my synths easier to play if I close my eyes, which leaves
> solely
>> touch as a sense (and hearing of course, but that is more or less
>> implied when it comes to music).
> 
> When you think about it "hearing" is really a special adaptation of
> touch.  The sound wave "touches" your ear drum and causes a sensation.

An evolutionary perspective on musical instruments!

Touch is difficult to get away from. Perhaps music is the abstraction of touch, 
into a form which effectively extends that sense across greater and greater 
distances.

Tony (HB)