an you imagine a world without music? A ritual celebrated or marked without the pleasure of the sweet tones or rythmic              beats? Our Friday nights would not be the same. Our wedding celebrations. Our funerals. To what extent does music still                have a role in society? Is our social conscience raised anthrough music? Represented? Has technology modified our consumption of music and altered the communal enjoyment? Or are we far to sophisticated as humans for listening habits to have been eroded by new ways of listening? And what is 'listening'? Does it bring pleasure and, if so, are we satiiated too easily, and the enjoyment fleeting? Does music and national identity have real meaning in a global world where the traditional, the ethnic is marginalised musical performanaces is drowned by the popular and global recorded music industry? Perhaps there is space for all? Headphone sales are increasing (by 64% last year) and digital sales out-perform physical sales. Concert attendance is declining. Is music a collective or individulistic persuit?