Is music the key to spirituality?

Music is something that many people need in their lives. It’s a way to escape from harsh realities. I have many times found it a scapegoat when I don’t want to communicate with people and a way for me to focus on things that I need to stay sane in this world.

Even the world-famous composer and conductor Sir James MacMillan, who holds a professorship at St. Andrews, has quite often described music as “the most spiritual of the arts.” This claim has made me think deeply and led other academics to actually consider this statement as true.

In countless comparisons they found that community and congregation are the most important things in some religions. The same is true with music.