Last Sunday morning, I did a TED talk!

Well, sort of. In effect. The closest I’ll ever come to doing one.

Here is how it begins:

“What I am going to share with you today is the basis of a course I teach at the University of Cincinnati’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute titled OLLI titled ”How Music Means.”

“I invite all of you to enroll. You would get a lot out of it. Today, you’ll have a tiny peek into the world of “How Music Means.”

“That is also the name of a book I’m writing which I hope to publish next year: “How Music Means.”

“I think we’d all agree that music means something. But how exactly does it do that? and why do we respond to music so emotionally? … ”

Non-Christian friends, be apprised: my talk was part of our worship service at Mt. Auburn Presbyterian. Don’t worry, there is no proselytizing. It’s almost entirely about music.

To see me giving this “TED talk," please go to the link below. My segment begins at 22:54.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAwKqSQipu4

After you’ve seen my quasi-TED talk, you might be curious to see the little piece of music that grew out of it. Click this link above.