According to Dictionary.com, "harmony" is "A combination of sounds considered pleasing to the ear." The word has Greek roots that tie it to physical joints in the body and it literally means "to fit together" like an arm fits a shoulder. It is also is referred in music as the "Simultaneous combination of notes in a chord." I was curious what a chord was and found that, in music, it is "A combination of three or more pitches sounded simultaneously".
This morning, in church, three brothers performed violin in beautiful harmony (Cory, Roland and Caleb Rivera). The three boys were just like the personification of a musical chord, as their three pitches "fit together" to make sounds pleasing to the ear.
Perhaps even more pleasing was the evident harmony reflected by the brothers across their stepping stone ages(seemingly ranging from pre-school to adolescent). Watching the oldest brother lead the younger brothers as they performed, it was not hard to infer that his example of musical practice and appealing accomplishment was an obvious inspiration for the younger brothers to play at the same level. These boys are learning that great beauty comes from a beautiful blend of individual lives, tied to a common performance.
The beauty of music is enhanced by blended sounds that fit well and the beauty of each day is enriched by lives that seek "to fit together" in our common walk.
1 Peter 3:8 "Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble."
blessings,
Rob Smith
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