(“If it has rules it must be a game.”)

 

If you have ears, you are automatically a member of the democratic orchestra. You can join the audience or you can play in the ensemble, the choice is yours. Take the hat, and you are the conductor.

Three paragraphs constitute the democratic orchestra:

 

§1 The freedom of musical speech

You may play whatever you feel like playing.

 

§2 The right to listen

Nobody can force you to play.

 

§3 The power of silence

The conductor alone, may silence you.