I would not limit the love of music to expressing one's perceptive 'intelligence'. It is far deeper ingrained. Even fetuses in the womb react to music. But it is true that in the past, those who were not born into wealth always had music to express themselves (and if it was only through the one 'instrument' we are all born with: the human voice). In his autobiography, German tenor Rudolf Schock (1915- 1986), who had been born into a family of poor miners, mentions the large number of choirs and singing clubs in the mining district. Singing was a hobby 'free of charge', so to speak, which offered the miners a huge stress relief lfrom their arduous daily toil. Schock's father taught his five children polyphonic singing at an early age. But I suppose the 'underprivileged members of society' in our cybertech-age hardly resort to singing anymore ... Wales and Cape Breton also have strong mining choir traditions - the Men of the Deep are among my faves, and who could forget "Men of Harlech" in the film Zulu? imo evryone should be required to learn the basics of an instrument as a condition for graduation from high school. And the example of the great British series "The Choir" should be followed in every school. To Mark - how could I forget Anderson? Bugler's holiday is a delight. Yes MSK, I have a thing for the brass section