Music In Silence

While sitting in silence for a short amount of time I began to find a variety of noises that were happening around me. Whether most people would consider these noises music is debatable, however it seemed to me as though the variety of noises were like a variety of instruments in a band. While sitting in my apartment that I would have normally considered extremely quiet, I was able to focus on very subtle sounds that I don't normally notice. I heard the low hum of the air conditioner, my roommate typing on her computer, someone cutting paper with scissors and cabinets opening and closing. These noises ranged in pitch and loudness depending on where they came from. They were all very different but all came from things that we would not normally consider to be musical instruments. In some aspects these noises could be considered music. This would be true if we define music as a collection of sound and silence. However, this would not be true if our definition included having a rhythm, chorus or singing. I do believe that these noises could be considered music, it just involves a little bit of imagination.