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Another way of using music with other creative arts is to do what is normally a literary task in sound or with sound in the background (Watkins, 1990). A music autobiography is one interesting literary task that can be done with sound. In this creative endeavor, participants represent their lives through sound. For instance, someone who has spent a lifetime living by the ocean may splash a hand in water with a certain rhythm, and someone who has lived in an arid region may clap rocks together in a unique way. Completing a music autobiography may also involve connecting bits of music with lyrics together. The effect is particularly powerful if there are verses and a refrain, similar to what the rock singer Billy Joel did with his song “We Didn’t Start the Fire.”

In storytelling, music may be used to enhance the background of the presentation. For instance, Painter (1989) recommended using classical music such as the first movement of Handel’s Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in B-Flat Major, the first movement of Bach’s Suite for Harp, Mozart’s Adagio and Rondo in C Minor, or the second movement of Wagenseil’s Concerto for Harp and Orchestra as background music for stories being told to young children. Such pieces set a mood and stir up emotions that would not occur without such an accompaniment. Besides classical music, other forms of music, such as marches, ballet music, solo instrumental, western music, folk melodies, polkas, and novelty music, may also work to create an atmosphere for a story or the character in a story.