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Miles and Miles of Texas Music -- If you want to introduce your children and teens to a wider range of Texas musicians, be sure to read our story, Tunes Across Texas: Miles of Great Music for Your Family’s Driving Trip.

In every culture since the earliest humans, music has been used to invoke spirits, tell stories and accompany rituals, from birth to death. Imagine watching the swashbuckling capers of Indiana Jones or the bittersweet farewell in E.T. without the music. The scenes might capture our attention, but never our hearts.

T-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times">Music is the first creative art form in our lives to reach us in a profound way. There is an innate human response to sound, even in very young children. In the womb, babies respond to the rhythm of their mother’s heartbeat, while after birth, cradled in their mother’s arms, they learn to babble and imitate the dreamy cooing of her voice.