I've gathered here some of my favourite quotations about music for your enjoyment and inspiration:

Music has the power of producing a certain effect on the moral character of the soul, and if it has the power to do this, it is clear that the young must be directed to music and must be educated in it. Aristotle

Education in music is most sovereign, because more than anything else, rhythm and harmony find their way to the inmost soul and take strongest hold upon it, bringing with them and imparting grace, if one is rightly trained. Plato

It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself. J.S. Bach

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. Confucius

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness. Maya Angelou

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. Berthold Auerbach

Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. Ludwig van Beethoven

Music can change the world. Ludwig Van Beethoven

Music is well said to be the speech of angels.
Thomas Carlyle

Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
Miles Davis

Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.
Kahlil Gibran

Music isn't just learning notes and playing them, you learn notes to play to the music of your soul. Katie Greenwood

The Spirit speaks directly to our hearts through music. That's why music has always had such power to move people into positive action. Kenny Loggins

Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory. Sir Thomas Beecham

Bach takes you to a very quiet place within yourself, to the inner core, a place where you are calm and at peace.
Yo-Yo Ma

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music. Billy Joel

There is no better escape from life than through music, and yet there is no better way to understand life than through music. Daniel Barenboim