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Platos Republic

8. What is the relation of reforms in rhythm and harmony to be the reforms in speeches?
The relation between rhythm and harmony to the improvement in speeches is that melody is composed of three things speech, harmonic mode, and rhythm. Speech doesn’t differ from speech that’s sung up to now as it must be spoken according to the same models. The harmonic mode and rhythm must follow the speech. Therefore, a poet who speech contains this characteristics in his speeches will touch the inner most souls of many.    
9. Why according to Socrates, is education in music of greatest importance in the guardian’s education?
Socrates says for the guardians to become sovereign in music they must understand the virtue in music. He also, states that guardians will never be musical.  The importance of music is that rhythm and harmony speaks to the soul and can make a man most graceful if he is correctly backed if not, the opposite. For the guardians to become most sovereign they must......


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