From coal mines to the concert stage | Dr. Mark Laughlin | TEDxGeorgiaSouthwesternU

Every culture on earth has music. It's the lullabi we sing our children at night. It's our anthems during times of war and protest. And it's the hymns we sing softly during our times of grief.To experience music is to be human. The ancient Greeks actually used music and the performance of music as a way to test an individual's character. So, you're in luck.If you have not had your your character judged publicly by your musical prowess, there is a piano in the lobby and I should be finished in about 7 to 8 m ...