Plato and Aristotle came up with ideas about music that influenced the musical thought of the Middle Ages and today.

Music in education
Plato gave music an important role in education. He said "the right kind of music disciplines the mind and arouses temperance and courage."

Music in entertainment
Aristotle said "music represents the passions or states of the soul and arouses passions in the listener, and that music stimulating undesirable attitudes should be avoided." Aristotle wasn't as strict and thought that music is more for entertainment and drama.

Greek Theory