The best way to figure out whether something is or is not music is to

A. determine whether there are people who intended it to be music or who perceive it as music.
B. ask a music professor or a professional musician.
C. make your decision on the basis of whether it is of high or low musical quality.
D. determine whether it has the requisite types of rhythms, melodies, and harmonies to qualify as music.


Answer: A

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