We are a group of musicians and scholars from diverse disciplines, including philosophy, neuroscience, musicology, social science, cultural studies, critical theory, and performance studies. We come together in our mutual contention of the need for new approaches and platforms to understand the importance of music beyond traditional models of Western musicology. We contend that universities are unable to achieve this. We do not conceive music merely as entertainment or cultural commodity, but as an expression of foundational relationships between humans and the worlds in which they find themselves.