A musician, having exclusive control of a room's sound for an extended period of time, wields a great deal of authority in a real sense.
In this connection I often admire police officers (also wielders of authority) for what they call "professionism", The Austin Police Department has a program in which citizens attend a series of lectures and then spend an evening on patrol with a real police officer. I sometimes wonder whether this might not be a musically worthwhile experience. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
