Art can affect people powerfully, move and excite them. Buber uses the example of art to show how one dimension of reality, the You dimension, transitions into another, the It dimension (Apostolopoulos, 1991). He believes that art derives its origin from an apparition-inspiration that, appearing in the soul of the artist, demands to be made into a piece of art. If the man (artist) undertakes this transfiguration and gives himself with all his being to the invitation, with self-sacrifice and boldness, if he relates as I-Thou in apparition, then the creative power flows in and the work of art is born. The work of art created is a 'thing' that can be known empirically and which has specific (possibly fixed) properties. If, for example, a sadness is experienced, by expressing this sadness with music that the person produces, he must put his experience into action, thus objectifying the experience of sadness. In this way, what is immediate at the beginning gradually loses its immediacy as it undergoes the intervention of various means, is set within limits and measured by generally accepted standards. Thus, the creation of art serves both the individual's need for self-expression and for communication - socialization. Fortunately, there is the possibility of a re-transformation of the artistic act from It to You, when e.g., the person relates to the music with his whole being in an "I-Thou" relationship and experiences on an existential level the emotions that it contains and expresses. Thus arises the paradox that a realized work is at the same time de-realized (without reality), as it passes from the sphere of "You" to the sphere of "It".

Buber considers that some form of safety is required for someone to come to a real, meaningful dialogue, to be able to show his vulnerable side and also to allow himself to be transformed by contact with the other (Buber, 1969; 1975; Apostolopoulos, 1991). One cannot meet in an existential dialogue with someone else when one feels fear. The necessary sense of security, then, can be the basis of relating, a basis that can lead to a true "I-Thou" contact and serve the needs of both parties. Meaningful musical interaction in this context can lead to transformative experiences and a lifetime of authentic interaction.