Ritual is part of identity of a community and need to be preserved

The things that should be done to preserve rituals of the community is by knowing the importance of it and respecting our culture and tradition.

Explanation:

answer: musical connotation

leonard b. meyer (1918-2007) was an american composer, author and philosopher. his work emotion and meaning in music is perhaps the first major treatise on music. it is a philosophical and psychological work, greatly influenced by koffka (one of the major proponents of gestalt psychology). his work deals with the problem of musical meaning and musical communication.