I wanted to write about music because I feel that it is in some way or another, a part of every one’s life. Like the discussion in class, I not only want to discuss the memories attached to music, but the emotional impact that music can have on an individual. Even though music is written and sung by others, the music itself is personal to its listeners. Music is what the individual makes of it.
I don’t know of any reason why we attach memories or feelings to songs, or how the beat of a song can change the way we feel. Or even that the slightest change in tune can make a difference. The fact is that its true.
I like music for that reason, for the fact that it can lead emotions in an individual. Couples put a lot of thought into the theme love song for their wedding, and so do the relatives of the deceased for a funeral. When people listen to music, that music can change their emotions depending on the song. Or it can be the other way around, a person feeling a certain way might want to listen to music that would enhance that emotion. The theme song for the Titanic, “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion, has an amazing characteristic of appealing to opposite emotions in all audiences. The song inspires love and hope, and at the same time despair and sadness. The lyrics of the song have hopeful words but the music itself has a sad tone to it. Probably the best selling feature of the movie, other than its nominations, is its theme song.
I give music the credit of a depression medication that has no negative side effects. I know this not by any sources than my own experience. It seems that music can motivate some one in some way or another. The whole point of living is to have a purpose, and music sometimes helps people find their purpose. It can make such a difference as making an entire day feel good.
Another feature that music has is its lack of limitations other than the instruments that have not been invented yet. Music keeps on changing, and even after a genre is no longer popular, years later it is reused or revised. Techno is a form of music that is also new and weird. Music is so unusual that it depends even on the band or artist creating it. Just like people are different and gifted in different ways, so does the music depend on its artist.
Music is generally composed of lyrics and noise, with a certain beat or rhythm. Some music may be just the beat. Some people like the music because of the way it makes them feel, while others attach their own definition to the lyrics. Songs about love, unlike the one mentioned earlier, tend to be more dependent on the lyrics, even though the actual sound is important as well.
Music is a general part of society that it is cultural and depends on the era. Music is known to depend on its time frames, as it is mentioned in genre. Because people are spread around the world, music has characteristics such as language, that is why it differs, because it is not all the same society. Yet it is similar in such ways that every society is involved with music just as every new born cries the same.
Music is a part of life. It and life itself can not be taken apart “until death do it part”. Music is like a photograph in time but in the heart of a human soul. It brings back memories, sets new ones, and improves the health and well being of its listeners. It is a topic that never looses its purpose, even if the purpose is a source of entertainment.
-Ronza
