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I can’t touch music, but it touches me. I cannot exist without it. Music surrounds me and envelops me. The music isn’t just background noise, it has power. The lyrics beat and intensity can fill me with angst, sadden me, pump me up and help me relax. Music is life and it has power. It helps me delve deep into my personality and individuality and has helped me discover a more introspective side of myself. However, it wasn’t always like this.
I grew up exposed to various types of music, whether it was my dad blasting Smashing Pumpkins in the basement, or my Mom listening to Linkin Park or classical music while she drove me to school. During a typical day, my sister playing all sorts of rap music as she slowly discovered artists such as
If one were to look back into the world’s history, one would find that an important and consistent element is the world of music. Music has presented itself in various forms throughout its spread and through our identification of its magical realm, people have been fortunate enough to come across a means of relation. Whether it is blues and reggae or rap and pop rock, there is music out there for everyone. Music can serve as a stabilizer for some, a relaxant to others, and to many a form of inspiration.
Throughout my life, music has always been a major influence. It has the power to change my mood when I'm feeling down, but the thing I find most intriguing about music is that it doesn't always end up improving your mood: like all forms of art, it imitates life, which is not always portrayed in a positive light. The musicians that I admire most have the versatility to induce several different emotional responses in the same piece. This quality is present in most of the wide variety of music I listen to, from Russian composer Dmiti Shostakovich, to Chicago jazz band Tortoise, to California pop/rock sextet Mr. Bungle.
Prior to birth, my mother and my siblings were living in north Nashville. Their interest in music was between R&B and 90s rap. The rap music kind of discussed growing up in a rough neighborhood and it was easily relatable for them because that neighborhood was not the best. My mother was working multiple jobs to take care of her then three kids. As a single mother, music was sort of an outlet that expressed the emotions she was feeling. When she finished her exhaustingly long day she would enjoy listening to some soothing R&B. Mary J. Blige, LL Cool J, and SWV were a few of her favorite artists.
I was practicing the routine for my opening act, for the Broadway musical "The Sound of music." I am an actress playing the lead role of the main character Maria. My director Jane Marshall says," Barbara, you only have twenty minutes until your performance." My only chance to start a satisfying reputation for myself and please the audience. As I listened to those words come out of my directors mouth, that's when it dawned on me. I will only have one chance to do it right. I wouldn't want to cause any disarrays.
As I have matured into the girl that I am today, I have grown in and out of many interests. When I was around the age of eleven I was obsessed with sports. I was outside every day during the summer playing anything from basketball, to hockey. I was captivated by the competitiveness, and I loved to win. Around the age of thirteen I became interested with makeup and other really boring, girly stuff. However, the one interest that has shaped me into the person I am today is my love and appreciation for music.
Ever since I was a small child, I have loved music. The strong, steady beats, the
“Whenever human beings come together for any reason, music is there,” according to neuroscientist Daniel J Levitin in This Is Your Brain on Music. (Levitin, 2006) Lee et.al. (2012) mentioned that music appeared to have become embedded in our daily lives. From the moment we wake up, our day is filled with music ranging from our country’s national anthem to that song on radio that reminds us of how we are feeling about a person or an event, to one that got us dancing and singing at the end of a work day. Music penetrates almost every part of our lives: our rest, our entertainment, our education, and our worship.
When I was around the age of seven, I began to listen to a couple of bands that my cousin liked such as Linkin Park, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and many more; blasting in his room while playing the Playstation Two. That is how my adventure on music started and what it has done for me. Every time I listened to music I enjoyed every minute of the song even if I didn’t understand the meaning behind the lyrics; since I was a kid, it didn’t matter to me. While others thought the music I listened to wasn't the best and that I should’ve stopped listening to it, that didn’t stop me from listening what I wanted.
Even though in some cases music encourages isolation mentally and causes some people to be obsessive by inducing their love of a particular artist or musician, music, whether contained in the sound of the thumping madal-drum of Nepal or the harps of ancient Greece, is a medium which moves the heart of man far and wide. The first reason is virtually everyone has a favorite kind of musician, style, or rhythm. Secondly, music causes people to shift in feeling based off of its rhythmic patterns, tempo and volume. Music, whether contained in the sound of the thumping madal-drum of Nepal or the harps of ancient Greece, is a medium which moves the heart of man far and wide. Music somehow has become a significant piece of our lives and the definition of our society.
Music is one of the most fantastical forms of entertainment. Its history stretches all the way from the primitive polyrhythmic drums in Africa to our modern day pop music we listen to on our phones. It has the ability to amaze us, to capture our attention and leave us in awe. It soothes the hearts of billions, and it is so deeply rooted in my life that it has touched my heart as well. Everyday I walk to the beat of the song stuck in my head and hum along to the melody. For me, to listen to music be lifted into the air by the hands of your imagination and float around for a while. You forget about your worries, your troubles and find peace within the sound. Every chapter in my life is attached with a song. Every time I listen to a certain song, thoughts of my past come flooding back
Also, Music can change the way a person feels inside, even the deepest of the heart. Music is a kind of art that we cannot touch, but at the same time it can touch us and can be felt. For me music is more than just an art, music is connected with everything like our body, soul and emotions. For instance, before I arrived in USA, I did not speak nor understand English, but the power of music made me feel like I could understand the songs in English.
It is more than just random sound you hear, it is something you feel. In the words of Bob Marley “when music hits, you feel no pain.” It brings me closer to the people who are important in my life. Music will now and forever have a place in my
I remember the first time my dad strummed the melodic tune that would forever remain with me. As a symbol of an iconic change in music, The Beatles have and always will impact music history and culture. This British band changed pop and rock music forever and left an impact on the minds of all who listened. The first time I was exposed to the passionate yet delicate lyrics and stunning melodies of simplicity, my world was changed forever. As my dad played to me every night to fall asleep, music became engraved in every fiber of my being.
Throughout my life, I was accustomed to excelling at everything I did. I always had good grades, did well in sports, and was a top musician. Music is the most important thing in my life, and I was always naturally talented. When I experienced failure in my sophomore year District solo audition, it destroyed my confidence. However, it was a huge wake-up call and allowed me to grow and improve greatly.
Music, a form of art, made up of unique and special sounds containing elements of pitch and rhythm can powerfully soothe one’s soul. Firstly, there are different types of music, and each has its own features. These sounds and features are what I admire in music because to me it creates a new form of communication to one’s consciousness. It stimulates our mind and gives it a sense of harmony and peace through the hardships that life poses for us. As a kid, I would always listen to music from any genre, deciding which genre would complement me the most as I grew older. In middle school, I remember going on the computer and finding a website/program where I could make my own beats. From that day on, I spent countless of hours each day making sure the tune sounded proper and pleasurable for my ears. At first, it wasn’t good, but eventua...