Reflection Of Music

The base of my understanding of music begins with the fact that I had grown up within Los Angeles, specifically in mid-city. I did not really have any restrictions to music and the only recollection which music was standard is when I was much smaller and my father would hum a Vietnamese lullaby to get me to sleep. There was a period in which I rejected the music which was prevalent in popular culture, yet I now accept it if not listen to some of it. If I were to create a timeline of the taste in music for which I had would be a long one, but I could mainly simplify it to major stages. I think the first music for which I was most interested in was the music my father had introduced to me which had some range. Songs from which I recall and

However, there are those which I avoid as with how some songs are made to be annoying or something such as gospel though if it sounds good or bad, unless truly bad, than I do not really judge. In my own experience, music is really dependent on the beholder. I see how music plays a large role in society and culture as well. I would be unable or rather do not feel like writing all the claims that may come to mind when it comes to these thoughts. Music has greatly affected everyone in the world, but from what I see in American culture is that aside from entertainment, music has been used to spread ideas and messages to the masses as with anti-war rhetoric or to go green which continues to this day but most well-known from the 1960s. Music is also reflective of our culture in how music is pirated a lot, seems to be getting shorter as our lives move faster, and becomes a tool of capitalization though not for all. There is so much to say about music from its entertainment value, as a tool, as a product, but this is only reflective of what is currently coming to my mind and so may be missing much or contradicts what I may think