Music 's Influence On Music

Music is a tool that touches the world and does not require anyone to understand the words to hear its voice. It is something innate to every living human being that does not have to be taught, but is just felt or expressed. Music has been appreciated by people throughout time, enjoyed and celebrated from Beethoven, Bach and Mozart to AD/DC, Beyonce and Prince and will continue to be revered so long as man is free to play it. Music is also feared by many as it can unite a people, prompt the march of an army, express the feelings of the repressed, create an entire new group of people, or even be the tune to topple a dynasty. This was proven by the people known as the “Hippies” as this class of people rallied behind bands such as Janis Joplin, The Who or Jimi Hendrix, with none being more prominent than the Beatles. Music has an influence on society in a greater way than any can imagine, just take a look at the sixties and their figurehead The Beatles and how they did not make people hate the war in Vietnam, nothing in their lyrics says anything about the war. They just brought together like-minded people who started a revolution and changed the perspective on an entire altercation. But like Steven Stark says, “’Why on earth would anyone need another work [book] about the Beatles?’” and this is quite true if it wasn’t for the fact that most works written on this innovative group are bibliographies or dissections of the musical prowess. Instead,

Art has undoubtedly become a decisive aspect of our culture; embedded in the way we learn and grow on a daily basis. Art forms such as music, television and dance dominate our society as an outlet of freedom of speech for humanity. The evolution of music has rapidly exceeded its original classifications, developing new genres with greater appeal to an audience, hence its influence on society has expedited. In recent times, lyrics (specifically rap lyrics) have been introduced into the court room as a form of documented confessional evidence, evidently challenging law’s authoritative nature. This essay will closely follow the genre of rap and its relationship with law, through cases based in the United States of America (USA). In addition, the trial of Simon Bikindi in Rwanda and Smith v The Queen will be used to form an acute analysis on the influencing factors of relevance, identity, freedom of speech and current constitutional law.

Music connects all the communities of my life, ranging from the exuberant, fast-paced tempo of Bollywood and Bhangra music to melodic harmonies while singing acapella tags. As a child, music ruled my life as I learned how to read, speak, and count numerical values. Singing in the car and singing along with songs helped me develop my ability to articulate and understand language.

I love music because it has the ability to transform someone’s day just by listening to it. In my opinion, it is one of the few art forms that is effortless for others to experience because there

Music has always described how I am feeling just with a melody and tune. When I am down and out, music picks me up better than anyone or anything else can. It helps me understand what I am feeling when I do not know. When all else fails, music alters my mood. Without music, my life would be a very dull and I would just pretty much go with the motions. Many of times I would not know how to explain my feelings without music. The world would be a very quiet place. Music is the fabric of my life and the definition of society in my eyes. It can be a way to deliver messages, a fine art or just pure entertainment. No matter what the purpose may be, music is a perfect art and would make life less complete without it. When listening, I can create any image I want. Music brings excitement to my life without even knowing. I can be in a room with nothing but it’s four walls and if I music, I can be my own party. I learned to appreciate music at a very young age. I am the youngest of my sister. We are eleven years about so it was always just me and my imagination. Mom always worked and my dad was not around. Music just became my best friend. It was my escape from my evil sisters. I like to think music taught me life most important lessons. Music just makes life easier to deal with if you ask me. If you want to escape for a day, just throw in some head phones and let the music take you wherever you

My parents brought me on the journey of music even before my birth by immersing me in classical music played through the loudspeakers. It was not surprising that I have a natural sensitivity and appreciation for music from a very young age. Music not only amazed me, it shaped my life and helped me to find my “purpose”.

Music and technology aid one another. In a way a person can capture music they love through technology and then the electronic companies flourish due to the sale and popularity of these electronic devices. If a person wants to listen to music they can turn on a stereo or TV, choose a CD or DVD to play, or listen to a songs downloaded in ITunes. All of these devices are proof to show how technology is used to record, play, and change the way music is heard. A look through history will show how far society has come in music alone. The development of technology has changed the way the music industry operates and the way society hears and purchases music today.

As I stare out among the crowd, I take a deep breath while getting lost in the melodies and harmonies of the music. This feeling that flows inside me is not only a physical feeling, but an otherworldly sensation. Music is the language that all people can understand, some can speak this language, but only a few can interpret this extraordinary communication. These few who can interpret this language understand it through different aspects of life, but here is how I see it. This thing called music has influenced tons of cultures throughout the globe and have inspired millions of people to become musicians of all sorts, but to me, music has impacted me in a different way.

To go against the “norm” at a rave is to go against the spirit of the music. The music itself inspires everything that rave culture is. EDM focuses on the use of rhythm, an upbeat sound, and bass to enable the listener to “feel” the music and have their body move to the beat. Slowly the music builds up and then it drops, leaving the crowd reacting wildly to the change in beat and pace. Many people view EDM as just being sound .The “club culture” or “subculture” of rave culture may influence how people act in society and the values they carry, the people who do attend rave culture share common traits. Professor Roman Horak from the University of Vienna comments on the similarities amongst raves. Many of these people dress similarly, listen to the same music, visit similar places (shops, locations, etc.), and even buy the same products all because they take part in this specific “club culture” (Horak, 262). A raver from India and a raver from the United States may be drastically different in how they grew up and the media they consume, but they share common traits that are found with all ravers: the desire to be free and able to express who they are. At its core, this music promotes freedom. Professor Horak views music as “an omnipresent aesthetic phenomenon and an instrument for social and cultural exclusion and inclusion” (Horak, 265). Raves allows ravers to bridge the traditional social confines (sex, race, class, wealth) that are set established by society by providing a

It is no doubt that music has played a vital role in our society. Everything from loud, head-banging concerts to religious ceremonies have utilized the medium of music because of its awe-inspiring qualities. Music is basically the control of sound. We can control this sound by varying the pitch, tempo, octaves, dynamics and so on. There are thousands of ways that we can use music and to shape it to how we want to hear it. But how much has music influenced the way we think today? Why is it so popular?

Which do you prefer “cultivated” or “vernacular” that is the question? Music, the idea of using sounds for thoughts. Cultivated music can be defined in many different ways, although it is defines as being music that comes from another country, it is also defined as music that is consciously well put together. The word culture is almost visible. However, the term “cultivated” brings a deep contrast to that of “vernacular”. Vernacular can be defined as music of the present place. It will be safe to say that cultivated music carries over into Vernacular music. Cultivated can also be described as imported music or brought over music. For example, Beethoven Symphony No 9, which sounds like the telling of a story of conquest, has been performed in many places around the world. Vernacular music can be thought of as music that has been created and raised within a country. Whether you listen to rap music or not, some critics say the sound changed and is not the same. For instance, taking into consideration culture and history; the music of 2Pac Shakur was said to be, too politically charged, while also discussing social issues that haunted the black community. Although Beethoven Symphony No 9 is a cultivated piece, and the vernacular piece being from Pac; both music has the same militaristic approach in style. As said before, taking culture and history into consideration; there are comparisons as well as differences.

When it comes to humanity and its culture, there are few things that are as complex and as profound as music. Music as a concept has existed for almost as long as we as a people have been here. Even the most ancient civilizations, separated by thousands of miles and vast oceans still have musical instruments and songs. That is because music exists as the language of the soul. Music has a way of connecting with us in a way that no other form of entertainment medium does. Song writers and musicians have this way of affecting us on an emotional level. They can inspire us, calm us, and trigger emotional responses within. To me, music that I listen to tends to inspire me to achieve greater, or melds with certain aspects of my psyche and stirs my soul. That’s the great thing about music – we all are affected by it in different and unique ways.

In life, there are millions of different activities and occupations which give individuals an ability to enjoy life, escape reality, or have a support. For some, like Emily Dickinson, reading was a great escape and experience to all that the world or fictitious lands had to offer. Others, athletic activities or sports are a wonderful way to build up character, create bonds, and learn new skills and activity and blow off steam. All people have a specific or multiple activities, ideas, or goods which give them enjoyment and are important to them. For me, music and all its styles, properties, and makings help me in many ways. Listening to music, singing, or playing instruments have been a major point of my life and have helped me to grow and cope with the daily struggles of life. The Philosopher Plato said,”Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” Music has provide me an ability to view new perspectives, learn new information, and connect with people.

Studies have shown that music helps improve memory, increase focus, helps you become more creative, reduces stress, increases your IQ, and stimulates both left and right brain while studying. Music has been proven scientifically to have beneficial effects on mental development. The Dana Foundation studied the impact of listening to music while taking a test and the scores improved when students were listening to music. While music can help you focus it can also impact and regulate your mood and the best mood to take a test in is a relaxed mood. The four music types we are doing our project on are classical, rock, country, and pop. Studies have shown that Baroque music is the best for stimulating learning, research and work. Baroque music is a type of classical music and is known as the best music to listen to when learning and working as said before. The most important is the type of noise and music. We have found that music you enjoy listening to increases focus and music you don’t enjoy listening to impedes focus.

Music is prevalent, so that it is extremely easy to find a place or situation with music played on. Not only does people enjoy music when they dance or sing, throw parties, but also they enjoy music when they drive, study or work. In other words, people live with music and music is an everyday thing. They, contrarily, think that the pieces of music are distractors when they need to concentrate on their works. This is why, especially, most of parents and teachers do not allow their children and students to listen to music while they study. In addition, many employers consider that their employees are not doing work when they are putting earphones on and listening to music. In fact, the music is not an absolute distractor and music itself does not disturb concentration of people but other factors do.