Similarities Between Music And Music

MacNamara, Holmes and Collins (2006) state that there are numerous similarities between performances in music and sport. Expert musicians and sports performers are more able to adapt to setbacks than lesser skilled performers, as well as experts having higher levels of dedication and motivation and can communicate more emotion through the pieces being played. Similarly to Chaffin et al. (2003) this communication of emotion may be related to the artistic image with both requiring focus and decision-making.

As a growing number of teens use technology on a daily basis, teenagers are reading less poetry. Accordingly, they are listening to more and more music. Numerous examples of poetic merit can be found in music at their fingertips. Thus, it is safe to argue that song lyrics are today’s main form of poetry. “Rocky Mountain High” by John Denver and Mike Taylor is an excellent example of this, for it includes figurative language, imagery, and a thematic statement. All of which are elements of poetic merit.

Gloria K. Fiero writes, “The strong association between poetry and music suggests that the human voice [has] a significant influence in both melody and rhythm” (58). The voice of the singer is what gives the song that distinct twist that sets it apart from others, and if the song is originally written as a poem it gives the artist the freedom to interpret and express the lyrics however they see is best fit. Any person is capable of singing or rapping a song, but not everyone is capable of making audiences feel emotions simply through the power and emotion behind their

First of all, in poetry lyric is an emotional writing that focuses on your thoughts and emotions. It can also be like a song-like quality. In lyric it is made up of two subdivisions that contain elegy and sonnet to make the poem stronger. An elegy is a poem that contains of

“The system of understanding characteristics of that individual’s society, or of some subgroup within that society” (Trumbull and Pacheco 1). For example, being American could be your cultural identity, but for as long as you live in America you will be classified as an American and in that ethnic group. Being an American can be known as the main society, but an example of a subgroup could be Music and its culture within itself. Music is the society I personally belong in and is classified as my ethnic or cultural group. Music helps with my cultural identity because that is how I relate to the society that is around me and helps enhance my ethnic identity. Music also enhances my heritage because I am going to try to start a tradition of playing music in a band and try and influence the next generations of the family to play music. Music completely changes my perspective of the world and how I see others.

What makes a great song? Is it the words or the verses? Is it how every line is beautifully rhymed? Is it how a song is wonderfully metaphorical? Is it the singer itself? It could be all that was mentioned, honestly. But not all songs have words and verses. Think about the classical songs we have - Bach, Mozart, Beethoven; not a single word can be heard from their composition but they're great. Think about the songs that are not rhymed at each line or not rhymed at all; but each word is perfectly laid in breathtaking musical pieces - and they're great. Not all songs are metaphorical. Some lyricists prefer being literal than figurative - which results to a song easier to comprehend for those who aren't familiar with deeper meanings behind

Poetry to this day is has a remarkable influence on music despite it’s genre which could be rap or country music. Poetry allows individals to express their innermost feelings and thoughts buried deep within.  There are several ways poetry can be used

Beyond the actual sound of songs, lyrics can be just as important. Sometimes, I think lyrics will impact me even more than the music itself. Just a couple weeks ago, I found myself using song lyrics in an essay I was writing in history about the French Revolution. I doubt that’s what the artist was aiming for, but that shows just how much music is a part of my

One could argue that the poem uses couples of words in each line as a way to express how nice it can be when two simple things are together. Since the poem shows how two simple words can be nice and uplifting when placed together, wouldn’t the same be true on a much greater scale for humans? Along with this, “Song” also has a pleasant flow throughout parts of it only to be broken a dark element suddenly. This is an exemplification of how love works in real life and how we have a desire for the pleasant flowing

I worked with the metaphor of lyrics being people. They comfort and console. They pull on your heart and tug at your soul. They print an impression on your memory and treat you like an angel and an enemy. They give you a real purpose and let you drift away and get lost in the moment. I chose this as my metaphor because there are so many lyrics I can relate too from different times in my life. There are songs I listened to at a certain time that I can go back to and feel the same as I did before. Some songs I never go back to, and others I go back to constantly. Sometimes when I want to listen to a song I do not even want to have lyrics in it. All I want to be able to do is listen to the mood of the song and not have to connect with it. It gives

If the term “song” is broad enough “to refer to verbal utterance that is musically expressive of emotion” (Bickford 1165), how should one approach a song critically? As Jahan Ramazani states, “song has long been conceived as poetry’s closest generic kin” (184), which means that methods of discussing and analysing poetry can be applied to song. The matter becomes complicated, though, when the critical focus includes the music of a song, and a “complex relation” (184) forms between the words we can read on the page and the vocalisation and instrumentation. “Although song’s musical elements are usually thought to be in a relation of mutual enhancement with its verbal elements, they are in tension more often than we typically acknowledge” (189). The song “Strangers” by The Kinks contains musical, vocal, and lexical elements working with and against each other to create moments of tension and resolution, adding emphasis to a sometimes

During Ancient Greek times, people would tell stories using music as a narrative device, this was called ballads. Telling a story through songs gives the story more depth and more thought than if someone were to just narrate it. These songs might be happy or sad, or truth or fiction, but they all follow a unique story plot. With a song, a person can follow and identify with the characters. They might even find that the journey the song is taking them on is parallel to that of their own life. For example, in the song, Suicidal Thoughts, by the famous rapper, Notorious B.I.G., he tells the story of when he was clinically depressed and he contemplated killing himself. Throughout the song he apologizes for all the negative things he has done

Poetry is a form of writing that can make a reader feel a collection of different emotions. Poetry has evolved into songs and is used by many artists today to make the audience feel the message they are trying to transmit. Nowadays, poetry and song lyrics are very similar as they are trying to convey emotions and have an impact on their intended audience. The song, “Battlefield” by Lea Michele is more poetic and artistic than the poem, “I Could Fall in Love” by Grace Hays, because of the use of similes, extended metaphor, and end rhyme.

lyricsthreaded throughout history. Song writing, like all art, is usually wrought of sadness or pure joy.

Music to me is a symbol of culture and peace, and helps bring people together. Music is a way people relieve their stress, when they are going through struggles in life. People of different ethnicity listen to different music, because of their culture group. They have festivals, parades, or/ and parties where music is being played, because it bring out the happiness of people and unite them. I listen to R&B, Rap, Hip Hop, and Old School, because I have different emotions everyday which cause me to listen to different genres of music. One day I would probably want to listen to R&B, so I’ll play one of my favorite songs which is Listen by Beyoncé. If I’m miserable or disconsolate I’ll listen to All Things Go by Nicki Minaj. I’ll play Too Many Years by Kodak Black ft. PNB Rock, because I just want to hear some Rap music. Music really can help when you’re depressed, energetic, stressed, or just feel like hearing some beats and words.