Melodies Melodies on my mind sweet tunes which remind me of days so simple and carefree which passed by so quickly melodies that make me remember happy times songs that sing of a time that will never come again songs that make me mellow melodies I will always cherish they bring back the good times with all the rhymes melodies so very dear make me smile all the while my heart beats with the drums and they make me want to dance melodies so soothing as I listen and reflect so many different things to remember times we’ll always treasure when my mind is in a muddle or the blues overtake me it’s time to put on the old tunes and let the melodies soothe me and happy I’ll be
Every song I’ve heard can to connected to a memory in my life. It doesn’t have to be an important memory; certain songs flash images of the radio playing while driving down highways or hearing a song playing in the background of a commercial. Others inspire memories like times I’ve danced with my family, or covered songs with friends. These are the memories I will hold on to forever, and I’ll do it through these
Sound is what makes everything come alive. From when an infant in the womb becomes familiar to their mother’s voice. Noise can have a great effect on humans, especially music. Music can speak louder than words, particularly in certain situations where they may not be able to express what they are feeling. It is incredible how many sounds and voices put together can have a special connection to emotions, and bring back memories. Music is a language everyone can understand and relate to. Poet Rachel M. Harper, uses the idea of music to let readers into her childhood. Harper dedicated the poem to her father, who has a significant part in her life, since he is the only parent she has left.
Wherever I am, music follows. There is a song for everything. The world would be a very dull and boring place without music. There are sad songs, happy songs, romantic songs, slow songs, fast songs, loud songs, quiet songs, peaceful songs, country songs, pop songs, rap songs, classical songs, etc. Whatever I am feeling, there is always something that describes it perfectly. Some songs don’t have words and others do. All full of rhythms and rhymes.
Everyone has a certain song, or songs, that bring back a certain memory. From the second you hear that first beat your mind goes racing back to that time. With that song and memory you begin to be reminded of the feeling, setting, and mood from the time you are reminded of. It is crazy how all of that can come from a simple beat with lyrics. My song is, “The Spins” by Mac Miller. Every time I hear it I go back to a simple, yet memorable night with my boyfriend.
Countless people around the world listen to various styles of music. Despite the genre, whether it be country or hip hop, these songs deliver a message onto it’s listeners daily. Same songs could have a different meaning to different people depending on the experiences that they go through or the tribulations that one is currently facing. Spotless Minds by Jhene Aiko offers a message about love and how although love could be a blessing, it can also act as a curse. This song should not be viewed as merely a song, but more like a lesson that is teached using only a few lyrics. The deeper the context, the more meaning the song will have on particular people. The art in the way these lyrics are carefully composed, when sung, conveys a bittersweet message that reminds listeners of the joys and miseries of love as well as the experiences that Jhene went through. The lyrics, the deeper meanings hidden behind stanzas, and the relatability of this song are reasons why Spotless Minds is an interesting yet harsh reality that love isn’t how people see it in the movies. This song carries in it a meaning of true love that yearns to be heard around the world. Whether heard by a married couple or a high school relationship that is still blossoming, this song speaks to all who are willing to listen.
Music is like the memoirs to my life as it has been there throughout everything with me. Listening to classical music is a journey, not a state, an activity, not a meditation. Music is not a background noise. It’s something you bring into the foreground of your experience, by engaging with it, by doing some work. Now, when I hear Beethoven’s Symphony No.5 surely bring back the memory I have had with my
An engaging extracurricular activity that I am involved in is volunteering at the hospital. From my time there, I have worked at both the front desk and the nursing floors. When I began volunteering I could not fathom precisely what the scope of the job would be. I came to realize that it ranged from doing clerical work to having conversations with patients and trying to make them feel better. Similar to a workplace environment, I constantly learned new skills. When I worked at the front desk, I would take phone calls, direct visitors, deliver flowers, and anything else the receptionist needed help with. While on the nursing floor, however, I would give water or blankets to patients, and help the nurses by bringing machines or medicines from
“Music is a total constant. That's why we have such a strong visceral connection to it, you know? Because a song can take you back instantly to a moment, or a place, or even a person. No matter what else has changed in your life or the world, that one song stays the same, just like that moment” –Sarah Dessen. (Goodreads) Everyone has a go to song for every emotion, memory, and expression that they feel. If you could compose a soundtrack for my life it would consists of these four songs; “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” ”Teenage Dream,” “Heaven,” and “Laughed until We Cried”. Time flies, but when you listen to a particular song, you relive those days all over again.
“The voice so filled with nostalgia that you could almost see the memories floating through the blue smoke, memories not only of music and joy and youth, but perhaps, of dreams. They listened to the music, each hearing it in his own way, feeling relaxed and a part of the music, a part of each other, and almost a part of the world.”
This article focuses on how the mind is creative in creating a nostalgic feeling that people have a luxury experiencing. Not everyone wants to let go but has that luxury of being able to experience with just one song. It starts with one song that people have heard of and that one song will be the start of a chain reaction throughout their teenage years. Its when music was sweet to the ears and everything made sense. “Why do the songs I heard when I was teenager
Immobility. Don’t come near me. I’ll push you away. Don’t ask why. That’s just how I feel. I don’t ask for the skies to open anymore. I don’t have the strength. Did you know, though, that the thread has no points for the eye to rest for a bit? Just ends. I don’t ask for the fairy that I was once looking for. I was a kid back then. Nobody understands why you react that way. At least I found out beside you. I’m not extravagant, either crappy nor mean. I’m just hurt. But i get tired that I have to hide all the time. I’m tired of this mask.
I am sure you have those songs that when you hear them, it reminds you of some memory linked to its melody. This happens to everyone,including your children.This illustrates that music is easily absorbed by one’s brain (Lucas par. 1).Music increases one’s capability in memorizing information. This skill helps to write tests and exams confidently. Favourite songs stimulate our memory in many ways. “As claimed in a study from McMaster University in Canada, students who
Why do we like songs? Like a lot of great concerns, this deal with several degrees. We have solutions on some degrees, yet not all. We such as songs due to the fact that it makes us really feel excellent. Why does it make us really feel excellent? In 2001, neuroscientists Anne Blood as well as Robert Zatorre at McGill College in Montreal offers a response. Utilizing magnetic vibration imaging they revealed that folks hearing satisfying songs had actually triggered mind areas called the limbic and also paralimbic locations, which are attached to blissful benefit feedbacks, like those we experience from sex, great meals as well as addicting medications. Those benefits originate from a spurt of a natural chemical called dopa-mine. As DJ Lee Haslam
Tired, stressed, and lonely are just a few words that come to mind. But, a soft melody coming through my half-broken headphones is helping. The song I’m listening to is calming me to the point where I no longer feel so terrible, and I feel encouraged to write this reflection. This, in a nutshell, is what music is like for me today. No matter what mood I am in, there is a song out there that can make it better or worse. Music even makes the most mundane situation seem profound, and that is why I listen to all kinds of music all of the time. Walking campus in the freezing cold becomes a whole lot more bearable with a good song or two, and an already good view can mean a lot more with the right song in the background. For example, when I went to Paris and saw the Eiffel Tower sparkle, I was listening to a song that, combined with the view, made the experience entirely surreal and unforgettable. On top of making every experience that much better, some songs also hold deep association for me, whether it be good or bad, and listening to them will bring back
I have always found sound to play a major role in my life, beyond the obvious use of my senses. I always appreciated sounds for the solace and comfort I’ve found in them while living in this world. Listening to music and hearing certain sounds are the quickest way to relive moments in your past instinctively. The past moments that sound forces one to recall and the consequent emotions constantly piqued my attention.