The Beauty of Music

Music is an extremely important part of human life and has been part of human life for thousands of years. Music can be linked with many different art forms such as art and language; these too are distinct expressions of humans. This particular expression has survived and outlived ancient languages and could possibly be older than any form of language we know. It also serves the same purpose as language, to convey meaning. Music is a way of bringing people together, and is used as a social ritual. In human life music is part of culture and it is also important historically. Music also contributes to the economy, as it is a means of making money as well as part of human leisure.

“Musical is a universal experience. With few exceptions, all humans perceive musical pitch, tone, timbre, and harmony. We listen to music to relax, to help us think, to celebrate, and grieve. Our emotional responses to music have been noted in literature, poetry, and drama. The power of music to evoke an emotional response is used by advertising companies, film directors, and mothers singing their babies to sleep. Early education teachers are familiar with using music and rhythm as tools for learning language and building memory. (Foran, 2009) Several musical melodies are used in grade school to learn information. Music is used in my math classes across the world to enhance the learning process of formulas. English classes use music help children learn prepositional phrases, adjectives, adverbs, noun, and etc. However, after most scholars reached a certain grade level, using music to achieve new heights academically became a technique of the past. Most instructors didn’t bother using music in order to help retain information. It was almost as if it was forgotten about. But, if music is so important why isn’t it allowed in most classrooms today? Many teachers are not fond of music in the classroom. To many, it is seen as a distraction. Is it the type of music a person chooses to listen to? Would it be different if the music chosen by

While walking today as I normally do, I turned around and your face came into my view. I could only imagine what was wrong with her. But at the end I understood what was wrong with her, it was music. This is what music does to people and I love it for that. Music makes people feel good inside so much that it might even hurt. Throughout my life, music has always been a major influence. It has the power to change my mood when I 'm feeling down. Music is a cure for when I’m down and a joy for my happiest days. It’s part of my life and can express my feelings when my own words are not enough. There’s a song to every feeling I feel and I’ve yet to find them all. I can 't remember the exact day I started listening to music,

Music is an important factor to the life of every human. It invokes the the strongest of emotions and can trigger long forgotten memories, even after years of suppression. Humans tend to take the mysterious power of music for granted, however after this paper I hope to reveal the true power of music and how it could be the greatest things to have ever happen.

The world of music has seen many memorable composers such as Bach, Mozart, Chopin, and Vivaldi, but none of them have a story as amazing as the 18th century classical composer Ludwig Van Beethoven. “His life played out like one of his beautiful symphonies, with unimaginable highs, lows, victories, and defeats,” (Viegas 5). Although he lost his hearing when he was 26 years old, Beethoven was famous for his nine symphonies, and is also recognized as one of the cornerstones of Western civilization through the legacy of his music.

Music is one of the most unifying characteristics of humanity. Almost every civilization has developed some form of music, be it the drums of Africa, the prim and proper composers of Europe, or the gentle and elegant music of the Far East. Music is certainly an important aspect of everyone’s life, whether they notice it or not; however, some school districts have decided that music is not worth the money needed to keep it a part of their curriculum. Music deserves to stay a part of primary and secondary education because of the values it teaches, the benefits to students’ grades, and the benefits beyond school.

“I hope that Amadeus likes music.” These were some of the first words that my mother said after giving birth to me. The few months before I was born were some of the most troubling times for my family. My mother battled against a legion named “breast cancer” without chemotherapy while she was pregnant. Consequently, my parents called me “Amadeus” not for its musical ties with Mozart, but because it meant “Gift of God.” Nonetheless, my mother hoped that I would develop a love for music, but in the imminent future, that was anything but the case.

Music is a meddler. Music has followed me all throughout my life, in car rides, concerts, and parties; generally, every day and every occasion. Apart from being an activity to opt out of perpetual boredom, music has also influenced me in much deeper meaning all throughout my life rather than simply providing me with pure entertainment.

It was a warm, windy morning as I was awake at 6:30 am for my first day of 7th grade. I got ready, put my Id and book bag on and walked out the door. As soon as I walked out the door, I was hit with bright strong and warm rays of the sun. I looked up and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. It is going to be a good day, I thought to myself as I was getting in my grandma’s car to go to school. I was not exactly excited about school. I was really just excited and nervous because I was starting band this year. When I was in sixth grade and I started learning about the band I thought maybe I should give it a try, and I always wanted to follow my Uncle's footsteps because he started playing clarinet in middle school and went on to play in Tiger Band which is Clemson University's football teams marching band. I did not get a chance to start in 6th grade so I ended up being in 7th grade beginning band. It was super stressful to begin with because I knew nothing about a clarinet or how to read music. My band teacher, Mr.Scott, was really nice and patient with me.

I have always thought of myself as a musician, because I am committed to music, confident enough to sing on stage and I enjoy creating new music in my spare time. Even before I had started school I would sing along to the songs on the radio and perform to anyone who would listen. At the age of five, I started mandatory music class with Mrs. Meyer. She would make us sing songs about Jesus and even taught us how to read music. This was by far my favorite class and it made me think that maybe one day I could be a singer. With that thought in my mind, I decided to start piano lessons and even began playing the clarinet. In middle school, I continued to play my instruments, but eventually was forced to choose between band and choir. It was a tough decision, because I had grown attached to my instrument and even named it Melissa. I had a hard choice to make, but ultimately, I decided to sing. I choose choir because I remember the way it felt being told I had a beautiful voice. When you’re given compliments and praise at a young age it sticks in your head and alters all future decisions. I continued choir in high school and grew my knowledge of music. When I look back at the choice I made when I was thirteen I don’t regret it one bit.

Music is a universal language. You can bring two people together with different backgrounds, and views but, if they have the same taste in music it will bring them together. There’s no denying the power of music and how it’s been a part of culture in people throughout the world. It is used as a form of expression, to tell a story, or to even influence others. Listening to music can also be emotional, like relieving stress, making you happy, help you understand a situation better, or if you’re feeling down, it can make you feel like it’s okay to feel that way. What I love best about music is everyone can have their own opinion and analysis of a song based on how they feel about it.

The power of music in “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been.” By Joyce Carol Oates

At Topeka High, there are many extracurricular activities students participate in. Activities such as sports, choir, band, debate, theater, ROTC, and many different clubs. However, vocal music is an activity that consumes every waking minute of my day.

Music collections is one of the most important stage in multimedia content and the collections are very huge. A single iPod can hold as many as 10,000 songs, such collections are searched by title, composer and performer, which allows for basic storage retrieval of music.

Since the dawn of time, humans have always wanted a source of entertainment. Nowadays, multiple forms of enjoyment exist. For instance, many people may find pleasure in reading, writing, dancing, drawing, along with other recreations. Today, most people enjoy listening to music. As a matter of fact, it can be played for any occasion, whether for a party, a friendly gathering or just for entertainment purposes. Music has numerous genres, such as Pop, Country, Blues, and many others. A genre of music that has risen in popularity in the past few decades is Rap, which is a type of sound that can include rhyme, rhythm, and occasionally street vernacular. Although a good number of individuals enjoy the rap genre, others could feel offended and verbally attacked by what many rappers say in their songs. In addition, they can have lyrics referring to substance abuse or possess violent and sexist language.