What's so great about music that it surrounds us??

August 2, 2007

I got to thinking, and why do humans love music so much? Why is it such an important part of our daily lives? Is it because it makes us feel emotions? Because it enhances our emotions? Because we can relate to the lyrics of some songs and it is a way for us to communicate with one another? There is so much music around me in my daily life that I can't imagine how quiet it would be without it. I wake up in the morning and hear the jingles of songs on commercials while I eat my breakfast. I leave my house and get into my car and listen to the radio as I go to work. When I get to work, I plug my headphones into my iPod and proceed to listen to music all day long until the end of the day. I get back in my car, listen to my radio on the way home and when I get home, chances are I'm downloading some new songs by a new, upcoming artist to add to my ever growing collection, watching TV and hearing the multitude of songs, jingles etc. on commercials, TV shows EVERYWHERE

Music is a way to grab people's attention. You can sell products easier because of music (MY opinion) I remember things easier because of the music associated with it. They even say that it's easier to remember facts to an exam a person is studying for if they can put the facts/lyrics to the tune of a song... interesting but I'm way to lazy to do stuff like that.

Music surrounds us. We dance to it, we celebrate with it, we go watch people perform music and we just sit and enjoy it. It makes us cry, it makes us laugh and it frustrates us. It sets our mood. I can't imagine what a world would be like without it. It'd be interesting to read someone's perspective of the world without music. But then you could get into the huge discussion of what is considered 'music'. Does a jackhammer clanging and grinding away constitute music? Maybe... depending on your perception of music. A birds trill and chirp is considered music... and birds even have their own specific sounds. A chick-a-dee is named for the sound it always makes... is that music?

What about deaf people? I guess they live in a world without music. It would be interesting to discuss this concept with someone who has been deaf their whole life. They have no idea really how to understand sound very well.

It is so hard to define this tricky term.... 'music'.....

It's frustrating to write about this without any definite, scientific answers. Sometimes it's hard to accept the fact that it is all your own opinion and how you perceive it....