I believe that mankind’s best company in good times as well as bad times has been music. People say that music is a way of life and to a certain extent I believe so. Music dates back to the time since mankind walked the Earth. A simple rhythmic beat is also music. In this essay I am going to relate music with the areas and ways of knowledge. There are uncountable genres of music in this world.
Therefore our perception plays an important role as to which genre we listen to. The music that I may listen to may be old or too vulgar for another person, thus we must learn to respect each other’s choice. Loud music may also be considered as a nuisance to old people as it disturbs them, perception is a unique characteristic trait of every individual. Very often artists convey their life emotions in their songs.
Maybe the artist has been touched by some event that may be ordinary to anyone of us but has changed the viewpoint towards life of the author. Songs such as Your Beautiful by James Blunt express the artist’s feelings for his first girlfriend. Hip-hop and rap songs such as Asian Pride(Got Rice) by AZN express the common views of an entire continent. Songs such as Mocking Bird by Eminem express the authors concern for the life of his daughter. Moreover, whenever we hear such songs we can relate to the feelings and emotions the artist has been through. I think that it is very important for us to convey our emotions to the rest of the world and we should not bottle them up, according to me the best and most effective way of doing so is through a song or music. Mankind always gains inspiration from an object uses this inspiration to create something.
Therefore mostly there is a reason for artists to write a particular song. Some do it for money, some for fame, some for passion and there are uncountable reasons for us to write a song. Songs such as Pehla Nasha have been written that convey the artists first love. The reason I feel as to why we listen to music is because we want to escape into a different world in which we can chose to listen to what we want. Another reason is that music tends to calm your mind and helps you to relax better. Furthermore, with the unimaginable number of dialects in this world the language in which music is created varies. It is obvious for us to listen to music in the language that we understand.
For me this is Hindi and English. But it is not necessary for us to only listen to what we understand; sometimes we may just be fans of a particular songs that is sung in another language. Language plays an important role in the music we listen to and effects the way we think and has gives us an all-round persona. If we listen to abusive language, it will become part of our daily vocabulary. The effect that it has on us is that we become more rebellious and aggressive. On the other hand if we listen to calm, slow music our mind-set has changed to becoming more understanding and helpful.
It is essential for us to understand the music we listen to. This can be made easier if we have Knowledge about the life of the artist and what prompted him to make that particular track. Sharing knowledge only expands our horizon to different levels. Ethics govern our life. In the past complains have been made by parents that their children are exposed to vulgarity and abusive language too soon by listening to music and this has had a disastrous effect in the upbringing of the child.
I agree with this point and believe that certain tracks must be either censored or banned from being sold to minors. Science and technology is changing this world faster than ever before. Today the mp3 player has caused a boom in the music industry. The i-pod enables a person to carry upto 10,000 tracks or more with him in his pocket. As a result more and more people are getting engrossed on listening to music and has made it as or even more important than a mobile phone. I would like to conclude by saying that music is my passion and more and more people understand the underling meaning of the music they listen to. Music is your friend you can gain inspiration from it, generate ideas from it, have fun with it and learn for it. We must remember music is part of our life and not make our life part of music.
