Joyful Harmony in Music

Music has been important for human civilization for hundreds of years. People have used music to benefit themselves in many positive ways. As a result, it has helped to transcend language barriers between different cultures. It has given people a more common understanding of each other. Music communicates to just about everybody in some way. As someone who has listened to many various forms of music, I believe that I understand why music should be a part of everybody’s life: music works well as a bonding tool to make new friends, it stimulates the creative process in people, and is the perfect way to help lower stress in people’s lives.
The first reason that music should be a part of everyone’s life is that it works well as a bonding tool to make new friends. From the times that people gathered in music halls listening to a performance from Beethoven. To current times where people logon to YouTube, to listen to live music on their computers sharing their opinions with each other. Music has always been around to facilitate people helping them forge that social barrier that usually a dividing gap. Music that is shared acts as a bridge to bring people together as one allowing for more social communal ties, bringing down social and racial barriers that normally divide. I come from a generation that helped to bring to the mainstream rap music. Personally I don’t very care for that type of music. However, I believe that it has helped greatly in uniting the three races of Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics with a common understanding from listening to the same type of music. A couple of years ago I worked in a casual office with ten or so other people. Most of the others working there were White but a few of were African American. The diffe...

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... a higher importance on music will enrich people’s lives to have a more exciting longer lasting life. Without good music life would be a dull gray existence devoid of passion and excitement. Personally I would miss a life without the joys of musical notes surrounding my daily life. As the holiday season approaches, I would miss that felling of joy when gathering with family and friends if the iconic music that normally goes along with the holidays suddenly disappeared. Music is valuable to everybody in varying ways. For me music is an enriching experience towards maintaining my sanity while keeping a positive happy outlook on life and I believe that everybody should find some peace and joy in the sounds of music.

Sources:
Mehmet Oz, MD. “How Can Music Relieve Stress?” Sharecare. Web.