Music is an empowering, compelling and impactful part of life today and is very important to our society, this will likely be the case far into the future. Music isn’t only important to our society, it is well-valued in many cultures. Worldwide, music is enjoyed by different cultures, religions, and ethnic groups. Music is a powerful and important piece of art throughout our history, religion, and people's well-being. Music is a compelling piece of historical expression connected to our history. History can be defined in multiple ways, history can be its events from the past, although it is also part of human culture. Cultural expression is when a culture expresses its likeness and differences, sometimes through art, performances, or handicrafts but most …show more content…
The band and artist Robbie Robertson demonstrate this perfectly through their song, “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”. This song describes the last year of the American Civil War, 1969. This is just one example, there is a plentiful amount of other historical songs about important and impactful cultures and historical events. Music is very crucial when it comes to religion. In most religions, such as Christianity, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and many others, music plays an important role. Being important to most religions, music is a useful tool for worship. The majority of religions, like the ones listed before, use music as a way to engage in worship. Hymns, often used instead of typical music, are a subset of songs, even so, they are still a type of music. The Bible mentions music in multiple places, but in Samuel 16:23, an evil spirit was upon Saul. So David took his harp and played for him until the evil spirit departed. All said, this proves why music is important to religions. Finally, the positive effects that music has on people. Music has been proven to help people in lots of different
Music is an art and a wonderful gift to human race. It soothes, stimulates and makes us feel happy. It affects our moods in many different ways from lullaby to war cry for changes in the society. Music is actually distinct to different people. Above all, it has a transformational importance that is captured in its art and nature. Music draws our emotions and it has an impact of bridging different cultures across the continents. Slave songs were very vital channels through which all kind of information was conveyed both positive and negative.
Music is an important aspect of every society. Music can tell stories, release emotions, build bridges and break down barriers, but above all, music is entertaining. There are various forms of music, but not many have as rich a history as gospel music. The importance of gospel music has been relevant in American music for more than a century, and its importance to society is still relevant to this day (See Appendix A). Gospel music helped slaves escape to freedom and paved the way for other styles of music.
"Music is a common experience and a large part of societies. In fact, anthropologists note that all human communities at all times and in all places, have engaged in musical behaviours. Music as a mode of human activity is a cultural phenomenon constituting a fundamental social entity as humans create music and create their relationship to music. As cultural phenomeno...
Music has been around for many thousands of years, and it is found in every known culture, modern and old. There are many genres of music, greatly varying from times and places. It is believed that music may have started in Africa about 50,000 years ago, and that from there it has evolved to become a fundamental constituent of the human life. Music is used to express ideas, opinions, and feelings and just about anything that an individual would like to express. There are many things that influence music; some of these things are culture, economy, personal experiences, feelings, climate, crime and many others. Music is created by people called composers; these composers vary between periods in time and regions. Music has a very long history since it’s been around for so long.
Music plays a huge role in the structure of a society. It can have both negative and positive influence on cultures and communities. First, musical sounds and instruments can be a dividing factor between the people within the same culture. These opposing social and economic identities within these cultures can lead unnecessary animosity between the members. However, music can also be one of the forces that unite members of a culture and provide a sense pride for everyone. This makes it easier for people to display their identification to that culture.
Music is considered nourishment for the spirit. It is likewise considered as solution for a discouraging soul or a tensed personality. Music has its distinctive structures suiting diverse temperaments e.g. established music, hip bounce, shake and move, soul, jazz and so on. Each of these music sorts has their own territorial and social customs. Classic music is used in everyday things and we don’t even realize it.
Music is an important component in our lives, which is everywhere we turn to these days. Music has evolved and expanded from the 1960s to present day and we still have yet to discover the full potential and growth of music in the coming years due to skilled music artist in all music genres. One quality many people can share is their love from music regardless of what type of music is preferred by the individual. Music is powerful in itself because it helps communicate with other social groups, can have an influence on our mood, and portrays our culture or any other important aspects of our life. Without the countless efforts of all the talented music artists, we would not have such incredible music being contributed to our history and the world of humanities.
Music is one of the most beautiful and heartwarming forms of communication. Through rhythms and melodies, music expresses and encompasses the different aspects of cultural difference because each culture has developed their own distinct sound. It can be heard in the simple strum of guitar chords, smooth melodies of a saxophone, or the powerful beat of a djembe. Musicians and their unique instruments and sounds come from all over the world to merge in America creating yet another diverse area of American society. Through these new sounds, American society begins to develop a taste for music that is so unique it can only be experienced firsthand.
Music is a reflection of the cultural trends and artistic inspiration of the time it is written. Because of how frequently changes in society occurs, different genres of
Music is a big part of every distinct culture, and over the years music has changed and developed in so many ways to be what we hear in today’s society. Music plays such an important role in traditional and nontraditional aspects of every single persons life. There is not one day that goes by where we do not hear a rhythm, a beat, or a melody. As we get older, knowing this history of how music was established over the years is an important base in understanding culture from around the world. The first period that music can physically date back to is in Europe from 450-1450 AD, known as the Medieval Era when gregorian chant and monophony thrived.
Since its creation music has had the ability to move the hearts of many. It can make humans feel intense happiness or sadness within only a few minutes. Bob Marley once said one good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Music can allow you to be free if only for a moment. Music has helped the human right movement for ages from helping get people though the hard times to bring up certain issues. Music is a special way to help move people, to help them take action, to keep them going regardless of the rough times they are dealing it. However this music would not be possible if not for the artist and composers that create it.
The way music sounds is important, but the lyrics in music are important too. We are God’s instruments of praise, and our music should glorify God. Chapter Ten: Music Notifies Joshua and Moses The sound of the world is very different from the sound of Christianity.
The influence that music has throughout the world is immeasurable. Music evokes many feelings, surfaces old memories, and creates new ones all while satisfying a sense of human emotion. With the ability to help identify a culture, as well as educate countries about other cultures, music also provides for a sense of knowledge. Music can be a tool for many things: relaxation, stimulation and communication. But at the same time it can also be a tool for resistance: against parents, against police against power. Within the reign of imported culture, cross cultivation and the creation of the so-called global village lies the need to expand horizons to engulf more than just what you see everyday. It is important to note that the role of music in today’s world is a key tool in the process of globalization. However, this does not necessarily provide us with any reasons that would make us believe that music has a homogenizing affect on the world.
Music has been used all over the world, in every culture to tell stories, celebrate, and rebel. Whatever the reason, all music can be used as a representation of a person’s feelings throughout life. In the 1930s and 1940s, the Swing era, music helped as an outlet for people to forget the hard times and fear during the second World War. In the 1990s, music was filled with grunge, rock, pop and hip-hop to convey the sense of misunderstanding teens felt during this generation. Over the years music has adapted according to the times, I personally, feel music can express my life based on where I’ve been, where I am, where I hope to be and the challenges I will face along the way.
Secondly, music is a form of art. Song writers and singers use their talent to make music. Music is in spring and can influence others. Music can be seen as a form of entertainment also. It is constantly being played on the radio as well as clubs and concerts. Many listen to music to become entertained. For some, listening to an inspired song can effect their views, can also influence into reaching goals. Music is a well known form of art.