Hello again, my second blog will also be about music and the questions and significance of music in everyday life.  Imagine your favorite movie without any music at all; not only is it less climatic, but you feel the emotions less.  Music can give you incite on others points of views and help you see things from a different prospective.

-Why is music so appealing to people?

-How do others react to your music?

-Do you see any depth in music?

-What is your most fond musical memory?

   All these questions are relevant to the topic of music and its significance.  Music is appealing to people because music is proven to have a link to certain memories and emotions.  In music, when you hear a certain chord or series of notes, you feel a trigger of emotions which is that worm and fuzzy feeling that gives you goose bumps.  This is why we listen to music, and is so appealing to humans. 

   Certain people do like different types of music, but I have seen the different ways people respond to my music.  Over Christmas break I was chatting with my Uncle, and he told me he is totally tone deaf, but just by him knowing my love for music, he was touched by the music I make. It is always special to have a loved one complement you on the music you make.  

   When you are a musician, you are surrounded by music every day.  Having a depth of music is very important in order to keep having a passion for music, and to keep making music.  Music has a certain intensity and power behind every single note.  Music is a companion in pleasure, and a remedy in sorrow. 

   My most fond memory as a musician is when I walked on to the Lila Cockrell stage and performed in the 2013 3A State Honor Band.  My breath was completely taken away and I will never forget the rush I felt when we released the final note of John Mackey’s Aurora Awakes, the audience’s applause consumed me in a way I can only feel through music. Music is something that helps me escape and be totally free from everything; where words fail, music speaks. 

Hello, my name is Sarah, and I am a music major at WT.  I have had a passion for music since before my middle school years when I first learned to play the flute.  When I listen to or play music, it completely consumes me and I feel instant joy and happiness.  I have performed in many concerts and in many bands through my musical career.  After performances, many people have told me that they were touched by the music and I think music is not just something you listen to, but it can change someone’s life.  “Music is part of the human spirit, an unquenchable expression of who we are.  Music is one of the ways in which we say, “I am alive, and my life has meaning.” (Karl Paulnack)  Just like me, a lot of people who are depressed, or upset, listen to music as a type of release.  Music can be healing and help people overcome the difficult times in your life.  I had a family member who died of cancer, and I just surrounded myself with music and it helped me heal emotionally.  Music helps people express feelings without using words.  Music is one of my sanctuaries when it comes to emotions and the foundation of my personality and character.  Not only does music make you more mature by forcing you to be responsible and organized, but it makes you smarter and a better person.  Understanding music can give you a better influence and a meaning to life as a whole.  Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.