Friday, January 24, 2014

   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. 

1 comment:

  1. This is such an interesting and vast topic, Sarah! I wonder if you could narrow it to be even more manageable, because music has so many different effects on people. Have you thought about just focusing on the benefits of learning an instrument? Or performing an instrument in a band or orchestra?

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