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Riabotenko I., Chala
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National University of Food Technologies, Kyiv,
Ukraine
Music in Our Life
People cannot live without music. They can listen to music everywhere
even in the forest, when they walk and hear birds singing. Music can be
classical and modern.
We listen to the music every day and everywhere. But who
can tell us what is it music? Some people think that it’s just arrangement of
sounds or voices. But I think it’s something more. Some people even say that
there is no practical use for mankind in music. It’s not a food, shelter,
medicines and you cannot even touch it. But the other spend all their lives to
create it. Music is what follows us almost everywhere — at home, at work, in
shops, we listen to it while travelling, dreaming, and playing on the computer…
As far as I’m concerned music is a necessary part of my life. I suppose all of
us wouldn’t be able to live in a way we live now if music didn’t exist. And
it’s all because of the enormous influence of music on our lives.
Well, music evokes all kinds of emotions — your temper
goes up when you listen to a cheerful piece of music, doesn’t it? Some songs
make you recollect various events — and you feel nostalgia, sometimes even
anguish. Hundreds of songs are about love — and when you’re in love you feel
these songs are natural for you and the melody and lyrics express exactly what
you feel. Serene and clear music washes away your sorrow; soul-elevating songs
help to understand that life goes on. On the other hand, music can make you
feel anxiety, boredom or even rage if it’s not the «right» music for you. I
believe that music influences my life a lot. It helps me to grow up, to
overcome difficulties, to feel various emotions more deeply. I also listen to songs
as background music and, if to choose the right piece of music, it’s a very
useful collaboration. For example, right now I’m listening to peaceful sweet
melodies and it stimulates my activity. I like listening to my favorite songs,
very eloquent and striking, while drawing and painting. Here I should say that
the topic and the mood of my pictures usually depend on this music. And I often
enjoy listening to music while going somewhere or just strolling down the
streets. Firstly it entertains me and makes the trip shorter; secondly it helps
to notice the beauty of our town. How wonderful it’s to watch yellow leaves
falling, the sun shining and listen to your favorite songs at the same time.
But the influence of music can be negative, even
destructive sometimes. Some «musical» bands are not musical at all; they don’t
play music but only make some noise and a monotonous succession of sounds.
Scientists say that listening to it may even make your spatial reasoning more
difficult. Moreover, the lyrics are not of a high-quality, they are very rude,
violent, and primitive and sometimes preach fascism and ruthlessness. Certainly
the intake of such «music» can’t appeal to good feelings. Music can also become
an obsession. In this case we can say that music is destructive because these
people can’t enjoy the life entirely.
So, why do different people prefer various kinds of
music? The reason for it is that we all have different mental, physical and
emotional tendencies. The physical and psychological reactions will differ
because of the varying characteristics we have inherited. Each of us has his
own spiritual world and chooses the music which is natural for him. In my
opinion the choice of music also depends on our age and gender. For instance,
children like simple cheerful songs, young lads prefer either rock or rap — it
entertains them, its lyrics help to find the solution to problems. Lots of
teenager-girls are fond of calm songs about love, adults listen to rather
simple music as background music while driving to work or reading newspapers.
Our Grannies and Granddads like old songs which remind them of their past.
That’s why sometimes there is misunderstanding between fathers and sons, girls
and boys — people don’t want to listen to other opinions, don’t want to understand
we all have different perception of the world.
Nowadays there are numerous genres of music but the
main are classical, pop, rock and rap music. The majority of people listen to
all kinds of music — the name of the genres doesn’t play any role for them, songs
themselves should be attractive — it can be heavy-metal music or a tender clear
pop hit. But some people prefer only one genre (for example, classical music)
and try to convince everybody that rock or rap are not worth listening to. I
can’t stand such declarations — if a person finds classical music boring it
doesn’t mean he is stupid! At the same time rock-fans are not always rude as
many people think. And I reckon that if more people could make allowances for
other opinions there would be fewer conflicts and offences. I think that people
refer different music to various genres because music needs to be classified.
Without it people just cannot find the song they want. So the aim of
classification is comfort not offences. I listen to various music; usually
rock, but I also like classical and high-quality pop music. Perhaps I don’t
listen to rap and hip-hop only, maybe because I am not fond of its lyrics, I
prefer indie-rock. Indie means something strange, not usual, and something new.
It’s not like heavy metal, for example, it’s much more melodic and personal, I
think. Tndie-rock musicians sing about friendship,
growing up, growing old, love, politics, the meaning of life — so their lyrics
aren’t primitive (like the lyrics of most pop songs), they make you reason. I
believe you can find there the answers to your questions. Another reason for my
appreciation of Tindie-rock is that the sounds of
their music know no bounds — besides guitars and drams they can use the piano,
the violin, the woodwinds, even the organ! I know lots of songs which were
recorded with a symphony orchestra. So we can see that even rock and classical
music can «get along with» each other.
From time to time I listen to light cheerful songs
with almost senseless lyrics — they raise my mood and help to relax. All in
all, my choice of music depends on the situation.
Taking everything into account I’d like to say that
music is something personal for each human — it’s not just an entertainment but
a part of your soul and mind. That’s why choose what you like, not what is
popular or considered to be good. You’ll be very surprised with results — maybe
you’ll see everything from another point of view. And — who knows? — Music will
encourage you to do what you have never dared to do or inspire you to create
something so striking that it will change many people’s lives.
Literature:
1.
http://www.truthinsideofyou.org/importance-of-music-daily-lives/
2.
http://www.pianoaround.com/the-importance-of-music-in-your-life/