music is passion
music is energy
music is joy
Music is creativity.
music is eternal
music is love
music is soul
Music is life
Music is one of the greatest creations of humanity throughout history. It is creativity in pure, undiluted form and format. Music plays a vital role in our daily life. It is a way of expressing our feelings and emotions. Music is a form of escape from life, which gives us pain relief and helps us reduce the stress of daily routine. It helps us calm down, and even excites us in the moment of joy. In addition, it enriches the mind and gives us confidence in ourselves.
Music surrounds our lives at different times in life, whether we listen to it on the radio, on TV, in our car stereo, or at home. Different types of music are appropriate for different occasions. We find it in the mellifluous melodies of a classical concert or in the devotional chords of a bhajan, the wedding ring or the reaper in the fields breaking into song to express the joys of life. Even chirping in the bathroom gives us a happy start to the day. Music has a very powerful therapeutic effect on the human psyche. It’s always been part of our association with specific emotions, and those emotions themselves have led to great music.
The origins of Indian music date back to the chanting of the Sama Veda nearly 4,000 years ago. The primacy of the voice and the association of the musical sound with the sentence were thus established in the early history of Indian music. Today, music is available to us in different forms and the choice of music varies from person to person just as reading options vary from person to person. There is folk music, classical music, devotional music, instrumental, jazz, rock music, pop music, Hindi movie songs and many more.
In the modern world, music has earned an honorable designation of ‘CURE WITHOUT MEDICINE’. Doctors believe that music therapy has helped them treat many people with problems such as dementia, dyslexia, depression and trauma.” Many children with learning disabilities and poor coordination have been able to learn and respond to pieces of music. Many people with genetic disabilities have found a new light in the form of music.
Dance critic Ashish Khokar cites an experiment as proof: “Music is produced from sound, and sound affects our sense perception in many ways. Even fish in an aquarium once heard different kinds of music and became found that their movements matched the rhythm of the music. Mind you, fish don’t hear, they just feel the vibrations of sound through the water. So you can imagine the profound effect sound and music can have on the human mind “.
Anand Avinash, founder of the Neuro-Linguistic Awareness workshop who has researched music therapy, says: “Mystics and saints from ancient times to modern times have shown how music can ignite the higher centers of the mind and improve the quality of life.” Mantras, or chants used in the West, repeated monotonously, help the mind achieve a sense of balance. A combination of the sounds of the Sanskrit mantras produces certain positive vibrations and raises the mind to a higher level of consciousness.
We all know that meditation cleanses the system of its negative energies and vibrations. And music is a powerful meditation aid. In many meditation workshops, music is used to make people more aware of their moods and feelings. People are made to lie down and empty their minds and then listen to the music which is systematically changed so they can adapt to different emotions and states of consciousness.
Many people also believe that any music you respond positively to will work for you, regardless of its content. Therefore, even pop music could do wonders for you.
Music affects us all in one way or another. It is also the most common interest of many people. People who love music, listen to it while traveling, reading, meditating, walking, some even have soft music while working on their busy routine. It helps them relax and escape the stress of our day to day. It can transport us to another time or place and it’s a great feeling to see or do or experience something different. People have a special music corner for themselves and some people attach importance to quiet listening and some people love to read with light music and even some people love to listen to music before sleeping. Many people love to listen to music in the bathroom because they feel that it is one of the few rooms in the home where privacy is routinely respected. Some people also love to sing in the bathroom and are called ‘bathroom singers’. Music has now become a part of our life as it serves different purposes for each of us.
- It serves as an entertainment tool. For example, in an occasion or event, music plays a vital role that makes the event lively for people. In the same way, it creates a cordial relationship between people.
- In addition, it serves as a tool for corrective action. Music tells people about the habit that is uncultured so that such behavior can be for the better. Also, it is an agent that is used to educate people. Music can easily convey a message to friends and enemies.
- It serves as a tool to resolve disputes between two or more people. It often helps to end disagreements after hearing meaningful related songs. Music is played for the group to show harmony among themselves.
- Music also serves as a source of income for human life. It is a profession of tutoring people like lyricists, playback singers, music directors, musicians, musical instrumentalists, dj’s etc.
- Finally, music serves as a message or symbol that indicates what is happening in a particular place or event. For example, if a bad occurrence occurs at a particular venue, the type of music played will show or listen to the audience what happened at that event. The type of music that is played will justify to the listeners what is really going on there.
