Music is My Life

Author's Note: For Tri-M, a club that revolves around music, I had to write and essay about music and how it impacts people's lives.  I wrote this piece to express my thoughts about music and how music is my life.

This morning I woke up to the radio, as usual, my favorite song was on.  Cheering up that lousy morning mood I heard the radio once again blasting through the bus’s speakers.  Everything I hear is music.  The rhythmic tapping of people’s feet, the applause after someone shares their report…it’s all music to me.   Music is an essential part of our society.  Life is emotionless and boring without the powerful sound of music.  Every type of music is what makes us unique.  Music is a way of saying, this is who we are.

            Your mood can be created by the music you listen to.  Upbeat rhythms and loud sounds give you a more energetic feeling.  Slow, flowing music makes you calm and relaxed.  People have music in the background of movies and shows for a reason.  In those creepy movies where the girl goes into the closet to find out what’s making that horrible noise, they put low string instruments to create the mysterious aura.  The staccatos, change in dynamics, and dramatic pauses created that spooky feeling inside.  Another example is in those romantic movies where they have the moment where the spotlights is on them, the flutes, violins, and other high instruments help create that one shining moment.  Without music, those dramatic moments would be boring people screaming or standing there staring at each other.

            Our society depends on music in various ways.  Music is how conductors and directors of bands and orchestras, people on the radio, musicians, song writers, music store owners, and all the many other people whose jobs tie to those have a job.  Their jobs all include music in the most important way.  There would be many more jobless people in the world without music.

Music is a big part of culture.  Some people visit places just for their music.  African, Indian, jazz, and rhythm and blues were created somewhere in the world.  Various locations around the world are known for their music.  Their music assists in bringing out their culture. 

            Self expression can be done in many ways.  Music is an incredible way to get everything out; all that stress, happiness, anger, and joy can be let out through a song.  How else do musicians get their inspiration? Musicians write about things that happen through their life that need to be let out, even if it’s just something that has been on their mind.  Deaths, weddings, creations, and many more happenings are subjects of some very well known songs.  Songs are stories of your life that show rhythm, intensity, and emotion through notes.

            Life without music is like a world without color.  Our lives revolve around music in ways that are big and small.  Without music there is no joy in the world.  Music is a way for us to share our feelings, a main source of various jobs, and a way to express ourselves.  Music brings people together from all around the world.  Music is our lives.