The Music Essay
Alicia Conquering Bear
Dr. Miller
ENG 135.01 Composition 1
June 2011
The Music Essay When we hear, music what do we normally think about? Do we hear the beat of it, the guitar, the drums? Or do we simply get lost in the lyrics? To be honest, I love listening to music just so it can fill the silence. I know that sometimes silence is good, but then again it can be deafening. Listening to silence can go either way because we can either like it or hate it. Silence is golden even I know that but sound is also great. I guess its just the way you feel at a certain point to like either one. I know from experience that music is a refreshing kick to the start of your day. I once heard an informative speech on music during my senior year of high school on music. I remember the speaker saying that music has a lot of influence on our lives. For example, in the morning when you listening to music and you listen to sad music you feel that way throughout the day. And if you listen to upbeat music you will feel happy for the rest of the day. I have no clue if that is true or not. I have tried it out and I felt that it was indeed correct, but it could have just been me wanting to believe that.
I found that music can be either distracting or inspiring. Sometimes it can even be both. We just have to find a balance somewhere in between. I know for a fact that music is an important part of my life. But what about the people that make the music? How or why would they write songs? The answer to that is, they are writers. What they have in their mind wants to soar, so they write it down and share it with the world. The other thing is that they have musical instruments that they can get inspiration from. The good thing about writing is that they have something and they work hard to share it with the world. The following is a couple of examples of artists’ life stories and what they did to “make it”.
A man once sang, You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog, cryin’ all the time, you ain’t
Dr. Miller
ENG 135.01 Composition 1
June 2011
The Music Essay When we hear, music what do we normally think about? Do we hear the beat of it, the guitar, the drums? Or do we simply get lost in the lyrics? To be honest, I love listening to music just so it can fill the silence. I know that sometimes silence is good, but then again it can be deafening. Listening to silence can go either way because we can either like it or hate it. Silence is golden even I know that but sound is also great. I guess its just the way you feel at a certain point to like either one. I know from experience that music is a refreshing kick to the start of your day. I once heard an informative speech on music during my senior year of high school on music. I remember the speaker saying that music has a lot of influence on our lives. For example, in the morning when you listening to music and you listen to sad music you feel that way throughout the day. And if you listen to upbeat music you will feel happy for the rest of the day. I have no clue if that is true or not. I have tried it out and I felt that it was indeed correct, but it could have just been me wanting to believe that.
I found that music can be either distracting or inspiring. Sometimes it can even be both. We just have to find a balance somewhere in between. I know for a fact that music is an important part of my life. But what about the people that make the music? How or why would they write songs? The answer to that is, they are writers. What they have in their mind wants to soar, so they write it down and share it with the world. The other thing is that they have musical instruments that they can get inspiration from. The good thing about writing is that they have something and they work hard to share it with the world. The following is a couple of examples of artists’ life stories and what they did to “make it”.
A man once sang, You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog, cryin’ all the time, you ain’t
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