What is music? To some people, music is vibrations of different instruments put together in a line, others say music is what fills their soul. I say that music is whatever the listener interprets it as.
Music is a very wide term. It connects every corner of the world; it brings together families, friends, and even complete strangers. Music is basically a device that is universal; it spreads feeling and thoughts to people unknown to us. A major chord is the same in America as it is in Asia, a minor chord is the same in Europe as it is in Africa. Anywhere a person goes, they know that music will be there for them. Music is like a friend, it is there for you for the better or worse. To me, music has always been able to help me through tough times. When I am in a bad mood I can turn on a song and go back in time to cheer me up. Music also gives me strength to keep going. Without music, without a friend, I wouldn’t be able to last.
Every person is able to create music for music is a slice of your brain being translated into pitches. Musicians are the best writers in the world; they aren’t afraid of projecting their thoughts. Any musician, no matter the skill, can take a series of notes and they can draw a picture so indescribable even Picasso would stand in awe at the overwhelming image that was created through the sound of music. I personally experience this every time I pick up my shiny gold instrument and pour my heart and soul through it. Musicians have one of the toughest jobs in the world, they constantly get criticized for the thought running through their heads. All that music is, is thoughts, words spelled out in pitches, thoughts drawn in dots. You would never have to wonder what musicians think because you hear it every time a note strikes your ear drums. Every piece of music is a perfect representation of a composers thoughts. In that sense, there is no such thing as a mistake. Every note has been thought of, revised, and rewritten over and over again every millisecond in the mind of a musician. Being a jazz musician, I can’t think about what I am playing, I have to feel it. Good musicians don’t think when they play, they feel.
Music is the best invention mankind has ever made and will ever make; it is thoughts heard through pitches. Music is not a bunch of random notes, it is a clear thought process that is different based on the mind that creates those notes. The best part of music is it is the same language and yet so different based on the mind. Music is your thoughts. For all I know, my favorite song is just a jumble of vibrations to another mind. Music can’t be described in words, music is music.
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