KEVIN SIMMSMusic is an outlet, an escape from reality. Music is a refuge, when everything goes wrong music is always there. It will never abandon me and it will always be like a kindred spirit.
I feel very strongly towards music, not only because of the emotions I endure when listening to music, but because music comprehends me better than anyone else. I personally think that I have a very complex personality; not everyone understands me straight away, but music. Music is something else. I just have to press the play button and the lyrics get me. It's like telepathy, I don't have to say a thing, and the lyrics often reflect my thoughts. Musicology is the study of music. It studies the origins and the significance of any musical aspect. A musicologist is someone who studies music. They study the composition, performance, reception and the changes of music over time. But how is music studied? What does one actually study? It is said that a musicologist is a person who can read music, but can't hear it. I agree with this quotation, because in my opinion music can't be studied, it is very multifaceted and not everyone interprets music in the same way. A piece of music can mean a glimpse of light, a hope to someone and to another person it may mean the contrary. Music can be very complicated and indescribable; music is more likely to be linked to feelings rather than studies. The history of musicology really began in the 1800's when people started to study music. Musicology isn't the only science which studies music, there are other studies related to musicology which actually study different aspects of music. Music has a very soothing effect upon me, as it sometimes makes me reflect about the world's issues, my emotions and it always clears my head. Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. As a music lover my life without music would've been nothing. I think that music speaks for oneself; it tells much more of a person rather than mere dull words, which could be interpreted inappropriately. Music also lets you free your mind, allow you to give your opinions, share the feelings that you can't hide. Music fills up the missing space of my life, it calms and accompanies me. I can't imagine myself without music, even if the media criticizes the artists and their way of life, all I care about is about their music. If my fingers suddenly start to move according to the tempo of the song, or if my musical sense simply blocks that piece of art. It's barely what the artist is projecting, but what he expresses in the music he produces, the emotions, the struggles, the thoughts... Music has a positive influence upon me. Thanks to it, I am what I am today. Music is a way of expressing the way you feel, without the need of words. CAN YOU IMAGINE YOUR LIFE WITHOUT MUSIC? No. I can't imagine my life without music. |