The Song Remains the Same
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Posted On :
Aug-24-2009
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Did you know that children will show an interest in musical instruments at an early age? If your child is showing an interest in music, it may be up to you to keep their interest growing.
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Music has the power to both move us to tears and to elate us. It, perhaps more than any other form of sensual stimulus, has ability to trigger the whole gamut of human emotions. And very often when we least expect it.
A song you haven’t heard for years comes on the radio and you’re transported back to the first time you heard it, or maybe the last time you did. And the strange thing about that song and any other pieces of music that impact deeply on you is the fact that the meaning is yours and exclusively yours.
Public Yet Personal
Whether pop music or music played by orchestral instruments, music is an art form that is vastly accessible and publicly available. It belongs to everyone and yet it holds many secrets for a great many of us. It is heard by us all collectively, but processed by our hearts and minds in very personal ways. There is an especial intimacy that takes place between song and listener, or rather artist and listener.
Gift – Receiver
The intensity of the ‘gift-receiver’ relationship that we have with music is such that the opening bars of a piece can plunge us immediately into nostalgic mood when the furthest thing from our minds was the indulgence of reminiscence. And it isn’t always the case that happy songs cheer us up. Sometimes, when we experience sadness in our lives, the more upbeat ‘enjoy yourself sing-along’ is the last thing that would help ease our pain. We seek and find music that reflects our state of mind and our personalities, thereby creating a soundtrack to our lives.
Deeply Personal
Some of us vehemently defend the musical choices we make; feeling affronted if an associate declares their abhorrence of Country and Western or Prog Rock if we ourselves are devotees of either genre. We protect the artists we love, fight their cause, and even, when we are absolutely convinced of our favorites’ brilliance, do our avid best to convert others to our way of thinking.
Our feelings towards our favored performers are often so strong that we develop almost lifelong loyalties to them. Many a girl who claimed she would love a boy band forever has since grown into womanhood who still declares the same passion for those boys who are now men.
A Reflection Of Ourselves
What, it seems, we find in music, are aspects of ourselves that we might otherwise find hard to express. We hear a song, listen to the words and think, “Yes, that’s exactly how I feel.” No matter that the song itself might be describing something entirely different from our own situation. It means what it means to us, and certainly will mean something very different to the next person. It’s the same song, but that’s the mercurial power of music. It seems apt at this juncture to cite the title of the Led Zeppelin album The Song Remains the Same. And so it does, it’s simply the meaning to each of us that is unique.
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Article Source :
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_The Song Remains the Same_2580.aspx
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Author Resource :
Francis Beaudry is currently the conductor of two orchestras. He is a writer and arranger and has published musical works for choir and orchestra. In addition he is the president of TheMaxZone.net music equipment stores offering musical instrument accessories, music accessories, and more. Find this article at: http://www.themaxzone.net.
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Keywords :
music, musicians,
Category :
Arts and Entertainment
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Music
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