Music and the Universe
Music is one characteristic everything in existence possesses. For anything to be existing, it has to possess an amount of energy and these always undergo vibration. From these vibrations, sound waves are generated and these combine to form what we call music. Nothing better defines the phrase "Universal Language" than music. Every human being relates to it. Sound waves move and come in contact with just about anything existing including water, soil, animals, vegetation, other worlds and galaxies etc. Music could also determine a person's mood. This power of music on human moods and emotions can actually be explained easily. The sound waves on reaching a person encounter his/her unique energy signature which causes a unique response to each sound.
This study aims to illustrate just how music and language are related and to also conclusively show that these two have a deep mental and scientific link. Furthermore, the study aims to prove that music is a true Universal Language. Everyone across the world understands what music means and just how much creative power is needed for it. Every tribe, culture and country has its own traditional music as well as language. So, it won't be far from the truth if we say music is a global and daily companion of humans. As earlier stated, music and language differs by region and this is so pronounced that music from other areas could sound like noise. This shouldn't be a surprise as music is based on melodies built around cultural language intonations. Thus, we can boldly say that music is a global means of letting our feelings known and that music relates with humans in a distinct way.
Literature Review
i. Music and culture
Considering the popular ancient associations and traditions as much as we possibly can, it is very clear that these societies placed high importance on music. Coming back to the present-day and focusing on pop music, the degree of global acceptance even among citizens of different languages and cultures, the sheer digits of its audience as well as the enormous number of units sold and consumed is astounding. When we remind ourselves that this acceptance and actions of the consumers are totally intentional, then we have to ask this question; how exactly does music make people act the way they do?[footnoteRef:1] Knowing that music is universal and widespread and considering this has been the case for centuries further backs our argument that music is a force for good. If we critically examine the reason, we can rightly say there is there is something that music does best to our human system and this act keeps us healthy and exuberant. [1: Janet Wolff. "Aesthetic Autonomy and Cultural Politics." In the Social Production of Art, pp. 71-94. Macmillan Education UK, 1981. 72-3]
Our aim of determining the precise way music affects humans will cause us to examine other cultures and traditions. Apart from the fact that there are several things to learn from these other ways of life, our attentions could also be drawn to certain aspects of our personal traditions which we didn't appreciate earlier. There is a connection between tradition and culture. People carry out tasks in a certain manner; other people buy into this process and adopt it while the new-born generation...
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