SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY, TOURISM AND CULINARY ARTS Bachelor of International Hospitality Management ( Honours ) Essay Writing (10%) MODULE NAME: ENGLISH FOR HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MODULE CODE: ELG 60103 DUE DATE: End of WEEK 12 WORDS : NAME OF STUDENT : CHRISTINA ID NUMBER : 0333047 BH : 16 GROUP : 02 Music is Heart of the Soul Music listened anytime and anywhere for different kinds of reason as an important part of our culture and society today. It has really strong impact that could break all the boundaries and make people from different background and society unite no matter language, race that blocked up. There are various definitions of music from every point of view. Music is an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions insignificant forms through the element …show more content…
(n.d.). The Dictionary of American Slang. Retrieved November 10, 2017 from Dictionary.comwebsite http://www.dictionary.com/browse/music). I believe that every person has their own understanding towards music depends on how music could affect their life. Music also defines as pleasant sound (vocal or instrumental) that leads us to experience harmony and higher happiness (Mehta, Nikil. 15 November 2016). From my point of view music means melody made by instruments or anything that make sounds that tells heartfelt expression of your inner most feelings, thoughts, anger, happiness and pain of life. Not only that, but I also think that music speaks louder than words as powerful way to convey any messages that can be carried through various beats and words. In other words, music has different meaning and effects for every individual. Society and music always related since everybody has accessibility to listen music nowadays. Music affected society in three form which are cultural, moral, and emotional impact. Culture of life reflected …show more content…
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I do believe that music clears my mind and makes me happy no matter what emotion I have before I listen. It has a certain superpower that can change someone from sad to happy or from depressed to proud in a few minutes if you listen to the right songs or genre. I know that just turning on a song that someone likes can make their day. Music has enough power to get someone to get up and dance and that is special. It can power athletes, singers, actors, doctors, teachers, and anyone.
(Beah 199) in celebration of their successes and healing. By sharing such intimate stories, memories, feelings, and songs, barriers were broken allowing the children to realize that they were not alone and can help each other heal. Music is one of the few things that can trigger both a emotional and a mental response, being able to cause the listener to feel happy, yet also remind the listener of a specific time in their lives. Music can bring people together, and ultimately reveal the child in all of us.
In 2016 our youth and society falls victim to the music industry and its impact on how we dress, dance and act. Music is a catalyst to allow others a glimpse into our minds. Rather you write a symphony or an R&B song the music we compose is a piece of ourselves. Through the power of music we change the world and people around us, much like the musicians before our
Music can bring the brightest of joys that keeps us moving through our dull and boring lives. An example of this joy is Ishmael Beah’s life as a boy soldier in his book A Long Way Gone. As he tells you his story, he tells of his dance group with his friends, the times he heard music in the middle of war, and how music saved him from the madness that brewed within him. Music has the unique ability to create peace in a person’s life despite the difficulties surrounding them, and to bring a constant reminder of who they are as a person.
Music carries each and every one of us to a new awareness. It can reach to the innermost part of an individual. Music can envelope our emotions from tears all the way to our joy. It captivates and motivates. As I attended a concert on Saturday, November 7, 2015, Lynyrd Skynyrd performed with power and feeling to their audience.
Music has been an object of miracle, amazement, and even fear since the start of its presence. It has been used as a tool to shape culture and society through history. Music and its people influencing the lives and activities of society. Is this a good thing? Most would say yes.
“There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in” (Greene, 1904-1991). Music is essential to every person’s life and seems to be involved in every activity of a child’s life from the moment they wake until they go to bed. Recent studies have shown that music (listening and playing instruments) have many impacts on children, especially in early stages of development of the child’s “body, brain, and their emotion foundations that support us for the rest of our lives” (Borgese, n.d.). There are also many other factors that affect child development like type/genre of music both violent and nonviolent that may contribute or hinder the future child’s behavior. Different music can have different effects on people, people don’t absorb the effect of music the same way.
Growing up I was consumed by an interesting assortment of music. Musical influences were thrown at me from all directions. Whether it was the rock and roll and punk rock music my dad listened to, or the country and pop music my mom listened to, my ears were always full of different arrays of music. Having my grandma blasting gospel music and my older sister jamming Disney, music became a very influential part of my childhood.
When analyzing what music does to a person’s mood, I thought about the possibility that the person changes it themselves. “It (sound & music) also trims complications after heart attack, calms anxiety, slows breathing and increases production of endorphins, the body 's natural painkillers. Consider: 80% of stimuli that reach our brains come in through our ears” writes Dr. Mitchell L. Gaynor, author of the book Sounds of Healing, and director of medical oncology and integrative medicine at New York Hospital 's cancer-prevention center. The fact that music can play a role in increasing the production of endorphins leads me to believe that there has to be some affect on your mood after listening
“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything” (Plato). If my childhood was filled with anything: it was imagination. From my earliest memories of my cousin, and I putting on a sold out concert on my papaw’s front porch; to putting my baby dolls to sleep with lullabies. Music has always been a big part of my life: it was the one thing I could always count on, no matter where I went; and that still stands true today.
According to World Federation of Music Therapy, music therapy is the professional use of music in medical, educational, and everyday environments with individuals or groups in order to optimize their quality of life and improve their physical and wellbeing (Haase, 2012). Music therapy provides a lot of benefits for people with and without disease. For example, Brian Jantz, a music therapist, said that it helps patients relieve from their stress and overcome fear (Landau, 2013). Preview: In today’s presentation about music therapy, we will look at the benefits of music therapy on cancer patients, body, and Alzheimer’s disease.
Reason to listen: I think it’s safe to say that all of you have listened to or heard music at one point of your life, but did you know music influences and manipulates us more than we know? III. Thesis Statement: Today I am going to tell you about an aspect of human culture that appears just about everywhere you go: music. IV. Credibility Statement: Being a big music lover, I was curious about how much music really affected me, and hence my research began.
Do people ever stop and think that a certain song has changed their mood completely? One minute they were mad and the next they are sad. Or that music can help people with illnesses and disabilities. How music can affect the brain, emotions, memory and so much more. Music plays a key part in today’s society.
Different types of music have shaped how people in different areas can use it to fit their own needs. As the world continues
Development of music history from Medieval period to Baroque Period Music exists in every known cultural group of the world and it is likely to have existed among the ancient ancestral communities. Music may have started in Africa, having existed for at least 55,000 years before evolving into an essential constituent of human life. Different people have different perspectives towards music. For instance, some may take music as jazz set, an orchestral symphony, an electronic beat or even a simple thing as the chirping of birds. Music has both positive and negative effect on humans and it depends on how it is applied.