Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Music

Isn't music a funny thing? Think about this logically... you can't SEE music... you can't FEEL music... but it can move someone with greater force than any physical force. That's amazing to me. Music starts out as individual notes, seemingly insignificant, but once strung together, they become the most beautiful ballad. Or maybe, its the opposite, and they become a powerful march, or a fun dance song, or even so devastatingly sad it moves us to tears. Every song tells a story, some of them can be similar, but not a single song out there is written exactly the same... and it's very interesting that out of 8 notes... an infinite combination can be made to form full genres of music.

Now, not everyone is moved in the same way. Like poetry, songs can be interpreted in many different ways... and that's another main part of the beauty of it all. Almost every song can be made personal, and then this invisible, untactile occurrence develops a meaning. And that is exactly what music is all about.

"But I have to wonder, where did it all start? Who found out that nothing can capture a heart like a melody can?" A line from the song "Thank You For the Music" version by Amanda Seyfreid. Who found music? When? I will never know, but even the oldest of people knew that there was more to life than what the eye can see, and every time they heard that music, they would just... smile because it happened...

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