Lyrics or Music

Joanne asked us the other day in class if we were people who looked more at the lyrics of songs or listen to the music of songs. I definitely feel that this can fluctuate depending on the mood, artist, and definitely the song. However, after considering this question for a while, I would have to say that I feel that music is more important then lyrics.

I am aware that alot of people would argue my point and I respect that. I just feel that for myself personally, the music that goes along with the song plays a bigger part for me then the lyrics do in most cases. I am particularly fond of the guitar and you cannot truly appreciate an instrument unless you pick that instrument apart from the rest of the song. 

Victor Hugo stated "Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent" and I love this quote particularly because it says that music can express what cannot be said and I strongly agree with that. Music plays on emotion and with music, the perfect mood can be determined for us based on what kind of individual we are. The video I am attaching is a good example of the peace that can be given to a listener just with the sound of a guitar. I love this song and there are no lyrics in it and it really touches my mood and affects how I feel for the rest of the day and I just wanted to share it.

Music

I particularly enjoyed this conversation in class above the others that we have had up to this point. Music to me is a topic that can be talked about to no end and the fact that we got to dive into it was a good experience for me to listen to. However, our topic was based around whether we feel genre is a good or a bad thing. For me in particular, I do not like the way that genre categorizes music. I am not saying that in that statement I am insinuating that I am against genre, I am merely saying that I have my complaints about it.

I feel that for one thing, we have too many genres. When we saw the diagram on the board of 30 different genres, it gave me a headache. I feel that if we use genre as a key element then we should stick to the basic elements for which most genres are categorized. I think that too many people however, do let genre affect their overall interpretation of the music itself which I feel is a problem.

I feel like the main purpose of music is to derive emotion from an individual, we saw in class that we all choose music based on the mood that were in. That alone should stand as a good example that music is meant to integrate with our minds in order to portray an emotion. I am one of those people who would choose music over television just because I feel so strongly that music is what speaks to us and allows us to step out of our comfort zones in order feel something that we may not be used to feeling.

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

The Power of Fear

     As I sit here trying to think about what I can blog about, I find myself beginning to panic because I know I haven't treated this class the way that I should. I look at the topics such as psychology and try to think, what the hell do I talk about? I sit here and I begin to show my fear, fear for this blog, fear for this class, fear for my GPA. I worry that it is to late and that I can do nothing other then accept defeat. It's amazing how strong of an emotion fear is, it can completely break you down. It can rip away your confidence and leave you questioning yourself to the extreme. That is until you look within yourself, look within yourself and find a moment of clarity. In this moment you realize that you are in control and that fear is only in your head. You realize that life is what you make it and that you control the outcome no matter how far along you may be. I realize that I've been letting my fear of harsh judgement get in my way of accomplishing what I need to accomplish. I realize that I was caught inside of my own ill mind and that only I can release myself and that only I can accept the challenge that has been placed by Joanne to think at an intellectual level of understanding and to go outside of my comfort zone to try and grow as an individual. It is up to me to create my own moment of clarity. George Washington Carver once said that "Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom" and only I can choose to let my education be fulfilled within my own mind. Psychology is the science of the mind and the processes within. After I evaluated this blog and what I was going to talk about, after I accepted that I control where I go from here, after I found my moment of clarity. I realized that I just talked about the psychology within my own mind.