Music is a manifestation of being

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Most people love music unconsciously, knowing nothing about the principles of its construction, nor about the laws of perception, nor about the degree of its impact on the subconscious, as we know and love our native language from childhood, not yet knowing about the syntax, nor about spelling.

Why we love music

If you figure it out, then neither with reality, nor with its manifestations, it seems to be connected. It resembles neither the visible images of ballet or cinema, nor the tangible beauty of painting or sculpture. Music is something else. All the more mysterious is the nature of its impact not only on humans, but on all living things.

Someone will call this nature divine. But no one can deny the transcendental, bewitching, inexplicable ability of a seemingly simple set of sounds to transfer a person to another reality, cheer up, make you cry or laugh, and even help endure pain. Music is mood.

Moreover, sounds cause an aesthetic reaction. At the same time, it is not necessary to have a special education, and not everyone has musical awareness. There is a subconscious craving for sounding melodies. Great minds of different eras imagined the meaning of the word "music" in their own way. These are quotes that have survived to this day: "Music is the universal language of mankind" (G. Longfellow).

It is interesting to transform what man considered as a tool to control nature and even the unearthly world into what we call music; into what was already aesthetics, shaped society as a whole and a person in particular, changed the worldview and received an impetus for the development of itself.

Ancient people were sure that spirits live in musical instruments, and music is a huge inexplicable force. Curiously, both of these representations are both similar and opposite at the same time.

The role of music in education

The role of musical creativity is invaluable as a kind of spiritual practice that helps to release creative forces. In pedagogy, it contributes to the development of imagination and versatility of the individual, literally constructs the brain, enhances its activity. Music notation, music is a guide in the spiritual world of mankind. Children who are fond of music are ahead of their peers in terms of development: they quickly master counting and reading, have a developed sense of rhythm, and express their thoughts more clearly. Both hemispheres of the brain are actively working in them, the motor skills of speech and hands are developed.

With all the independence from external causes and influences, we find ourselves introduced into a certain sound space that has a certain structure and color. That is why our imagination is so active. Music is lifein unreality, a step towards the development of the listener's perception. With all the specificity of the musical material, there is always the possibility of a colossal self-expression of the composer.

Music theory carries a huge number of components: from the definition of the secrets of harmonious sound to the actual musical notation, from the study of musical forms to the definition of the intricacies of psychological impact. But is knowledge of musical theory always a factor that stimulates creativity? There is an opinion that this is not so.

Russian music is a tangle of traditions and styles

It is impossible to overestimate the role of Russian culture and its colossal influence on global culture, with all its greatness and diversity. Students of all theatrical universities of the world study according to the Stanislavsky and Chekhov systems, Russian artists were the founders of entire trends, and achievements in the field of ballet are a common pride.

Russian music and the school of composing, even among the grandiose achievements, stands apart, because it is in this type of creativity, like nowhere else, that the national identity of the people is presented in a special way, which makes it unique and always recognizable.

Endless classic

Among the variety of trends and styles, classical music stands apart. Modern trends in music are known better than the "classics of style", and this is understandable. Avant-garde musical material, as it seems to modern critics, is damagingits content and quality.

The place of music in the modern world

At present, the musical horizon seems to be almost endless, it captures the past of culture, trying to attract even artificial, exotic, sometimes primitive music. Music is an essential factor in influencing and shaping society. There is a processing of various musical techniques, and it becomes clear that in the future we can expect the discovery of new bright musical ideas.

Now, due to the rapid advance of scientific and technological progress, people have, one might say, unlimited opportunities to find and listen to their favorite songs in seconds. There are common convenient formats, and sound recording media, and the Internet makes it possible to access the most popular works.

And, although sophisticated connoisseurs have been grumbling for more than a century that everything in the world has been crushed, the cultural and technical level of performing skills is rapidly falling, it seems that we will still witness the emergence of genuine masterpieces in many musical directions.