one song can mean so much to one person.
it's not even the song itself, but its what or the reason why you can relate to it. ever wonder why some songs may make you recall/remember an ex-boyfriend/girlfriend? and why it's hard to continue to listen to that song, due to the emotional impact it has on you? that happens to me a lot. and it was so hard that i actually FORCED myself to listen to all the songs that my boyfriend and i listened to together or reminded us of one another (when we broke up). i think that everyone has some form of "music literacy." Whether it's because they practice the violin every single day and night and can hear specific notes when listening to to a song or whether its because you can pick up a beat on the drums or whether its because you love to sing and listen to music-whatever type it may be.
i think music is in everything just like art is in everything. we may not all be able to read as fluently as the person next door. but we all have some taste for music- doesn't matter how much we listen to it compared to the next person. we all listen to music. even the way the city doesn't sleep at night is a form of music. the beer cans being emptied out at marty's. the police cars buzzing by. the fire alarms that go off at 6:48 in the am. the smashing of broken glass bottles on friday nights. or the hum of televisions that can be heard walking by some apartments. or the bass that can be heard from the cars racing each other. bottom line, music can take on any form. maybe beyonce's new song is music to one person or perhaps just the simple beat that can be tapped out by shoes is musical enough.
that's all i'm saying..
1 comment:
This is actually a really interesting question. While I don't have the answer, I think that this is most definitely a type of literacy. However like Ian said in our class its "not black and white" there is no wrong or right understanding of music, and like computer literacy there is no such thing as knowing "less" about music than someone else (as far as the way it makes you feel). Its interesting, my roommate and I were having a discussion about this the other day. She listens to the Jonas Brothers all day everyday. Its the only thing she will listen too because she says it's happy music that makes her want to dance, not sit around and mope. I said, that while I like Jonas Brothers one of my favorite bands is Coldplay. She always says how she simply doesn't understand how anyone can like anything with a slow tempo. She always asks me why I like depressing music. Its clear in this situation that we have different musical literacy. While neither of us is right or wrong, we both have a very different understanding and appreciation for music.
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