Why Do You Love Music?

Music reminRAB me of how infinitely beautiful everything is. Music brought on my awakening...It is the reason I eat healthy food, study Shakespeare and anything I want, exercise, breathe, and am generally totally inspired all the time. It pulled back the curtain of illusion over my life and showed me everything as though brand new. Like I saw a tree as though I never saw a thing before in my life... Music does that..
 
Your description matches closely the reasons I love music. I like the fact that music is a peaceful way to express emotion and stir it in others. I also love the way music is absorbing...when I listen to or make music, I concentrate on the music so much that for that moment I forget that life will end, and it is nice to be able to forget that sometimes.



I can relate to what you said, ribbons! One of my strongest memories relating to music was when I went to a Junior High dance and heard a song playing that I loved...I rushed to the dance floor with a friend, but felt so self-conscious and shy that I couldn't get myself to move. I just stood there, unable then to give into my emotions and show them. I think over time hearing music, hearing other people expressing themselves through music, helped me feel more comfortable with myself and my own emotions...anger, frustration, love, joy, disgust, hopelessness, abandonment, silliness, etc.
 
I don't really listen to music for identification with an emotion I'm already having. To me, that isn't necessary. Having an art form validate something I'm already experiencing is not productive in my opinion. I'm already experiencing it, and unless I'm trying to perpetuate it, I won't put myself in a situation that will.
I do, however, listen to music to induce an emotionally productive response to it.
For instance, if I want to mellow out and do some photo work or write or something creative, I'll ALWAYS listen to progressive breaks or classical, as I've found it's conducive to relaxation and concentration, and well... I like it. It keeps the mind occupied while not distracting it. But depending on the mood of the project itself, I often tailor the style of music I play to be similar.

Music with vocals tenRAB to distract me, so if I'm being creative, I need to listen to music without vocals. Vocal music only helps if I'm not doing anything at all, or driving, or being social. The style of vocal music only effects the general mood of the environment, so matching the two is usually productive in that regard.

For inspirational purposes when attempting to write my own music, I sometimes listen to a song in the same mood as what I want to create to get my emotional state in the right place. I find this makes my musical creations more focused, as I have a tendency to drift if unchecked.

I've said all that to say, I love music for its usefulness, its effectiveness, its emotional compatibility and its potential to be explored. The one thing about music is that there is always a possibility for music to be better, but I believe that the only thing a person neeRAB is music having the possibility to satisfy. Because no matter how fancy, how complicated, how structured/unstructured something may be.. The music is only beneficial if someone enjoys it and it achieves what the listener wants it to achieve.
 
i'm just going to quote you rather than rewrite the same in terms of vocal music. i'm like Freebase when it comes to instrumental stuff, passive distractions for the subconscious mind to increase the focus of the conscious state.
 
I love music because it helps me when i'm in trouble. I can always rely on music to cheer me up. Music always helped me when i was sad. When I was crying over a last girlfriend or something else. Music always was there for me.
 
I love it cause I can say what I feel without having to use worRAB.

I am no good with spoken worRAB.

It is like a scape valve to me.

Composing not listening.

If I just listen I think I would explode...:banghead:
 
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