Music Quotes ;)

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach

If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music. ~Gustav Mahler

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness. ~Maya Angelou

Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it. ~Henry David Thoreau

I have my own particular sorrows, loves, delights; and you have yours. But sorrow, gladness, yearning, hope, love, belong to all of us, in all times and in all places. Music is the only means whereby we feel these emotions in their universality. ~H.A. Overstreet

Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. ~Charlie Parker

Music cleanses the understanding; inspires it, and lifts it into a realm which it would not reach if it were left to itself. ~Henry Ward Beecher

Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. ~Victor Hugo

Music expresses feeling and thought, without language; it was below and before speech, and it is above and beyond all words. ~Robert G. Ingersoll

Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends. ~Alphonse de Lamartine

Advantages and Disadvantages of Music. ;)

Advantage:

Listening to good and soulful music will help you attain self improvement and have a better quality of life. You can do your household chores after turning on some good music and you will never feel the strain. Also you can use music for motivation. Music can definitely change your state of mind and make you more relaxed and happy. By listening to stimulating music you tend to become more relaxed.

You can also use music for intelligence. In this case music stimulates creativity by creating channels of neurons in the brain. Research has proved that music tunes the brain to higher planes of thinking. Music therapy is an emerging arena of health care in which music is used to heal patients fighting cancer, children with reading/writing problems and others. Many health care facilities also make use of music to help patients fight depression, cope with pain and ease muscle tension. There are plenty of other advantages associated with music therapy as music impacts the mind and body in many ways that are powerful. Given below are some of the advantages of listening to soulful music which helps to reiterate the importance of music therapy.

With respect to brain waves, studies have shown that music with strong beats can help bring alert thinking and better concentration there by promoting calm and a meditative state. Also music can bring changes in brain activity levels which will enable it to shift speeds very easily on its own. This in turn can lead to a healthy state of mind. Music can also alter the heart rate and breathing functions and there by improve the relaxation response by causing slower and relaxed breathing. This is the reason why music therapy is largely used to counteract the damages caused by chronic stress and thereby leads to promotion of all-round health. Music helps to create a positive bent of mind and helps to stay away from depression. This can lead to better levels of optimism and creativity and a lot of other benefits. Because of all these advantages and positive effects physically, many view music as a crucial factor which helps the body to fight diseases and to stay healthy.

Disadvantage:

A major disadvantage of music in today's society is that a large majority of popular musicians are making and selling their music for no reason other than to make money. I'll define "popular" more clearly- almost anything on a top hits chart, a lot of music played on commercial radio, bands that have their name on walmart t-shirts, etc. There are of course always exceptions to this, but most of these bands and musicians don't make music because its a way of expressing yourself and communicating with others; they present themselves and their music because they want to make money. Giant record labels aren't signing bands because they think they're really talented and make great music, they're signing bands that will be easily marketed to an audience; bands that will sell the most Cd's downloads, t-shirts, and concert tickets.

Luckily, for those of us who can not stand the top 40 hits that get played over and over and over

on the radio, there exists independent musicians, bands, labels, radio stations, etc.

There are things/people that became famous because of MUSIC :)

• Elvis Presley has 35 multi-platinum Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certificates, for singles and albums with more than 2 million sales.

Source: Guinness World Records 2003

• Georg Philipp Telemann wrote 12 complete sets of services for the church year, 78 services for special occasions, 40 operas, between 600 and 700 orchestral suites, 44 passions, plus concertos, sonatas and other pieces of chamber music.

Source: Guinness World Records 2004

• Famous line from a book, What advice would you give to anyone wanting to go into the music industry? Work hard, be true to yourself and love what you do :)

Source: Guinness World Records 2005

• A human beatbox made up of 106 people, mostly residents of Laburnhum Road, Maidenhead, Berkshine, UK came together on June 3, 2002. They kept to a set rhythm for over three minutes.

Source: Guinness World Records 2006

• Apple's iTunes is the largest online collection of legally downloadable music which was launched in May 2003.

Source: Guinness World Records 2007

• "Low" by rappers Flo Rida and T-Pain, which topped the chart in December 2007, had sold over 4.4 million downloads in the USA by December 2008.

Source: Guinness World Records 2010

Music is everywhere. ;)

Music is an art form whose medium is sound. The elements of music are pitch, rhythm, dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. It came from the Greek word mousike. It expresses our feelings as well emotions in a melodious and pleasant way.

According to the Collins Family Encyclopedia, music is the art of combining sounds made by musical instruments or human voice. ♫

In the New Webster's Dictionary, music is the art of giving structural form and rhythmic pattern to combinations of sounds produced instrumentally or vocally.

There are different music genres. And these are the following:

Classical Music - is a complex form of music as it requires high musical skills, like learning the ragas and ability to coordinate with other musicians.

Rock Music -The vocals are accompanied by guitar, drum and bass. Certain rock groups also use piano, synthesizer, saxophone, flute, mandolin and sitar for a deeper effect. This type of music has several sub genres, such as hard rock, progressive rock and metal rock.

Metal Music - Here the melody of the song is heavily influenced by the structure of the songs. It is also known as ‘information music’.

Hip-hop Music - includes the use of instruments such as guitar, violin, fiddle, piano, bass and drums. In these types of music, the bass is the main instrument. This can be used in different intensities to emote feelings of anger, pride and others.

Wedding Ceremony Music - These can be classical and modern, according the tastes of people. Some people prefer country melodies, while others opt for classical music as wedding music. Such music varies from every culture.

Trance Music - This type of music is usually played in club houses and discotheques. This music is characterized by fast tempo and repetitious beats of the percussion. It has a hypnotic effect on the souls of listeners.

Jazz - This type of music is featured by strong and complex rhythms. The main musical instruments used for jazz music are cornet, trumpet or violin, that help carry the melody. This is a rhythmic music and has a forward momentum called "swing".

Folk Music - is a kind of traditional music that is handed down from generations in every culture. This type of music reflects the emotions of common laity.

Techno Music - is also known as fusion music. It features fast beats. It is a form of electronic dance music.

Opera Music - This genre has a remarkable combination of theatrical art and musical invention and is specifically played in the theaters. This has greater appeal for its delightful orchestral accompaniment.

Source: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/different-types-of-music.html