For as long as I can remember, I've been playing the piano. Due to my innate love of music, I began to take an interest in the instrument at the age of five. I’ve learned a lot more about the piano after playing for almost ten years and earning the Certificate of Merit Level 10 award. Musicians form a special bond with the piano like no other. The ability to tell stories and convey emotions just by playing keys on a piano is something truly extraordinary. Such a simple instrument has shaped cultures and societies around the world, passed down from generation to generation. It has the power to alter one’s mood, change perceptions, and inspire change. The same applies to music in general. While everyone has a personal relationship with music, its effects on the culture around us may not be immediately apparent.
The impact of music on society is broad and deeply ingrained in our history. Music is an important part of all human civilizations and has the ability to alter society emotionally, morally, and culturally. When people from other cultures exchange music, they acquire vital insight into another culture's way of life. It's especially important to understand how music and social bonding are linked in times of conflict when other forms of communication are difficult to come by. As a cultural right, music has the potential to assist in the promotion and preservation of other human rights. It can help in the healing process, dismantling walls and boundaries, reconciliation, and education. Around the world, music is being used as a vehicle for social change and bringing communities together.
Music is thought to have originated in the Paleotholic period, around 2.5 million years ago. Considering the relative complexity of flutes, however, it is likely earlier instruments existed, similar to objects that are common in later hunter and gatherer societies, such as rattles, shakers, and drums. The absence of other instruments from and before this time may be due to their use of weaker - and thus more biodegradable - materials, such as reeds, gourds, skins, and bark. A painting in the Cave of the Trois-Frères dating to 15,000 BCE is thought to depict a shaman playing a musical bow. Music can educate us, to name a few things. One reason for this could be that they are performed by live people, which is why reading lyrics on paper can never add up.
Songs have always served as a mirror to the world, reflecting events as they unfold, which is why music, arguably, shapes society more than any other art form. Thus, the more intentional we become with the sounds, messages, and moods we create and release through our music, the more powerful we will become in making deep positive impacts. We have the mandate and authority as artists and musicians to change the world around us because of the influence we carry, and that truly makes music something worth dedicating a life to.
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