Music is something that exists all around the world today. It is present in our everyday lives, whether we enjoy it or not. In this blog, I will be discussing all of the different types of music that exist throughout the world because it is interesting to see what types of music exist and it is also interesting to see what music can serve in the specific culture. In today's culture, you can find almost any type of music on the program, iTunes. iTunes gives people the opportunity to buy the particular music that one desires to listen to and this is interesting in the American culture. Music serves as different purposes or applications in other countries. There is not a right or a wrong in however they apply music to life, so it will be interesting to actually see the diversity among many countries. Every aspect of this thought will be considered: the events that music is used, the duration of how long the music lasts, the type/genre of music, how people respond to this particular music, who participates in such acts, the time and place that this music is employed, and many more. I will begin with the country that I am most familiar with when dealing with music and this is the United States.
Music has existed in the United States for many years now, and it has changed drastically since it has begun. Music is literally everywhere and anywhere we go now. A big phenomenon that has bloomed in the past few years is a site called youtube. This site provides almost any type of video that you can find and more. Many people utilize this site in order to watch music videos or just to listen to music along with iTunes. It is a free video uploading website that people employ in order to show off their music or just to listen to music as well. There are many musical bands, famous and unknown, bands or artists that exist in our country today. These artists have set a standard for what music is in our culture. We have ceremonies where people gather together and listen or sing along to the artist's music in which they are called concerts. This is a major thing that I personally see, everywhere I go. Most everyone in the United States has attended any sort of concert in their lives. This concert consists of the band or artist performing their own music in front of an audience which consists of their personal fans. People attend these "concerts" in order to listen to the music that the band or artist provides and often times, they can sing or dance along to the music. In the United State's culture, we have come to appreciate this type of ceremony to be entertaining or meaningful and often times, desirable to attend because of our own personal interests. This could be seen as something terribly interesting to some countries while being extremely offensive to others.
It is truly interesting to see the different types of music that exist around the world compared to what we are familiar with. Personally, I believe that the culture and the meaning behind music has been somewhat lost in the United States culture and this is a great opportunity for the music industry to examine how we could re-focus what music is all about through the comparisons and contrasts of music all across the world. Hopefully, this blog will provide some insight of an individual who desires to pursue music in the future. To others, it may open up our eyes and kick us out of this bubble that we all live in. Just wait and see what I have in store for you.
