Entertainment: Musical entertainment in all settings and all cultures.
Music is one of the
most universal languages known to man.
Many cultures have distinctive styles and sounds of music which can now
be enjoyed by everyone, thanks to the products such as recording devices.
There are very few
people who can honestly say they don't like to listen to music. No matter what type of music you like, the
availability of the internet means you can buy or listen to the music that fits
your style. There are so many web sites
that have music links or musical downloads that you can listen to.
Those people who
like cultural selections from Brazil, for example can type in the word Brazil
dance or Brazil music in the YouTube search field and watch many pieces that
fit that category. You can choose Indian music if you prefer or music from
almost any culture in the world, you can find examples on the internet. It's interesting to see how dance and music
sequences are treated in various cultures.
Some pieces of music
you listen to are hard to enjoy without wanting to dance. Some of the joyous Irish pieces for example
would be hard to listen to and remain in a melancholy mood. Still one wonders how there can be so much
energy during the music and dance known as Celtic or Irish.
Straight
instrumental music is popular in many cultures.
You can listen to everything from symphonies to classical guitar
music. On the lighter side, there are
music pieces that feature one man bands or novelty instruments such as the
kazoo. At the other end of the spectrum
is the big bands and rock and roll groups.
Music is used not
only for entertainment, but has been shown to have physical and psychological
impact on a person as well. Music in a
minor key, for example will often sound sad or mournful, while some chords are
almost a signature sound for various rock groups. Because different musical
scales are used by different cultures, you can often feel a different
atmosphere or personality reflected when you listen to music from China as
compared to music from Ireland.
Whatever your
country of origin or whatever type of music you prefer to listen to, you can
now find examples in recordings.
Everything from drum solos to full symphonic orchestra now can be found
and purchased. What's more there are many ways in which you can listen. Radio and music videos are obvious choices,
but you can also listen to your favorite pieces with an MP3 player. Many mobile phones today allow you to
download and play your favorite music pieces.
Probably the most
complete experience in music enjoyment no matter what your favorite music type
is, is to attend a concert. You can sit
back in a comfortable seat in a concert hall and enjoy the full sound of a top
symphonic orchestra where the sounds of the various instruments are carefully
tuned and balanced so that you can pick up the emotion of the music.
Alternatively , you can attend a soul
thumping rock concert where you feel the bass reverberating in your back teeth.
The lights and energy of the audience adds to the total experience so that more
than one sense is involved than hearing.
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