The power of music in communication

Music - an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.

Music is a form of expression. In more ways than you can think of, music is a powerful form of public communication. The rhythm of the music, when heard even from afar, draws and attracts attention, and then conveys a deep message. The best thing about music is that it is not just heard, but it is felt. I quote, "Music is the slow descent from reality to fantasy in which everything becomes a blur". When you feel the groove of music, your body automatically reacts. A unique form of communication indeed.

Music is also a language. Not everybody can feel music. Therefore music becomes a universal language that only a group of people can understand. It does not matter where you live in; Africa, England, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia; Music is universal. Put different people speaking different languages in the same room with some drums and some bells; what do you get? Communication- at its highest form.

Music can be shaped like gel to perform different functions. A good use for music is that it can communicate hope. This can be seen in religious groupings. Churches form choirs or bands that sing, or get the public to sing with them. The songs they sing can bring inspiration, motivation and hope in heightening levels. Take for example Taylor Swift's - Love story song, originally a country song. In the youtube video above, it was "gelled" into something else, giving a more hopeful and peaceful sound through the piano and cello.

The meaning of music always lies in the receiving end's interpretation. This is what makes music so unique, one sound- different meanings.

I love music. Don't you?

Written by,
Goh Keng Yu @ Daniel