Music is a special kind of art that goes beyond different cultures and time periods. It helps people share their feelings and ideas with one another.It's not just for fun; it can carry important messages. For a long time, music has been a big part of how people express themselves, from the songs sung by ancient people to the modern tracks we hear today. Deanna D. Sellnow studies how music communicates messages that are deeper than just the catchy tunes.
Throughout history, music has been really important in helping to bring about change in society. It has inspired people during big movements, like when people fought for their rights or protested against wars. Danielle Endres and Megan O Byrne explain that music has always been a big part of these movements, from the struggles of enslaved people to labor rights in the early 1900s to more recent protests.This shows how powerful music can be in helping people come together and share their ideas.
Sellnow looks at how songs can express feelings and also argue for certain ideas. This helps us understand how music can send out complex messages and make us think. Studying music is important today because it shows us the power of songs and the clever ways they can communicate important thoughts and feelings.
Hello Tarshundria, I agree with your post that music is an art form and like Sellnow describes, the rhetoric that accompanies it can either enhance or subdue that messaging according to its musical elements. Sellnow mentions that music serves as a non discursive tool of communication where word and object associations cannot suffice. I would like to add to your idea that music can help change societies and that it can actually serve as a tool for healing when segmented groups of audiences of particular artists merge with each other when their artists also merge in songs. We see this with the classic example of We Are The World by Michael Jackson where famine is brought into light. It evolved into El Ultimo Adios where multiple Spanish artists worked together to bring light to the September 11th tragedies.
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