Meaningful Music

Meaningful music those notes that strike a chord with whatever the situation is that take place during the particular moment, which moves you to tears, deepens a memory or provides joy! This is meaningful music. It gives you a feeling that cannot be expressed in words and whenever you hear the particular stream of sounds it brings memories, touching in ways that only the music can do. Ways in which an artist performs a song along with instruments is something of a wonder. Many could sing the same song but never possess the passion that a particular musician or singer has in delivering the piece to their audience.

Music has a lasting impact on us daily, by the little jingles, we hear and the movies we watch all interwoven to produce a sentiment and touch the human senses. Most intentional and some simply by circumstance which were presented at the time it was written. The production of a mood mainly of a happy nature to the listener ears for pleasure and entertainment or to move a product to the masses. All with the stroke of a pen or a little note in the mind of a composer writing and re-writing to get the correct melody to go along with the story line, for the right effect to an audience the lyrics are directed at or to. Also, it could be for a specific place, that holds some symbol that needs the embodiment of deep meaningful sounds that again moves the masses to a certain feeling in this case it would be a memorial of some sort. Say for example the morning of people who lost their lives in a tragic accident like the space shuttle. Chose your topic to mourn and there is a song that could cover it and move you to tears that words would never be able to accomplish.

Ravels Bolero is supposed to be about a machine factory and workers dancing to over the story of bullfighter who was killed. However, when I hear it I think of huge elephants in a processions being marched through the city streets of ancient Rome or more appropriate New Deli India. As they draw closer towards your place in the crowd. They become louder and louder with each step and it is a glorious feeling to be in their presence as they are paraded past you. Why I get that feeling who knows. Nevertheless that is how I feel when I hear this piece. Ah but when I hear the hymnal “He Touched Me” depending on where I am in my spirit I can be moved to tears as I think of what he has done for me, and what the song suggest. Sadly it is not always but it has its moments.

As you can see, music can be meaningful in several different ways, here are only a few examples but sure we all can add to how music touches us or stories of people who have been touch or inspired to do great things because of carefully crafted words put to lyrics and some not so craftily catchy ditty that just catches your attention like the California Raisins heard it thru the grapevine which had a nice little run back in the 80s which revived the original song for a moment. Classical scores are the best at leaving and impression upon us, and again we many times do not realize it, yes we just take them for granted because we are focused on the story and not the sounds behind the story. Music and meaning go hand and hand moving us to win wars and build buildings write plays and help others. All because of a couple of words put down on paper to inspire us to be better and simply enjoy life to the fullest. That is the meaningful contribution music plays in our lives daily touching us in ways that are profound and sad depending on when you hear a song played. Well orchestrated could almost move mountains and a person heart at the least it could do is change a thought. All by the shear sound and tone of words put to song.

One who has the talent to write and compose songs that are meaningful has a wonderful talent that they should be very proud of because if its power to move and inspire others to do things that they might not ordinarily do. That is truly a gift and should be used with extreme care. Because who knows what the person who hears the lyrics might do. If they can be commended for it great, but if not, woe to them for causing any foul deed because of a few words place on paper.