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Music is Art…and then some

Many people see music as a form of entertainment, or a sign of the times. This aspect is very true, but music is also a major form of art. Just like how paintings have grown over time, with progressive artists constantly pushing the boundaries, music can be seen the same way. The music that people used to listen to centuries ago is nothing like the music that people listen to now. A difference is even apparent between now and decades ago. Rock-and-roll used to bee seen as rebellious music, and now it is accepted and rap is criticized.

However, as much as music has changed over the years, there are some things about it that have not changed in the way that things are perceived. When you listen to music, there are certain characteristics that change what emotions the music provokes. If you change the key f the music, you change the tone that it gives to the piece. If you make the notes shorter, or staccato, then the music id more dramatic and dynamic. If you make the notes longer, or lagato, then the piece is more emotional. A formada, or holding a note, can be a critical point in the piece, and different harmonies or themes going on at the same time can show different things, like conflict.

What we wanted to show was that music is similar to art in the way that it can be interpreted and has characteristics that affect how it is understood. Art has hues, saturation, styles, themes and other characteristics that determine how it is understood. Since we had learned about art in class, we figured we would try to use it to show the class how music is art as well. Art can never be interpreted in only one way. To show that music can provoke emotions and ideas, we used different music to bring out different ideas that were present in the paintings.

My favorite example was the first picture we had, of the one man being shot by soldiers. With the two different pieces of music, it was like hearing the two sides of the story of the events of that day. One piece of music was more like an arm march, very short notes and a lot of percussion (drums). This showed the side of the army, doing the right thing and killing the enemy. The other piece of music that we had was very emotional, like a funeral song. It had elongated notes, and the music was at a lower octave, more depressing. The key that the music was in was also more depressing than the first piece. It showed the side of the man being shot. It made him seem like he was a victim being shot by the evil army that had no reason to shoot him. I thought that the two pieces of music showing the two sides and how different the story could be really brought out our point that music can bring out different aspects and emotions, and can be interpreted or tell a story just like any of the forms of art that we learned about in class could.

~Dalya A.

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