what is music?

Question

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Answer 1

The words, feelings, emotion, and/or soul of a poet put into rhythm. Music is the beat of the spiritual heart.

Answer 2

I believe that technically, music is the expression of feelings and emotions through the manipulation sound waves. The sound waves enter the human ear and create an emotional and physical response in the brain. Typically, the sound waves are manipulated using specific tools, instruments, and the human voice, although there are infinite ways to create the specific sound waves that are called music, including sounds found in nature. However, that does not fully explain what music is, what separates music from sound. I think that it is difficult to explain exactly what music is because music is something that "lives" within each of us, even those who have no hearing; an innate sense. Although we cannot all agree on what is "good" music, we mostly agree on what arrangements of sounds are called music. These specific arrangements of sound waves resonate within people, invoking feelings, emotions, memories, hopes and dreams. This is when sound becomes music. Even so, what is beautiful music to one person may be not so beautiful to another. Different types of music resonate differently in each individual listener, bringing about different responses. This makes music a highly personal experience and difficult to explain.

Answer 3

Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence. Elements of sound in music are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, structure, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture.

The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of music vary according to culture and social context. Music ranges from strictly organized compositions (and their recreation in performance), through improvisational music to aleatoric forms. Music can be divided into genres and sub-genres, although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle, sometimes open to individual interpretation, and occasionally controversial. Within "the arts", music can be classified as a performing art, a fine art, or an auditory art form.

Music may also involve generative forms in time through the construction of patterns and combinations of natural stimuli, principally sound. Music may be used for artistic or aesthetic, communicative, entertainment, ceremonial or religious purposes, and by many composers purely as an academic instrument for study.

Answer 4

Music is a way of expressing yourself, and/or speaking out for others who are going through certain moods.

That's what I believe anyway!

Answer 5

in simplest terms music is life

music is love

music is an expression of who you are

music is way of releasing emotions

music is a form of grieving

music is a form of communication

music is not biased, it is open minded and readily available to be open for everyone willing to listen

music is the heart of every soul across the universe beating in unison

music defines reality

Answer 6

Music is a harmonic connection between all living beings.