Music

It is very difficult to live without music. We hear music everywhere: in the streets, at home, over the radio and on TV, in the shops, in the parks and in the concert halls.We can’t live without music, it is within us. We like to listen to music, we enjoy dancing, and we play different musical instruments. Music charges us like a battery and fills us with the energy. It reflects mood and emotions. People living all over the world listen to various types of music. Many people like folk music. There are numerous folk groups groups in our country which make the folk music popular. Although there was no jazz of Russian origin, jazz is also quite popular in Russia. Many attempts are made to combine it with rock, which gives rise to some new trends in music. At the end of the 70s another style of music appeared, the punk syle. Punk bands usually sing loud, fast and tuneless songs about anarchy and destruction and their clothes show a rejection of conventional styles of dress. In the 1980s many new bands emerged. The so called ‘heavy metal music’ became very fashionable. The variety of Russian music scene is really impressive. You can go to a classical musical concert, a techno night at the local club, or see your favourite band live on stage.

Music as a part of human culture has developed a lot over the centuries. Starting as some rhythms for religious dances, now it has become something that defines your lifestyle, especially if you’re a young person.
There are many different kinds of music, loved by different kinds of people. It became usual that music is used just as a background for life; people listen to it underground, in a car, practicing sport, talking with friends. Besides, it influences people’s minds a lot. It’s better to work listening to a calm music, do a sport with hard rock, and if you’re walking in the forest, no music will be better. There’s even such a kind of therapy that is based on listening to music.
Music bore a lot of jobs done by many people.  Operators, musicians, composers, music teachers, journalists write articles on music. A lot of shops, clubs, pubs are dealing with music, a lot of people talk and write about it. We hear it everywhere - at our homes, at work, in the city. It’s a part of our life, everywhere for anyone.
And what does music mean for you?

Soft music is vital for our psyche. I think that we can go without any other type of music but as for softy music, there are moments when it becomes the only way to improve our mood, to cheer up and get a hope that everything will be ok. When we listen to heavy metal or hard rock, we become angry, when we listen to pop music, we simply have fun, but when we listen to soft music, we relax. I think that there is no need to tell you that relaxation is the main compound of any type of rest. If you don’t relax during your weekends or a break at work, you won’t get the need dose of energy to go on. However, many people can’t relax. Our life is full of stress and strain. We are so accustomed to be alarmed all the time that we can’t relax and have a good time. In these cases, soft music is our reliable and irreplaceable partner. When you have a free minute and try to relax, you give yourself an order to relax. This order makes you strained again. it is impossible to relax immediately. However, when you understand that you are pressed for time and try hard to divert your attention from your current problems, you force yourself not to think of them it is even harder than fulfill some difficult work. Thus appears a vicious circle. On the one hand you try to relax. On the other hand relaxing is even harder than work. Only soft music can break this circle. You won’t have to force yourself to relax, your music will do everything without your assistance. You will divert your attention away from your work easily and pleasant thoughts will come to head at once.

Aggressive music is very popular nowadays. The amount of young people, who are fond of aggressive music, is increasing all the time. This is an alarming tendency. The more young people listen to aggressive music, the more aggressive they become themselves. They become rude to their parents, relatives, friends and passers-by. Their dangerous hobby has also a negative impact on youngsters’ attitude to society they live in. they become angry with the whole world, which they think is guilty in all their problems and troubles. Their logic is very simple. If the whole world should be blamed for all hardships, they think that they have a right for revenge. Thus they often become criminals and join various criminal groups. They often have problems with law and deprive themselves of a possibility to live normal life. They also deprive themselves of their own future. Scientists claim that aggressive music has a direct influence on our state of mind, subconsciousness and behavior. Influence of music is stronger in comparison with other ways of influence.
On the other hand the fact that too many young people are fond of aggressive music, tells that our society is ill. Young people feel unsafe and uneasy as our society can’t provide them with all necessary conditions of normal existence. They need support and shouldn’t be blamed for their strange hobbies. Only goodwill and benevolence can facilitate aggression of youngsters.

Music is our friend. Yes, I would even say, that it is maybe the most reliable and dependable friend. A true friend must cheer up you in an emergency situation, facilitate your sufferings if you are depressed or upset. He/she should also bring us consolation and inspiration when we need it. A real friend is never importunate and boring. We choose people to become our friends basing on the qualities and streaks mentioned above. The same criteria serve to select our favorite music. Each new day we begin with music, just when we wake up and open our eyes, we hear our favorite music from our alarm. Fortunately, today owing to the scientific and technical progress and recent developments and innovations, we are awaken not by means of terrible ring, which seems to mix our brain, but by our favorite tune or a song which we select beforehand to hear it in the morning. Tune we hear while awakening determines our mood for the whole day and it is a good chance for us to feel ourselves happy and energetic during the whole day. Experience shows that if we wake up in a bad mood, it is very difficult if possible to restore it and cheer up. On the contrary, if we wake up in a good mood, we are likely to live this day happily and to overcome all our problems easily. Good music, being our best friend can give good mood as a present and can also give us enough energy and optimism to surmount all hardships that may occur in our life. If you still don’t believe in healing power of music, just try to wake up with your favorite song or tune and you will see that your life will be improved.

Have you ever noticed the fact that music affects our mood greatly? If not, be more attentive and you will see that music can do miracles. This is not an exaggeration. Not by any means. Observe attentively your next day. When you get up in the morning and turn on the radio, your mood for the whole day will be determined by a song, you will hear first. If this song is unpleasant for you, your mood is likely to be spoilt by it and you will be rude to other people till the next day. I can’t understand people, who prefer only one style of music, especially when this music is evil. A person who likes this music must understand that it will turn him/her into a bad person sooner or later. This can be very dangerous. Besides, there are many people, who like soft pop music and listen it all day long. It’s a pity, they don’t understand, that listening to this music constantly is harmful for one’s intellectual level. I think that an ideal variant is when you alternate different styles of music with each other. For example, you can devote one day to pop music, the next one to rock and so on. There is also another variant, when you listen to various styles of music during one and the same day. Be sure, that in this case your nerves will be in order. Everything in our life should be changed and alternated. If we stick to one stile of music, we become fixed and it will be a tendency and will spread to other aspects of our life. That is why, treat music you listen to very seriously, as our psyche is vulnerable and should be treated with care. Learn to listen different kinds of music.

I think that people who like only one style of music are strange and looped. This fact proves that for them their favorite style is an end in itself and they are proud of it. I think that they restrict themselves consciously. Life is so interesting and many-sided that restricting yourself, you deprive yourself of an ability to get to know the world in all its manifestations. As for me I like almost all styles of music. Each of them has something special and useful for a person. Each style corresponds to some mood. There are no people who experience one and the same mood all the time. It is difficult to imagine, as it is unnatural. The same refers to music. It is unnatural to listen to one and the same style. I often listen to the radio and find that I like almost all songs I hear. Each song is special and provokes certain thoughts and makes us think about certain aspects of life, so each song gives food for thought. For the same reason I think that there are no bad bands or singers. A singer with poor voice and intonation is also a unique one, as his/her voice is also unique and no other person has the same voice. Each singer puts his/her heart and soul in his/her work and it should be treated with respect in any case. I want to become a singer and I ma not afraid of singing in public because I know that I will try my best and there will be people who will appreciate my singing at true value. I am fond of music so much that I am ready to sing any song of any style.
My friends like to argue which style of music is the best in the earth. I find these talks stupid and senseless. There is nothing best in this world, everything has its advantages and disadvantages and only if you avoid various restrictions you will be able to fully enjoy your life.