Music and our world
Have you ever imagined a world without music? It must be very quiet and boring. We have known music since we were born. Our mothers sang us lullabies in our bedtimes. Our teachers taught us short kiddy songs in our kindergarten. Music has made our life more colorful.
People have known music since around 50.000 years ago. Music is found in every known culture, past and present, varying wildly between times and places. Music have evolved through times and places. Many kinds of music genre we have known today. Prehistoric music, Medieval, Rennaisance, Baroque, Classical music, Pop, Rock and roll, Jazz, Blues, R & B, Rap, and many other. Every kind of music has it own fans. Especially with it’s well known artist. Music has created their own idols. People, especially teenagers will follow and do whatever their idol does.
Some question then raised. Can music affect a person’s behavior (esp. teens)? Why is music often associated with negative behavior and action? One of the most infamous music-influencing-behavior misconceptions is the Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, a town in Jefferson County, Colorado, on Apr. 20, 1999, in which 12 students as well as a teacher were fatally injured, as well as 24 others who were injured. Upon learning that prior to their suicides, the two shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, were heavy metal and Goth music fans, it seemed to be that the media immediately instilled a moral panic about that particular genre of music. More specifically targeted in the Columbine shootings was singer Marilyn Manson.
Different types of music have different reputations. Heavy metal and rap music is often labeled as “negative”. Yet others find it a harmless form of music. Otherwise, classical music is to bring calmness and happiness. Is it really true?
It is my belief that music may have some sort of effect on the listener, but nothing serious and nothing damaging. The behavior of a person is purely their own, whether it be caused from their parents telling them no or a kid they hate at school spoke with them; however, this is by no means the musicians’ faults.
So, let’s just enjoy music as it is. No need to believe what every other said about that kind of music genre. Just give ourselves and our teenagers with strong personality so we can keep our behaviour in the right track and not easily influenced by others.
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