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To me, music is like an escape where I can just move into a different world, and opens my imagination. The mood of the music helps me focus on a particular outcome that I want to happen in the future, if that makes sense. Sort of like daydreaming but like slightly deeper than that. Also I like music just to enjoy for the sake of changing my mood at the time.
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Student Grubs To me I think music is a way of representing, expressing and unlocking emotion. Music is powerful because it makes you feel something whether that be j oy or nostalgia, sadness or peace. Music for me facilitates dancing, worship and reflecting. I t' s a way I connect to God and sing powerful truth. I t' s a pretty rad gift.
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MUSIC?
Well I guess music is sort of an escape? At secondary school I felt my lowest and most depressed, and the only thing that could get me through the day or just the next hour was music. As soon as I arrived at school I would plug in my headphones and let the music take me away. Even in class I'd have one headphone in to ground me because I could listen to the lyrics of someone who'd felt the same as me, but was still breathing. So, yeah, music really is an escape. It allowed me to escape my brain and school. But even now it still helps for when I feel low, because you can listen to it and it dampens the noise in your mind for a little while.
It helps me through a lot. Whenever I feel down it helps pick me up even if it's only a little bit and there's not much else that can do that.
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I've always seen music as a way to express feelings, moods, ideas, etc., when words just cannot do that for you properly. I just can't imagine what the world would have looked like without it.
Music is a very important aspect of my life. My favourite type of songs are those that I play to make my long walks to school feel less of a burden and more enjoyable - this would normally be my dance playlist. My favourite type of genre is kpop. I don't speak fluent Korean but i definitely feel the emotions being conveyed as music is universal after all!
Music means escapism mainly but also helps provide different world perspectives through lyrics which are always captivating usually. Music helps me greatly when I'm writing, to get atmosphere. OH! Music helps me immerse myself into different cultures also when I'm travelling and that's super fun! If I'm going to France for example, I wanna learn as much as I can about the culture and music helps surround yourself in that environment, France would be accordions. Music to me helps me escape into my own world. Helps me think and to remember memories connected through a song. I cannot imagine a life without music, I listen to it all day everyday! It shows creativity, talent and gives opportunity.
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