What's good music? What's a good song?
Many a time, when we listen to music, we hear something we like and we go Wow..that's good! And if we listen to a song, we like it, then we go...This is a damn good song!
Many a times, have we actually sit back and think if what we saying or thinking is correct or not. At the very least, in a political sense. Before we go further in depth on this topic, let's take a look on the definition of both the words song and music.
Song:
1.Music.
a.A brief composition written or adapted for singing.
b.The act or art of singing: broke into song.
2.A distinctive or characteristic sound made by an animal, such as a bird or an insect.
3. a.Poetry; verse.
b.A lyric poem or ballad.
Music:
1.The art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre.
2.Vocal or instrumental sounds possessing a degree of melody, harmony, or rhythm.
A musical composition.
The written or printed score for such a composition.
Such scores considered as a group: We keep our music in a stack near the piano.
3.
a.A musical accompaniment.
b.A particular category or kind of music.
c.An aesthetically pleasing or harmonious sound or combination of sounds: the music of the wind in the pines.
Now that we know what is music, and what's a song, I can proceed on to talk a bit more. From the definitions, we can see that song is very much a sub set of music. Music may consists of singing alone, solely instrumental or a combination of both.
In a nutshell, they all conform to a certain standard range or benchmarking of sound, timing and tempo to give you a distinction, an emotional effect or certain kind of atmosphere. Their audio colors are almost infinite as long as it falls along the audible range of the intended audience. Even animals such as birds, make music, as in they sing.
So then what makes music good music? What's a good song? Ever heard of the phrase "music to the ears"? This phrase basically means something appealing. So Music has got to be appealing. Music is something that moves you, touches you and also leaves you a long lasting impression, making you come back for more. It could be the techicality, the feel, the melody, the complexity or a combination that produces the music. This is extremely prominent in movies. Remember the theme of "Superman" from the movie? Imagine watching a movie without music, the desired effect would be much less. It could also have an extremely catch tune that makes you remember. e.g. Deep Purple's Smoke On The Water, Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 etc..
A song, atmany a time, have at least a minimum number of words to form lyrics. It may or may not be sang with musical accompliment. Again, the objective here is to convey a certain message, or expression of a certain emotion or a range of emotions. So songs, like music, can make u cry, stand up and boogie, laugh or simply relax.
However, what makes music or a song a good one? In reality, if we look at them properly, there's really no definite distinction. All of us have choices. Some people prefer Jazz, some people Rock, some Ethnic, while others pop, rhythm and blues etc. So what makes them good is that they leave a lasting impression or given you a clear expression of the intended message, or to tell you a story, or just to relax you. Whatever that is good to your ears and makes you personal to is good. So be it Techno, Heavy Metal, Folk or Ballads it really doesn't matter at all as long as it's appealing to you and suits what you're looking for. We can't detest people for their liking to a certain music etc. but we fail to do that many times. It's ultimately disgustingly and shallow to categorize people to what they like or prefer. A certain kind of music maybe an irritant to you but may be a reliever to others.
However, we should be open to all kinds of music, we may or may not like what we hear, but at the basic level, we should respect (not idolize), appreciate and recongnize the beauty of each music. We can view and voice our dislikes and likes, but should never gun down a certain genre or style, then we can absorb the essence of as many form of good music or songs possible.
Many a times, have we actually sit back and think if what we saying or thinking is correct or not. At the very least, in a political sense. Before we go further in depth on this topic, let's take a look on the definition of both the words song and music.
Song:
1.Music.
a.A brief composition written or adapted for singing.
b.The act or art of singing: broke into song.
2.A distinctive or characteristic sound made by an animal, such as a bird or an insect.
3. a.Poetry; verse.
b.A lyric poem or ballad.
Music:
1.The art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre.
2.Vocal or instrumental sounds possessing a degree of melody, harmony, or rhythm.
A musical composition.
The written or printed score for such a composition.
Such scores considered as a group: We keep our music in a stack near the piano.
3.
a.A musical accompaniment.
b.A particular category or kind of music.
c.An aesthetically pleasing or harmonious sound or combination of sounds: the music of the wind in the pines.
Now that we know what is music, and what's a song, I can proceed on to talk a bit more. From the definitions, we can see that song is very much a sub set of music. Music may consists of singing alone, solely instrumental or a combination of both.
In a nutshell, they all conform to a certain standard range or benchmarking of sound, timing and tempo to give you a distinction, an emotional effect or certain kind of atmosphere. Their audio colors are almost infinite as long as it falls along the audible range of the intended audience. Even animals such as birds, make music, as in they sing.
So then what makes music good music? What's a good song? Ever heard of the phrase "music to the ears"? This phrase basically means something appealing. So Music has got to be appealing. Music is something that moves you, touches you and also leaves you a long lasting impression, making you come back for more. It could be the techicality, the feel, the melody, the complexity or a combination that produces the music. This is extremely prominent in movies. Remember the theme of "Superman" from the movie? Imagine watching a movie without music, the desired effect would be much less. It could also have an extremely catch tune that makes you remember. e.g. Deep Purple's Smoke On The Water, Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 etc..
A song, atmany a time, have at least a minimum number of words to form lyrics. It may or may not be sang with musical accompliment. Again, the objective here is to convey a certain message, or expression of a certain emotion or a range of emotions. So songs, like music, can make u cry, stand up and boogie, laugh or simply relax.
However, what makes music or a song a good one? In reality, if we look at them properly, there's really no definite distinction. All of us have choices. Some people prefer Jazz, some people Rock, some Ethnic, while others pop, rhythm and blues etc. So what makes them good is that they leave a lasting impression or given you a clear expression of the intended message, or to tell you a story, or just to relax you. Whatever that is good to your ears and makes you personal to is good. So be it Techno, Heavy Metal, Folk or Ballads it really doesn't matter at all as long as it's appealing to you and suits what you're looking for. We can't detest people for their liking to a certain music etc. but we fail to do that many times. It's ultimately disgustingly and shallow to categorize people to what they like or prefer. A certain kind of music maybe an irritant to you but may be a reliever to others.
However, we should be open to all kinds of music, we may or may not like what we hear, but at the basic level, we should respect (not idolize), appreciate and recongnize the beauty of each music. We can view and voice our dislikes and likes, but should never gun down a certain genre or style, then we can absorb the essence of as many form of good music or songs possible.
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