In America alone, an average person can listen to four hours of music in a day. Music is the "vocal or instrumental sounds combined to produce a form of harmony". Every day, we experience different types of music whether it is inside an elevator or simply waiting in the dentist office for your appointment to begin. Since infancy, I have been surrounded by various types of music, mostly African music, based on my cultural background. However, I have always enjoyed the other musical selections in the world, for example, country, soul, blues, and much more. I love the way that music speaks to our inner souls and the lyrics that tell a story of its own. Music has played a role in keeping everyone connected in the world, no matter anyone's race, gender, nor religion. It has helped us to also release our true emotions, relieve stress and tension. Sometimes, all you need is a particular type of music that sets the mood and makes you feel free to just breathe from the tough situation that you are in.
Music never formally had a beginning, except through the songs that were played by King David from 1200 B.C. Since 1200 B.C., there has been a big change to music ranging from the African drum sounds, the classical Mozart, Beethoven, to rock music, country, pop, rhythm and blues (R-n-B). Music is known as the universal language that anyone could understand and it has always been shown as great interest in everyone's lives through the good and bad times in life. It has been diversified in various categories to fit the taste of everyone, including me.
It is now being used to heal people as a form of therapeutic method for children and adults, which is becoming a popular new career. I believe that music brings life to every aspect of anyone's life, and any event that takes place. As an infant, I was surrounded by music all around, whether I was being taken care of by my grandmother or simply hearing a cassette tape being played. I recall the time that I heard a song that my aunt was listening to, which was how I started to say my first words. Can you imagine a baby saying their first words which are lyrics from a song? It is just shocking to even witness a baby singing along to a song. Ever since then, I always loved music and I never forgot the song that I sang as a baby.
As I was growing up, music was essential to me because it helped me through my hardships and made me feel like a whole new person. I was able to get through how I truly felt inside through music until today. If I am extremely happy, I will listen to music that makes me want to dance and feel free. Every emotion has a different song, even if you are in a horrible mood, you will want to find a song that will help to uplift you. Based on my upbringing, I would say that music has always been my first love and it will always be my first love. As my love for music increased, music with lyrics that have meaning, I found another love that was attached; singing. However, as of today, my second love eventually was lost and buried, but I am still trying to get back to my first love and then find the love that was attached to it.
So, ask yourself, what is my first love? If you realized that first love does not feel the same as it was, try to go back to the first love that made you who you are. They say that "if you love something, set it free if it comes back to you, it's yours". So if you go back to what you loved the most, and you start to fall back in love with your interest, then it is all yours .
