I know that I am going to be labeled as old-fashioned but having recently attended a wedding, I was bothered by the incredibly loud music. I have never understood loud music at bars; but, at a social gathering, like a wedding, why must we be subjected to sound at a level that makes any social interaction impossible? If you cannot be heard when you speak or are unable to hear the person talking to you, what is the point?
I would imagine that the answer lies in the fact that a lot of volume is needed for dancing. Why? Can you not dance just as well if the decibel level is somewhat lower? This is not a complaint about the X or the Y Generations because it was the Baby Boomers who started this trend.
What the loud music does is tire the listeners. Fighting to be heard or straining to hear takes work. It takes energy. And, after several hours of being bombarded with a volume level that is more than uncomfortable, you will have a sore throat from yelling, ears that are in pain, and quite possibly a headache.
The problem with loud music over an extended period of time is that it damages the ears. Those fine hairs in your ears, known as cilia, do not grow back. Once they are gone, they are gone. Without the cilia, you have no hearing. Of course, you can resort to hearing aids once the damage is done. Rest assured, with hearing aids, the voice you are hoping to hear sitting next to you will be heard as well as the amplification of every other incidental sound or noise in your surroundings.
Those who work in loud environments wear headphones to cut out the noise, be it at airports, factories, or out in the street. The decibel level for a jackhammer, for example, is 100 while the decibel level for a rock concert is 120. If those in our streets working with jackhammers wear headphones for 100 decibels in order to preserve their hearing, why must we be subjected to deafening music at decibel levels beyond that?
Common sense is becoming less and less common in our society today. To be subjected to deafening music for several hours at a time is certainly one of those situations where common sense does not rule.
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Songs About Death - How Music Can Help You Cope With Your Grief
Hymns, poetry, music and favourite pieces of writing all feature in our thoughts after someone has died. Songs about death and mourning are something we are all forced to consider if we have any part in organising a funeral. Some reach for anthologies of poetry to find a favourite poem or a suitable reading. Many will turn to their favourite music or to the favourite music of the deceased. Whether or not this music features songs about death, or was just a favourite tune does not matter. The emotions can be stirred and help in our process of mourning.
First there may be times when we just want music to stir our own outpouring of grief. The right song might have lyrics that seem to understand how we feel and feeds our grief. The right tune may empathise with our sorrow.
Second there may be times when we want music which will be all about remembering the bereaved. Particular songs will have particular messages for individuals. There will be memories of times together. As the music is listened to initially in our bereavement, these songs main be painful as they trigger the acute sense of loss. Then as we hear them more, the acute sense of loss may fade and memories of the life together will be awakened.
Third there can be music will simply creates a mood. Musicians and composers know how to create a mood and we will all know our favourite songs to listen to at certain times. We can use these songs to help us through our mourning sometimes to change moods.
Finally, there will be songs that are simply and genuinely happy songs. Even in the deepest of depressions, feel-good songs cannot help but make us feel exactly that. We may not be ready for these in acute grief, but as time presses on, we may feel we need these as we find we need to rediscover ourselves in our new life without the one we loved.
Listening to songs about death and mourning may seem at first to be a little morbid, but in reality music can help us through our grief.
First there may be times when we just want music to stir our own outpouring of grief. The right song might have lyrics that seem to understand how we feel and feeds our grief. The right tune may empathise with our sorrow.
Second there may be times when we want music which will be all about remembering the bereaved. Particular songs will have particular messages for individuals. There will be memories of times together. As the music is listened to initially in our bereavement, these songs main be painful as they trigger the acute sense of loss. Then as we hear them more, the acute sense of loss may fade and memories of the life together will be awakened.
Third there can be music will simply creates a mood. Musicians and composers know how to create a mood and we will all know our favourite songs to listen to at certain times. We can use these songs to help us through our mourning sometimes to change moods.
Finally, there will be songs that are simply and genuinely happy songs. Even in the deepest of depressions, feel-good songs cannot help but make us feel exactly that. We may not be ready for these in acute grief, but as time presses on, we may feel we need these as we find we need to rediscover ourselves in our new life without the one we loved.
Listening to songs about death and mourning may seem at first to be a little morbid, but in reality music can help us through our grief.
Have Fun and Learn Piano Faster With Easy Piano Music
So you've tried playing the piano for sometime without any success. You probably think that you are the worst piano player in the entire globe. For what it's worth, you are definitely not the only person who thinks they suck in piano. Maybe all you need is some easy piano music to help you through the learning process.
Very easy to play
Many people want to get good in piano within a day. Am very sorry to say this but that is not close to possible. These people will try playing some songs they heard on the television which later proves to be too difficult and they end up quitting. Easy piano music helps you gain knowledge slowly with the basics being put into consideration. The music is really easy to learn and within a very short while, you will be good at playing that song and you can move to a more complex one.
Easy piano music categories
Another factor that makes this music so helpful is the fact that you can choose from various categories to learn with. Not everybody loves "twinkle twinkle" and learning with it might not only prove annoying but will also be difficult to work with since you will not be into the music. So if classics are your thing, you can always find a song from classics that will be much easier to learn with.
Fast, easy and fun
What you need to realize is that piano shouldn't be like that boring lecture from history class. Music is supposed to make you happy and if you are not tuned with your happy side, you will end up hating the lessons. Piano music is the exact thing you need to get rid of this. Whether you are doing it alone or with others, singing along to a music you are learning can be a pretty fun experience.
The next time you feel like you want to smash your piano or throw it out your window because you just can't get the drill, you might want to try these songs which are made for that exact purpose.
Very easy to play
Many people want to get good in piano within a day. Am very sorry to say this but that is not close to possible. These people will try playing some songs they heard on the television which later proves to be too difficult and they end up quitting. Easy piano music helps you gain knowledge slowly with the basics being put into consideration. The music is really easy to learn and within a very short while, you will be good at playing that song and you can move to a more complex one.
Easy piano music categories
Another factor that makes this music so helpful is the fact that you can choose from various categories to learn with. Not everybody loves "twinkle twinkle" and learning with it might not only prove annoying but will also be difficult to work with since you will not be into the music. So if classics are your thing, you can always find a song from classics that will be much easier to learn with.
Fast, easy and fun
What you need to realize is that piano shouldn't be like that boring lecture from history class. Music is supposed to make you happy and if you are not tuned with your happy side, you will end up hating the lessons. Piano music is the exact thing you need to get rid of this. Whether you are doing it alone or with others, singing along to a music you are learning can be a pretty fun experience.
The next time you feel like you want to smash your piano or throw it out your window because you just can't get the drill, you might want to try these songs which are made for that exact purpose.
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