Also, there is a segment of the the population which does not have an attraction to athletics. These are your performing arts loving individuals. Anything they can get their hands, eyes, and ears on they will and make it their own. Unfortunately, there are very few avenues for this group of people. They sort of get lost in the crowd when not in their own element.

With the explosion of Glee, many have been establishing glee clubs to perform the types of music which have been done on the TV series just to have fun. Over the last few days, I have been thinking, “Why can’t this concept be tweaked to work with busy adults?” I think it can and those of us who belong to the performing arts club should begin creating such organizations as a means to share music and also as a social medium. Just because we’re adults doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be able to continue to have fun and socialize with music as our core objective.

I would invite anyone who is a member of a college or university chorus to share their thoughts below in a comment.

Music on the other hand does something unique. It makes connections in the brain that enforce creativity. Without creativity we become dull. Since playing an instrument requires two hands and each hand is controlled by a different side of the brain, music does something else for human development. It establishes bridges in the brain’s synapses for both sides to come together and work in unison. Whatever instrument it may be, whether it be piano, guitar, violin, or the bag pipes, we become better thinkers and creators. Unlike sports, music can be shared and continued well into life’s later years when the ability to actively play sports is behind us.

Even though songwriting has its unique forms to follow, it all comes down to the writing of lyrics that the listener will sympathize with and understand. For example, any songwriter that writes about a breakup of a relationship will be able to have listeners understand because everyone has had those feelings. On the other hand, if we talk about a personal situation that someone else would not know, we need to paint a bigger picture containing more details about the story.

I’m not discounting that the musical portion is not important. Trust me, it is! Any good songwriter will use create a “hook” that will keep bringing listeners back to that song or album. In other words, we need to create that section that will continuously play in your head all day. A carefully crafted song should affect the mind like a drug affects the mind.

A great song will grab us, lure us into the story. It should take us from beginning to a climax where we are in great anticipation of what is going to happen and then resolve at the end. Without this recipe in a song or any piece of music, the listener will be lost or loose complete interest in the song. That is why songs from years ago still are played on the radio today. The listeners are hooked and want more. At the same time, the song become part of them. When the song is over, there is a desire for more. If this recipe were to be followed the way it used to be followed, the music of today would be as good as it was years ago.

Some of us have a talent to be able to create music to not only make ourselves feel better but also others. It is an art that some of us have that requires sharing. In sharing it, we become better people. We have always as a people come together with music to share in celebrations and mourning. Music truly is a part of human nature and will continue to be for generations. We should never forget that and creating it needs to continue and be encouraged.

Every single one of us has a duty and that is to release the music inside of us by keep creating that music in some unique way. Whether it be vocally or as an instrumentalist, we get inspiration from what is around us. It may be a person, a thing, an event, or another piece of music that moves us to create that next masterpiece. However, once that masterpiece is conceived, it is not worth anything until it is shared with the general public, whether it may be friends, family or complete strangers.

Without music, live would be boring. The rhythm that we all move to is part of the inner music score within us. It is that rhythm that makes us special and ties us back to our roots. The inner score is dynamic and can be formed and shaped by other music and rhythms around us.
Even though, it may be influenced, the core rhythm remains the same which makes us all unique which in turn makes our individual musical pieces our own.