It is often argued that music has the utmost power to unite and connect people, regardless of their cultural backgrounds or ages. In this essay, I strongly endorse to this viewpoint, and will give my reasons such as live concert and television reality shows.
Music can undoubtedly reach across cultural and national boundaries throughout the globe and bring people together. Possibly, the prime example of this would be the Live Aid concerts that took place back in the 1980s, and which were broadcasted to an international audience. Two live events were held simultaneously in the UK and the US, and the sole intention was to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia who struggled in their lives. The concerts were a tremendous success, both in terms of the number of people around the world who watched them as well as their impact on international public awareness of the famine was drastic, which revealed, I believe, that music truly is the planet’s global language.
Just as it transcends cultures, music also has the ability to connect people from different generations. Irrespective of age, we can all relish a memorable melody, a strong rhythm or a beautiful singing voice, and the best songs seem to have the same enchanting effect on all of us. This would explain why televised music competitions, such as ‘The X Factor’ or ‘The Voice’, are such popular prime-time shows. These programmes fascinate incredibly broad audiences because singing and popular songs appeal to children, parents and grandparents alike. I would argue that no other form of entertainment can bring families together in this way.
In conclusion, I firmly believe that music is unique in its capacity to create shared experiences between people, without discriminating culture and age.
It is
often
argued that
music
has the utmost power to unite and connect
people
, regardless of their cultural backgrounds or ages. In this essay, I
strongly
endorse to this viewpoint, and will give my reasons such as
live
concert and television reality
shows
.
Music can
undoubtedly
reach across cultural and national boundaries throughout the globe and bring
people
together.
Possibly
, the prime example of this would be the
Live
Aid concerts that took place back in the 1980s, and which
were broadcasted
to an international audience. Two
live
events
were held
simultaneously
in the UK and the US, and the sole intention was to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia who struggled in their
lives
. The concerts were a tremendous success, both in terms of the number of
people
around the world who
watched
them
as well as
their impact on international public awareness of the famine was drastic, which revealed, I believe, that
music
truly
is the planet’s global language.
Just
as it transcends cultures,
music
also
has the ability to connect
people
from
different
generations. Irrespective of age, we can all relish a memorable melody, a strong rhythm or a
beautiful
singing voice, and the best songs seem to have the same enchanting effect on all of us. This would
explain
why televised
music
competitions, such as ‘The X Factor’ or ‘The Voice’, are such popular prime-time
shows
. These
programmes
fascinate
incredibly
broad audiences
because
singing and popular songs appeal to children, parents and grandparents alike. I would argue that no other form of entertainment can bring families together in this way.
In conclusion
, I
firmly
believe that
music
is unique in its capacity to create shared experiences between
people
, without discriminating culture and age.