Some people are of the opinion that music is a good source to unite people, despite having diverse cultures and ages. I strongly disagree with this point of view for two main reasons; language barriers and choice of music based on generational disparity.
The first reason I tend to believe why it is not a likable way to connect people from various ages is the difference in music preferences of the old and new generation depending upon their period of popular music. Before the modern instruments were invented, the earlier contemporaries were much more inclined towards the kind of music that had meaningful lyrics. Moreover, it has also been observed that people with older traditions complain about the type of music youngsters are currently addicted to. For instance, having carried out recent research, it is analysed that 90% of the people from the current generation would choose to listen to rap rather than slow and classical music. Thus, music can not help diminish this generational gap among people.
Secondly, not only the culture but also the language is an intangible barrier to interact with foreigners. Despite the fact that music is not as semantically concrete as language, every musical phrase creates a specific emotion that can only be followed by the people with a similar mode of communication. In addition to that, the range of music is quite wide so it provides people an option to select the music they understand. Another example is the study that is conducted at the University of Alberta; it proves that language is one of the main criteria on which the popularity of music relies on. As a result, people select the kind of music that feels familiar to their soul and thus is not a good measure to join them together.
To conclude, although some people might believe that music has the ability to reduce the distance among several nations, I am still persuaded that it actually has more to do with the division among them. It has been discussed in this essay that languagee barriers and generation gap can have a strong influence on the preferences of music.
Some
people
are of the opinion that
music
is a
good
source to unite
people
, despite having diverse cultures and ages. I
strongly
disagree with this point of view for two main reasons;
language
barriers and choice of
music
based on generational disparity.
The
first
reason I tend to believe why it is not a likable way to connect
people
from various ages is the difference in
music
preferences of the
old
and new generation depending upon their period of popular
music
.
Before
the modern instruments
were invented
, the earlier contemporaries were much more inclined towards the kind of
music
that had meaningful lyrics.
Moreover
, it has
also
been observed
that
people
with older traditions complain about the type of
music
youngsters are
currently
addicted to.
For instance
, having carried out recent research, it is
analysed
that 90% of the
people
from the
current
generation would choose to listen to rap
rather
than slow and classical
music
.
Thus
,
music
can not
help
diminish this generational gap among
people
.
Secondly
, not
only
the culture
but
also
the
language
is an intangible barrier to interact with foreigners. Despite the fact that
music
is not as
semantically
concrete as
language
, every musical phrase creates a specific emotion that can
only
be followed
by the
people
with a similar mode of communication.
In addition
to that, the range of
music
is quite wide
so
it provides
people
an option to select the
music
they understand. Another example is the study that
is conducted
at the University of Alberta; it proves that
language
is one of the main criteria on which the popularity of
music
relies on.
As a result
,
people
select the kind of
music
that feels familiar to their soul and
thus
is not a
good
measure to
join
them together.
To conclude
, although
some
people
might believe that
music
has the ability to
reduce
the distance among several nations, I am
still
persuaded that it actually has more to do with the division among them. It has
been discussed
in this essay that
languagee
barriers and generation gap can have a strong influence on the preferences of
music
.