What is the purpose of music?

by Michael Ten

Posted: 14 years ago 33 replies

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What is the purpose of music?

What is the purpose of anything?

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Dennis Gaskill 14 years ago

What is the purpose of music?
"Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
- William Congreve

"Music calms the savage beast."
- Bugs Bunny

Hope one of those works as an answer for you.
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Jonathan 2.0 Banned 14 years ago

Good question.

For me “music” means sharing knowledge and experience. Empathizing with (and inspiring) a whole range of emotions: Sadness, happiness, sorrow, gratitude, love, etc. When I hear a song that affects me deeply I remember why I decided to compose my own songs for people.

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- noranorma101 14 years ago
  
  hi! music mean expressing your feeling emotions like happiness sadness
  sorrow etc when some singing a song actually he or she expressing the emotions so music is also a way of expressing your emotions in song format.
  
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sergiotisa 14 years ago

calm your soul.
make you have fun.
educate.
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Wotz Banned 14 years ago

Someone wise once said that Music is the food for the soul. I think that's true. Music really calm's one's soul and help's one thinks clearly. We need music as much as we need air
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TLTheLiberator 14 years ago

Entertainment.

I believe it began as personal entertainment.

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carolinesmith09 14 years ago

For me, the purpose of music is that it enriches the soul. Many of us don't know how to express our feelings and we can easily convey it through music.
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HorseStall 14 years ago

Wow - never really thought about it, I find music soothing or motivating depending on my mood or what I'm trying to accomplish. It also evokes memories and I'm certain it has other purposes but those are the most poignant for me.
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- Mark Andrews Banned 14 years ago
  
  There is no overiding purpose to anything. Life is what you make it. It depends entirely on what you want out of life.
  
  If you want to chase nothing but money and personal possessions, to seek respect amongst your peers to show off your flashy lifestyle, in effect saying to all and sundry, hey look at me, look at how great I am, all this proves is how big your ego is. I'd call it self conceit myself.
  
  Really, if this is all you're chasing in life - sooner or later you're going to come banging back down to earth with a bump. Not that of course you're going to show or allow anyone else inside your mind to see your major fears at work. No, you've got to keep up appearances because when you strip all of this away (material wealth and possessions) what is there left of you which has any real value?
  
  You're going to be left only with the age old question as you look at yourself in the mirror when you get old asking yourself, what the hell was all of that about?
  
  Lifes purpose is procreation. Expanding the species. For in numbers, there's safety or so we're led to believe. Or at least the sense of feeling more secure the more of us there are which is why we tend to congregate together in large numbers.
  
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  The purpose of life is to have children and to teach them all the lessons in life you can so they don't simply end up repeating your own mistakes. It's all about evolving. Each generation doing better than the last. In a nutshell survival tools.
  
  Breaking this down to a micro level, lifes purpose is about making your family happy. Putting a smile on each others faces. Treating each other with kindness, love and respect. Qualities which sadly seem to be greatly amiss in todays busy world.
  
  If you do have a single life purpose, it is to bring more love and happiness to other people starting first within the home.
  
  What is the purpose of music?
  
  Again, there is no purpose to music. Music is music. Music to the ears. Some might say a gift from the gods. But at the end of the day...
  
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  ...the purpose which you take from listening to good music is entirely down to you. Who else can say or tell you what the purpose of music is? This is completely subjective as everyone individually interprets music differently.
  
  It is what is, just like life.
  
  Just be being. You are human afterall.
  
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Fernando Veloso 14 years ago

It's Life.
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HeySal 14 years ago

Music is our means of keeping a rhythm when we dance.

It also gives people something to post about in forums. It gives others insights to the posters frame of mind when they just don't have much to say otherwise.

Anything creative needs no purpose other than to exist.
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- MissTerraK 14 years ago
  
  To power wonderful and invigorating creative dance workouts that exercise the body, mind and soul.
  
  Just one purpose out of trillions...
  
  The stated purposes of music will vary just as much as the people who enjoy it.
  
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hardraysnight 14 years ago

to give the fbi an excuse to invade the sovereignty of new zealand and its favourite permanent resident kim dotcom, currently out on bail
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Kurt 14 years ago

I don't know it's purpose, but it's got to be rock and roll music if you want to dance with me.

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- Frank Donovan 14 years ago
  
  Think I've found the porpoise of music:
  
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xypoon 14 years ago

There is no purpose for its genesis or existence. It just happens, it's a feeling and atmosphere expressed with sound.
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KimW 14 years ago

In the past a lot of music was political or parody or informational or whatever you wanted it to be. But minstrels would put to music and voice what they could not just come out and say without retribution.
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thunderbird 14 years ago

Music has no purpose. Nor does fashion, joy, and color. A proper life has no music. Proper people wear plain drab clothes, and live joyless colorless lives. Also it is better to limit one's seating to hard benches rather than anything with cushioning.
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MoneyMagnetMagnate 14 years ago

RIAA
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is the trade organization that supports and promotes the creative and financial vitality of the major music companies. Its members are the music labels that comprise the most vibrant record industry in the world. RIAA® members create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legitimate recorded music produced and sold in the United States.

In support of this mission, the RIAA works to protect the intellectual property and First Amendment rights of artists and music labels; conduct consumer, industry and technical research; and monitor and review state and federal laws, regulations and policies. The RIAA® also certifies Gold®, Platinum®, Multi-Platinum™ and Diamond sales awards as well as Los Premios De Oro y Platino™, an award celebrating Latin music sales.

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35maypalabon 14 years ago

Everything has a purpose when it comes to music for me well ..it's something that makes me feel good when I'm happy..and bad when I'm sad it depend on the mood.

Can't imagine the world without music.
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mbunga 14 years ago

Music is a form of art used to pass a, message, empower, entertain, soothe encourage, name it and not just any message but a constructive one because 'you' never know who is watching. However, not all is so but its a free world, we are free to choose.
That's why i cant listen to anything that has rhythm, it must be enriching too.

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TheGraphicsGuy 14 years ago

Music is all about to get HIGH
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orb 14 years ago

To encourage you to sin, it is the devils tool.
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Dave Patterson 14 years ago

Musics purpose is to connect ourselves to the universe through sound...
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- Michael Ten 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dave Patterson
  
  Musics purpose is to connect ourselves to the universe through sound...
  
  Wow! Well said!
  
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noranorma101 14 years ago

hi! The basic purpose of music is to entertain the people but it has also represent emotions and feeling of some one and some time music represent happy emotions and feeling and some one are sad.
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AdamWill 14 years ago

Music is for your peace of mind and body. In some countries music are use for patent treatment.
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Mr.Daydream 14 years ago

recreation more than anything else tbh
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linkEnergyzer 14 years ago

it's so relaxaxing
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- Michael Ten 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by linkEnergyzer
  
  it's so relaxaxing
  
  I agree! It can be quite relaxing to listen to.
  
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  JordanaGordic 14 years ago
  
  I think everyone has different purposes for music specially. Some persons listens music for their mind's refreshment and some persons love it because it is their addiction. Some people like parties with music so they would love music too.
  
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sendraobama 14 years ago

Now a days scientist say that music is best therapy which help to remove many disease like depression, pain, blood pressure, fever etc. Music also help the improve concertration.
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