Some people say that
music can bring people of different cultures and ages together. To what extent
do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
To what extent do you
agree or disagree with this opinion?
There is a common belief that music has a potential to bring people from various ethnicities, nationalities, age groups and sociocultural backgrounds on one platform, but nonetheless, this view is countered by a lobby.
The notion of music integrating individuals from disparate backgrounds and age groups finds its support in the fact that every genre of this form of art emanates from the same seven notes which form the foundation of all the rhythms. Therefore, listeners, regardless of their cultural backgrounds, are easily able to correlate and assimilate any kind of music. They are swayed by the compositions even if they can hardly appreciate or comprehend the accompanying lyrics: this art makes them dive deep into the world that is surrounded by sounds that emanate from their souls.
This can be illustrated by presenting the examples of today where the young are seen listening, dancing, and playing the tunes that they seldom have heard in their cultures and social groups. Several parties, discotheques and events are known to play songs and compositions of diverse countries and types: pop, folk, jazz to afford an enjoyable experience to the audience.
Nevertheless, there are some, despite being small in numbers, who doubt the ability of music in bringing people on a single platform. They often cite the discord that results when listeners, belonging to different age-groups strongly resisting songs and compositions that they find appalling, e.g. the elderly find modern genres annoying while the young generation has little liking for classical, often causing arguments and fights between them.
Overall, controversies apart, I am in complete agreement with this notion and feel that music transcends political, cultural and ethnic boundaries, and it renders harmony rather than creating friction among those hailing from different parts of the globe.
