Bac mythes et héros

Brouillon « The power of music »

• places and forms of power 🡪 through the power of music.
• Christian Anderson : Where words fails, music speaks.
• Meaning of power ? 🡪 Influencing people’s behavior.
• We studied documents dealing with the influence of music.

• 🡪 Can music be considered as a form of power ?  

1. Influence that music can have on our society.
2. Benefits that it can bring on the individual plan.  

1. Collective power

• Iconic protest song – Heroes by Bowie.
• No RDA issues but symbol of the Berlin wall and the fight against dictatorship.
• Outstanding lyrics and rhythm represent an entertaining manner of exposing stories
• Music 🡪 Tool of free expression.

• Music has impacted us but can we really speak about a form of power ?
• Music  : ability to create, feelings & convey emotions.
• Singer 🡪 spokesman
• Music is universal, everything is possible with it, can empower people.

• Ian Bireel, gts even if music is powerful, it can’t change the world…
• Live Aid : 13th July 1985, charity show, help people famine Ethiopia
• Two massive concerts, 70M$ by phone and 200M$ yielded.
• But two mistakes : lack of african artist, Bob Geldof not fully aware of the reasons of famine.
• Famine 🡪 result of a ruthless communism government.
• Nonetheless, one of the power of music is to gathered people.
• 🡪 illustrated by concerts & events such as Live Aid.

1.  Individual power  

• Mark Neikrug (healing ceremony) 🡪 music much more powerful.
• Music not only to be heard but listen.
• Main aim of fine arts is to express emotions.
• Have been shown to affect level of physical excitability.
• ex : increase in the pace of the music 🡪 quicken our pulse and breathing.
• positive physiological impact (help people to get stronger, lower blood pressure, anxiety…)
• Effects of music on the brain has led to a new branch of research : neuromusicology 🡪 music activates every known part of the brain, look at the brain of musicians 🡪  superior working memory, auditory skills and flexibility.
• Science proves that listening to music can improve your mood.
• Listening and playing music reduces chronic stress.
• Music cbs like a full body work out of the brain.
• Never too soon or too late to fill your life with music

Conclusion :

Music not only have an effect on crowds or evne greater amounts of people. as it is able to convey a message for causes.

It’s also influence one individual alone 🡪 beneficial effect on one’s brain.

It  can stimulate your brain as no other actions can.

Music really is a form of power, has shown its capacity to involve people in social changes through songs such as “we are the world”.

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