The Many Sides of Music Music is the most diverse art form in existence. Nowadays, some might see music simply as a bass-heavy atmospheric instrument for a night of disco and mischief, but despite this minority perspective, music is by no means purely background noise. Music is not just a beat, a rhythm, a melody, a text and a voice; it can change your life. Since what I would say was the early 90s, music has morphed into seemingly meaningless club anthems and repetitive choruses with heavy bass and shallow lyrics. Even though I can enjoy a cheerful melody, there is no depth, there is no thought behind such creations. I have found that culturally underground music is much more poignant, as well as more emotionally relevant and revealing than the standard Billboard top 100 single, as such it is usually produced for financial gain rather than cathartic expression. Emotional relevance can be formed in many ways. both on a personal and social level. There is something to be said about music created as a product of emotions, as more often than not it captures the audience's sympathy. Music that an audience can relate to and identify with is more likely to stick with that audience. Personal connections transform the way we see music and specific songs, but with massive exposure to music that lacks depth and meaning, we are taking ever greater cultural steps backwards. Not only in our ability to express personal values, morals and individualistic qualities, but in the way we interact with each other and build emotional bonds. Music education has always been an underappreciated concept, but as a future teacher it terrifies me to know that there are children who stand... in the center of the paper... together, my points on the many dimensions of the music stand. Music not only holds emotional capacity, potential for empowerment and uniquely represents oneself, but it actually changes lives. Works Cited “Music Therapy and Social Justice: A Personal Journey” by Sandra Lynn Curtis, from The Arts in Psychotherapy magazine. Volume 39. 2012. 209–213This Is Your Brain in Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin, Chapter 8 "My Favorite Things." Plume (Publishing house), 2006, New YorkKiana Lafleche. Songs that cross borders. 2013. Playlist."Outline of a proposed model of sources of variation in musical taste." by Albert LeBlanc, Bulletin of the Music Education Research Council. No.61. (Winter, 1980): 29-34. Network. 11 December. 2013. .