The Art of our Lives

             It's in our homes, our cars, our work and almost every other place we go. It invades our silence, manipulates our thoughts and plays on our emotions. It has been with us almost as long as mans very existence, has survived World Wars, famine, and disease and is constantly changing, while still remaining true to its roots and reflecting on our culture. Some people are blessed with the gift of being able to creating and expressing themselves through it, while everyone is capable of enjoying it on at least on level. It is dynamic, complex, very beautiful art form, which will never die. Its name is music.
             Every generation and cultural group has grown up with their own special style of music, a style that reflects on the people, society, economy and beliefs of a decade. It is an art, which is forever changing, and being reinvented. Music had been responsible for provoking mass riots yet is capable of making lovers dwell in love and passion and as often said : "can clam the savage beast". It is a consistent part of our everyday lives. It knows how to tap into every emotion that we as humans feel. Music poses a magic quality that crawls under our skin and can make us move almost involuntary to a beat, or send us to a state of content - making us wish the whole world could share our song. It make us feel happy, sad, angry, conjure up old memories. It has become a crucial element in setting the mood in movies, theatre and television. Since the invention of the radio in the early part of the 1900's the home has never been the same. Falling asleep to your favorite song and waking up t!
             o your favorite radio station, inspiring you for the day ahead and putting a spring in your step. Be it someone taping a drumbeat on their desk or a kid strumming frantically on their guitar, its sheer diversity and ability to be completely dynamic, allows for music to be an amazingly individual form of expression.
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