Many people ask the question, “What is good music?” A teacher may be wondering if a certain song is good to let the class listen to, or a parent may be selecting appropriate music for their child’s party. Everyday someone is faced with the dilemma of differentiating between good or bad music. So, what is good music?
The first step in rejoining this question is to ascertain what type of music you prefer to listen to. Do you fancy rock, metal, heavy metal, or do you succumb to country or classical? This can be an arduous question to answer but it needs to be made certain before you can continue on. Answering this question will allow you to understand what music you think is congenial. If you prefer to listen to classical music or other types of mellow music, you wouldn’t appreciate rock music because of all the noise, and if you like rock music, then you wouldn’t adore listening to classical music because it’s not exciting enough. You must decide what style you like best.
Next, you will need to understand what situation you will be in while listening to the music. Are you planning to play the music at a dance, or do you just want to auscult to the music while you’re doing something else like finishing homework or cooking dinner? This will help you to pick music that will enhance what you are doing, and give a certain mood to the atmosphere of what’s going on. If you are picking music for a dance, you will want something that has a good dance beat to it, yet you might not want something too romantic depending on the audience. Classical or mellow music would be an excellent choice, if you are doing yoga or trying to relax after a long and stressful day. You wouldn’t want to listen to rock or metal music then.
After answering these two questions, you will probably have a good idea what music is affable or unpleasant, but that is only for certain situations. As in my example in the first paragraph, you may be trying to decide what music is appropriate. Music that is allowed at school can’t have any swearing and has to be about wholesome things, which would make that type of music bad, but some people think that type of music is okay so is it good or bad? Some people listen to classical music, while others think it’s boring and annoying; is it good or bad? Parents may want their kids to listen to one type of music but behind their backs the kids listen to something else, so which type is good and which is bad? Some religions deem swearing in music as unholy while others don’t care, so is it good, or do some people have twisted ideas? I could go on and on so I’ll leave the question to you to answer; what is good music?
