Music is played in every society and culture in the world today. Some people believe that music brings only benefits to individuals and societies. Others, However think that music can negative influence on both. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Generally, the
music
is considered to be most popular and ancient modes of human expression. It features largely in all histories and all cultures and indeed has been one of the main ways of passing on cultural tradition to new generations. Many people view
music
as a positive influence for societies. They
also
believe that the influence of individuals is wholly beneficial as it is a long established way communicating and helping us to understand the whole range of human emotion and experience in a more spiritual language than words can represent.
However
, there are different kinds of
music
and the qualities of classical
music
traditions are not necessarily part of the
music
many people are experiencing today. In the modern world, there is a huge
music
industry that sells piped
music
to supermarkets and advertisers. We are
also
constantly exposed to loud modern
music
from people's CD players,
ipod
(trademark) a pocket-sized device used to play music files
iPod
or car radios. So the view of
music
today as a kind of noise pollution produced by selfish people, is
also
a common and negative one, but it is difficult to think of a world without
music
. Certainly, there is bad
music
that may have a negative influence, particularly in the young minds. But people's taste in
music
tends to change as they get older, and it would be difficult to find someone who had no positive musical associations at all. In conclusion, I think that
music
can have both positive and negative influences on people and society, but it is an integral part of human expression that we cannot really separate from our lives.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Harmony
  • Melody
  • Rhythm
  • Socio-cultural
  • Artistic expression
  • Cognitive development
  • Soundtrack
  • Moral implications
  • Acoustic ecology
  • Intellectual property
  • Authenticity
  • Commercialization
  • Media literacy
  • Sensory overload
  • Acculturation
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