by Jan Toomer
This is a Discussion from the “Undefined Reality” course. The “Tester” had been my daughter JoAnna who had been really blown away by this experience:
Music, any music, with or without lyrics, tells a story. It also interacts with our being – mind, body and spirit/soul. We respond to the story, both through the lyrics and the instrumental and the mood aspects of that piece.
Some people listen to the “head banging” music. One of my children listens to that. We each have our likes and dislikes.
For that child’s English class, lyrics was the assignment. I am not quite sure what exactly the assignment was, but it involved involving me. I was game.
I was asked to listen to the song. I listened. I then informed my child (the “tester”) that I couldn’t understand the words, but I could tell what the song was about because of the instrumentals and the mood/vibration of the song.
With pen in hand, “tester” was ready to write my interpretations, I was given the go-ahead to say what the music told me – so I gave my interpretation.
“Tester” sat with mouth gaped; I smiled, and asked if I got it right.
“Tester” told me I had to try the next one – so another song played. Again, I couldn’t understand the words, so I gave the story as per the music.
Six songs later, “Tester” was convinced that the music tells the same story as the lyrics; one complimenting the other.
I still have no idea what the assignment was, but I think we both learned something about music.
As for the lyrics that I couldn’t understand, the “Tester” told me that it was probably better that I didn’t understand the lyrics. 😉
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