Full Body Experience

Good God I love music. Singing it, dancing to it, listening to it. I don’t know if you have to be good at music in some way in order to enjoy it, but it’s definitely more enjoyable if you’re good at it. I’m not saying I’m a stellar singer. But being a good singer helps me to want to sing more, therefore helps me to enjoy it more. I’m going to talk about three different pleasures that revolve around music; singing, dancing, and listening.

               With singing, your body is your instrument. Not only your vocal chords, but your diaphragm, throat, stomach, etc. This is an advantage and disadvantage. Advantage, because you can usually feel when you’re doing something wrong, and you have more freedom to do things with you instrument. Disadvantage, because you can’t just press a button and blow to make sound come out. You have to shape your vocal chords and throat, and breathe properly from your diaphragm in order to get a nice sound. When you sing, you can physically feel the music move you. You can feel it course through your veins and body.

            Dancing also allows you to feel the music. On the beat of the music, you can move your body to match it. The way the music moves, you move. It’s slow and soft, move like a ballerina. It’s heavy and energetic with a nice beat; hit all the moves with a great force.

            Listening to music is like a massage for your ears. But not only your ears; once again your whole body gets to enjoy it. You can feel the music move from the source, through the air, into your ears, and resonate throughout your body. It’s a beautiful thing.

            Music is a full body experience. That’s why it’s so great. You don’t like to dance? Okay, sing. You don’t like to sing? Okay, listen. And if you don’t like listening, you need to get that checked.