Music

         My fist blog post is on music, a highly universal subject.  Everyone in the world likes music, and there are probably as many kinds of music as there are countries in the world.  Think about it; no one ever starts a war about music, no heated debates about music end in violence or scandal, and no one is ever excluded from enjoying music.  But throughout the years, our methods of playing, and listening to, music has evolved drastically.  Can you imagine a time without guitars?  Can you picture the present music industry without iTunes?  Music used to be something we simply enjoyed, a rarity for some.  But in the age of iPods, Pandora, Facebook, and other modern sharing devices, the music we like has become our identity.  If you ask someone their favorite musician, or grab their iPod and browse through the songs, your mind instantly forms opinions of them based on their music preferences.  Usually, the lesser-known the artists the person likes, the more intellectual, inquisitive, and defiant the person is.  If another individual's iPod is overflowing with the latest trashy pop singles, it shows that they accept what they our given and wish to maintain an image.  There are, of course, exceptions to these statements, and I certainly wouldn't discriminate against anyone because of their choices in music, it's just interesting to see how music has crept into almost every part of our lives.  I love music, and I think everyone can say the same.