Musical Crusade

     Something I consider myself to be evangelical about is music, more specifically the music and bands I enjoy listening to. Such bands include The Black Keys, Bon Jovi, Green Day, and Breaking Benjamin, to name a few. My favorite genres of music are rock and alternative, but I also appreciate a variety of other styles of music; these other musical styles include electronic, indie, blues, jazz, hard rock, and metal. My least favorite genres of music are rap and country, due to their self-repeating style, generic rhythms, and often meaningless lyrics. Granted, there are some country and rap songs that I do enjoy, and I do not shun these genres. Rather, I simply dislike a majority of the music. 

     Tangents and likes aside, I love advocating new music to others around me, and I especially love being able to teach others about music. My father was a drummer who played in a variety of bands around this area, and he inspired me to learn to play an instrument myself and listen to older music. I found a taste for older rock 'n' roll, and I started to take guitar lessons so I could play music as well. Learning about music and how to play it taught me many things, and I enjoy sharing these discoveries with others. This new knowledge has helped shape my understanding, appreciation, and love of music. 

     Music is an interesting and vast art that provides near limitless possibilities for different arrangements, and it plays a huge role in almost all of our lives. Music can speak to people and bring them to a state of equanimity; it can evoke emotion and stimulate the imagination quite unlike anything else in this world, and it is one of the most remarkable constructs that we as humans have ever created.