Transcript Music Everywhere!

By: Juna Kawai-Yue
Why Music?
You might say that you can go a day, two days, or even a week
without music. But the truth is that you can’t. Sure, you might be able to
go a day without music, but let me just say that music is inevitable. And
that includes all kinds of music, from music concerts to just tapping your
pencil in a rhythmic beat on a table in irritation while doing your
homework. I cannot go a day without music or even maybe an hour
without music. So right after Saturday Chinese school, in the car on the
way to the mall in Flushing, I made a decision to try and make it through
the day without any forms of music. Well. My decision was broken. When
we went to the mall, Chinese music blasted in my ear. A TV was playing the
Gangnam Style music video
On the way home, the car was playing music from the radio. When
we got back home, I had to do my homework. I hummed and tapped the
table in a rhythm in irritation while I wrote. Then my mom told me to
practice piano. My fingers flew across the keys as they played different
notes. After that, I started reading a book while music played through the
speakers we have. I quickly got bored, and my dad and little brother
wanted to watch the basketball game. It kept playing those little annoying
tunes. I played games on my iPhone and the background music kept
repeating. Well, I thought. That decision was impossible.
Instruments and
Singing to Daily Music
Many people create music from
making popular music albums to
musical concerts. In a survey, 15 out of
25 5th graders create music on a daily
basis. Ever tapped your pencil while
you tried to figure out a math
problem? There you go. You created a
simple form of music. Other people
play instruments every day to practice
their skills. Some people sing along
with songs they know while listening
to them, and even operas or musicals
on Broadway create music. Just
humming an easy tune provides music.
Daily subject of Music
In school, you have a
music subject, right? So
if you have ever done
those every day, you
can’t go without music
for a day.
Popular Music in Daily
Life
Also, many people listen to music without really knowing on a daily basis.
Music has become a normal background in our lives. 23 out of 25 5th graders
surveyed said they listen to music every day. Roughly 85% of the world’s
population listens to the radio each day. According to www.ask.com, the
average of songs people listen to in a year ranges from 30,000 to 34,917 songs,
and also listens to 2,920 hours of music per year. People usually plug
earphones into music devices for jogging or other purposes. In Central Park,
have you ever heard people playing or singing or dancing to music publicly? Or
you must have been to a restaurant or mall, where they play music through
loudspeakers.