Music and the Society
Music and the Society How Does Music Serve the Society? Olympic Opening Ceremony (1984: Los Angeles) Image source: https://hips.hearstapps.com/toc.h-cdn.co/assets/16/30/1024x684/1984-summer-olympics.jpg?resize=980:* Welcome to my final blog for this music class! I have been enjoying learning and appreciating music more since the beginning of the musical journey with our instructor Ms. Kljaich and the class. For this blog, I am going to discuss the functions of music to our society, or how does music serve our society? In our daily life, music is almost everywhere. Major life events cannot be the same without music, such as graduation, wedding, festivals, parties, and funerals. World events and ceremonies must have music to proceed, such as Olympics and inauguration of presidents. Music is pervasive, fundamental, entertaining, therapeutic, and uplifting. Music Brings Us Together People of different cultures, beliefs, ages, and social classes could be brought to