humanity
Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of music professionals, amateurs, inspiring students, celebrities, lifestyle influencers, and general feel good human stories in the music sphere.
Music - A peace of mind
Music has an extraordinary power to stimulate our emotions and stimulate our memories. I guess music's been a stimulant of choice for me because I always feel so much better and energetic and energized when I sing a song or play in a band. And those of you out there who have sung in choirs or play a musical instrument I'm sure can identify with that feeling: you get a kind of rewarding, even addictive, response. It is just amazing. And when you hear music that you like, you want to move, you want to maybe get up and dance, or tap your feet or your fingers. Music also affects us at the biological level. Internally, it can affect blood pressure, heart rate, hormones; externally, it can affect us, give us goose bumps or spine-tingling chills, or can drive us to tears.
By Sumesh Bhaila5 years ago in Beat
3 Reasons Why You Should Not Sing Your Own Praise
Being by nature quite a modest, conservative sort of person, I have always held back from being in any way boastful about any achievements I might have. Far too often I have seen other peoples' reactions to boasting. In fact, more than once I have held back saying anything about doing something worthy of attention only to see somebody try to claim credit for what I did.
By Liam Ireland5 years ago in Beat
Drum Roll, Please...
Compassion by definition is “sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.”( - Oxford Dictionary) However, we could get more mileage out of such a powerful word if we expand the meaning of the word into the things we feel passionate, enthusiastic about. The things that bring us joy, motivate and excite us. I want to distinguish this feeling from living vicariously from another’s experience since that feels like something that is not earned. I’m talking about a thought fullness and heart fullness that happens among strangers and friends when we allow ourselves to feel what others are feeling.
By Sung Uni Lee5 years ago in Beat
7 IMPRESSIVE BENEFITS OF MUSIC: A COMPLETE GUIDE
Are you an avid music lover and want to learn more about the benefits of listening to your favorite tunes? Music is an art form that goes back to at least 35,000 years ago when humans used all kinds of handmade instruments to harmonize.
By Trending Us5 years ago in Beat
Music is the Way to Your Heart and Positive Mental Health of the Soul
By now, I would imagine that by reading & hearting my articles, (kindly checked and published by the Vocal platform) that my growing audience will come to understand (and acknowledge) that I used to be a registered mental health nurse and that I am very much aware that music, has both a precious & very important part to play in therapeutic discovery for (not simply vulnerable patients in our care system) but for everyone in our world within society today. It can, and most definitely is, a powerful tool in breaking down the barriers between the many varied and different languages spoken across our world today.
By Jonathan Townend5 years ago in Beat
Remembering
Every song I listen to holds a memory for me, from oldies to newbies. I decided to create a list of songs from the past, each representing a memory for me. Cheap Tricks song 'Mighty Wings' (1986) taught me that if I wanted something, I had to go get it, while Kenny Loggins 'Danger Zone' (1986) taught me to face my fears and fight back at a time when I was going through domestic violence and thought my life was over.
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Beat
The Storytelling in Music is Back
Music is magic. Music is a story well told that can never be forgotten because it stays somewhere deep in our souls. Music helps us remember, helps us heal and recover. Music can make people cry, laugh, feel joy, sadness, excite us and tug on heartstrings. Due to these characteristics, music plays a critical role in audiovisual projects from cinema to television. Every now and then, the perfect pairing of writing and production combine to amplify a narrative’s emotional content for an unforgettable experience for the viewer. Such is the case with writer and singer Karin Rybar and producer David Goldblatt, the talents behind Songs2Cinema.
By Edmund Morgan5 years ago in Beat
Why You Should Regularly Listen To The Latest Download Charts
When I was young, I used to look down pityingly on the elderly when they listened to the same songs from the past over and over again. I'd say "Rage Against The Machine," and they could only reply "Beatles or Stones."
By René Junge5 years ago in Beat
Fringe Mellow opens with Our Brand.
Hi, My name is Lance and I'm not all I'd hoped I'd become. I'm a husband, father, friend, and creative writer. Yes, I wanted to be all these things! But I think in the beginning I thought I could do all these things easily since they are the things, I am passionate about and are consistent in my life. The truth is I wanted to be a good husband, father, friend, and creative writer however there is always room for improvement and it's our shortcomings that we associate with the most.
By Fringe Mellow5 years ago in Beat
Visual Audio Abstraction
Visual Audio Abstraction By: Nancy R. Rouse Born in 1977, the offspring of a Vietnam War veteran who had been repeatedly poisoned over the course of his service by Agent Orange. Though his country finally came to their senses decades later acknowledging the first victims were affected by the terrible herbicides, little was known as to how far the reach of altered environmental genetics. I am the product of such an unwilling thing. Raised as if everything was normal, many times growing up in school getting reprimanded for not grasping the concept of the verbal instructions. When I was caught staring out the windows of my class room instead of paying attention to the abstraction that fell upon me, I was made to stay in detention for recess to write over and over again, "I will not stare out the window during class." Unaware myself that the world around me had a very different perception than what I had been cursed with. I was born with a severe hearing impairment due to my father"s fate of being exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam. Only perceiving sixty percent of sound in my left ear. My right ear, completely deaf. You see, staring out the window made more sense as a child, the way the wind blew leaves across the sidewalk or how the occasional bird danced in the wind. That was my comfort the music I could see in the realm of static and Visual Audio Abstraction as the background was swept away by inaudible sounds the subject was pushed to the front dancing in an array of abstract composition and colour. Early on I began to vaguely communicate through my artwork unable to truly connect with those around me. Helen Keller once said, "The problems of deafness are deeper and more complex, if not more important than those of blindness. Deafness is a much worse misfortune. For it means the loss of the most vital stimulus-- the sound of the voice that brings language, sets thoughts astir, and keeps us in the intellectual company of man."
By Rev. Nancy R. Rouse5 years ago in Beat
What I Learned About Racism At The Wacken Open Air Festival
In 2015 I visited the Heavy Metal Festival in Wacken, North Germany, with my nephew and my niece's husband. The Wacken Open Air is the biggest heavy metal festival in the world and takes place every year on a site in the small village of Wacken. More than 70.000 visitors fire up a big party there for several days with international stars of the scene and numerous newcomer bands from all over the world.
By René Junge5 years ago in Beat
