Belinda Huang Summary

Belinda Huang in this article examines the influence of Music on our lives. She states that music morally, culturally and emotionally effects our daily lives. According to the writer, music has the power to play either a negative or a positive part in an individual’s life. She further states that music has a huge impact over the lives of the youngsters. Music and culture go hand in hand nowadays (Proffitt and Lange). The modern culture changes drastically today, similarly, tastes in music also change rapidly. This shows that music and culture are interlinked. She also states that music represents the culture of a state; therefore, the musicians should be conscious while composing lyrics and songs. Belinda Huang further states that

The writer’s point that music has the power to shape the notions and ideas of a generation is accurate in the sense that our generation is addicted to music and the beats and lyrics of music have an effect over the minds of the listeners (Williams, Pocock and Bridge). Therefore, if meaningful lyrics and composed by the musicians, their songs would leave a powerful effect on the minds of the song listeners leading to motivating rallies and movements. I think that the insight stated that by the writer in the article is greatly compassionate. Especially as she has called attention to the importance of moral content of music. This is often ignored; in our times of the cult of the artist as self-indulgent genius.Art creators have a responsibility to the world, and to themselves. They typically want their work to succeed, that is, to have an influence on others. Therefore, it is obligatoryfor them to consider what that influence will be, to the extent that they can indeed choose and guide that effect. It is true that a musician should consider the moral and cultural implications of his work. The works of people, who are in a position of power or control, do have an effect on the lives of those who it touches. Therefore, the musical work that is created should be responsible (Proffitt and Lange). However, in the article the writer fails to highlight that how music creators could make music responsibly. The writer is a musician and music composer herself; she should have proposed such tactics in the article through which the music producers could avoid immoral content in their songs and