by Lungta N, Class 11

What is music? It only means something to the people who are truly listening! Music is mostly considered an art form for entertainment. But when I think about music, it is not a simple answer for me.   

Music is my medium of expression and it is more than something that I simply use to entertain others. Often people express themselves with words and actions.  For me, I do that with music. I feel like music is very similar to the color white. which is composed of infinite colors but can mix with any color and become something beautiful. In a similar way, I feel that music has infinite meanings, but each listener can have a different interpretation and a different meaning.

I have found that music can reach people’s hearts even when they are feeling terrible. It can melt the coldest of hearts. My favorite instrument is the guitar. I feel like the strings of the guitar are like the letters of the alphabet, which I can use to create my language. I have often heard that God is everywhere, but I feel that God is everywhere in the form of music – in nature, in the air, in the remotest corners of the planet.

I am learning to play the guitar right now and hope that my music will be able to heal someone’s pain someday; that it can give them hope to others just like many people’s music has given me hope. The world is a much better and brighter place when music is in everyone’s soul.