Lyrical vs. Musical

Like many, music is and will always be a major part of my life. We’ve all recognized how your eating and sleeping choices can affect your day – I really believe that your music choices fall along the same path.

Music Inspiration

Think about it.  How often does the music you choose to listen to affect your day? Do you find yourself in a better mood? Working harder? Relaxing? Dancing?.. I’ve found that by allowing music to dictate my mood, I can turn a bad day into a great one.

With SO MUCH great music out there, the possibilities are endless to finding something amazing. All from the comfort of your home, cubicle, car, what have you.

Family Inspiration

At an early age I was introduced to music and how it can affect/change your life. My grandma was an incredible woman who knew over 3,000 songs by heart on the piano. She started playing the piano after contracting Polio at the age of 5 which limited her ability to participate in outdoor activities. Through music she stayed positive about life and its possibilities.

Grandma Bonnie in Fall 2007.

Aside from my Grandma Bonnie, my brother Ross Clark and my Uncle Bob have made music their fulltime gig and really have opened my eyes to the world of music.

Listening Habits

BUT there is something I’ve been noticing lately about my habits – I don’t always listen to the lyrics. At least, not initially. I’m very focused on the musicality of the song that sometimes, I forget to listen to the message.

I think this is partly due to our radio culture today. I’ve noticed that when I listen to the songs  on the local radio station, the songs played are more about the beat and less about the message (I admit, I love me some bad music at times).

Habits like this are meant to be broken. And I fully intend on breaking this one by committing myself to listening more often to the lyrics of the great artists that I listen to because I think it will lend to an overall better and more interesting listening experience.

How do you listen? Are you a lyrical or musical listener?

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