As the holiday season approaches, music is everywhere. Holiday tunes are on the radio, carolers on every street corner and instrumentalists preparing for their winter shows in the hallways. Despite hearing the same four melodies over and over again, this season means a lot to musicians, who express themselves through a unique form of art.
“Music controls emotions,” junior Dayton Rose said.
Rose partakes in orchestra and jazz band, playing the double bass and the bass guitar. He started experimenting with music in middle school, and later claims it became a huge part of his life.
“Our whole lives are music,” Rose said. “We communicate through it.”
Sophomore cellist Isla Grant has a similar opinion, participating in orchestra alongside Rose. Rose and Grant both claim that the orchestra room is a place where so many different souls and instruments can come together and make music in harmony, uniting their unique lives in a form of art.
“If you’re feeling a certain type of way, your emotions go through your instrument,” Grant said.
Music creates an outlet for musicians, allowing them to express themselves in manners that can’t be created in any other form. This flow of emotion connects the artist and the audience.
“What I love the most about musical theatre is how creative and unique of a way it is to tell a story,” sophomore thespian Irene Ruiz-Nunez said. “If you ever sit next to me in a musical, you’ll see my jaw is dropped, because I love it so much.”
Singing in musical theatre allows the performer to share a story through their voice, and portray a character many can relate to. By putting emotions into a song, singers create an ambience where everything goes silent and all that matters is the feeling the song creates in both listener and performer. This same feeling is recreated when seeing a rock band at a concert, watching a live orchestra or listening to an elementary school choir. It’s a universal moment, yet so memorable, sparking the passion for musicians to recreate it over and over again.
“Music is something you can just do,” freshman choir member Carter Whitcomb said. “I don’t feel the pressure to go to lessons and figure out what I’m doing, I can just do whatever I want. It’s very freeing, and a fun personal expression to work with.”
Music matters because it’s such a unique way to outsource your emotions and connect with others. That’s why during the holiday season, a time for joy and love, people hear music everywhere; it creates a moment of pure emotion where you get to connect with peers and feel seen in their presence.
“I think it’s really cool to have a form to connect with music, which inspires me so much,” senior thespian Olivia Lay said.“I can share my passion with other people, instead of just listening to it in my headphones alone in my room.”
