Question

speech on music and culture

Answer 1

here is a correlation between music and culture, in that music is a distinct, diverse subculture within a given culture. Each musical era offers its own code of values, social forms, and material traits much as a culture does. Whether it is the Gregorian chants of the Middle Ages or the music of today's hip-hop culture, music is both an expression of the times and a personal and intimate expression of the artist. As defined in Merriam-Webster's dictionary, culture is "the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group." These customary beliefs could also be described as a set of morals or values commonly practiced by a group. Social forms are understood as being the institutions in which interaction and socialization between people take place, such as at school, church, or work. The material traits within a culture would include clothing, food, and art to name a few. Music is a distinct, diverse culture in itself, a subculture. Each musical era had its own code of values, social forms, and material traits. The Gregorian chants of the Middle Ages were composed and performed specifically for Catholic Church services, as the church was the strongest institution of that time. For this reason, the majority of music in the Middle Ages was of a religious origin.

Answer 2

  Hello dear Friends, I am here now in front of you to say a few words on the topic "Music and Culture".  This is an ocean of a subject. Yet I will try to put forward my valuable original opinion.

What's music?

      Music is a pleasing arrangement and flow of sounds in air that vary in a rhythm and systematic method.  Music is also an art or skill that musicians possess and make the audience enjoy their performance.

Now what's culture?

     Culture comprises of all the good ways of living of people in a civilization.  Culture consists of the beliefs, customs, traditions, ethical and moral values of groups of persons.  The culture of a person is the way the person behaves at different social contexts and events, and at home with other family members.  The way the person interacts with others defines his or her culture.

A few more words:
    Music is the one of most important boons of Gods, through which people enjoy most of their leisure time.  Music is the  subject that classifies all the rhythmic sounds into a system, that can be learned and practiced. 

   There are many types of music.  Western, oriental, Indian, African and many other types.  Music in India is treated as a science with strict rules for composition.  It is taught with a lot of discipline and with a feeling of sanctity.  There are some names like pop, rock, rap etc.  Music is either vocal or instrumental.  There are many different instruments all over the world for playing unique music pieces.

   Music and musicians are part of culture.  That is why at cultural shows music and musicians display their talent, they also portray historical culture of the community.  People with similar culture live together in general.  People of a region have a culture that evolves over many decades.

    Culture also means various performing arts like dance, instrumental music, singing, painting, drama, creating writing, craft making, debating, elocution and many more.  These are often characteristics of a developed and civilized community.  The social and intellectual advancement and maturity of a civilization is assessed by its culture.

    Our elders like young boys and girls of showing maturity and good culture.  They advise their children to make friends with such boys and girls.

Conclusion :

    Often a man's culture makes him what he becomes and is recognized as.  Man and animal are same with out a proper culture.   The greatest boon of God to human beings is that we have voice and can create, sing and enjoy music.  Let us uphold and promote our music and our culture. 

   Music is an integral part of culture.  Musicians and science of music propagate culture through generations.   Rich culture produced best musicians and rich musicians enhanced our culture.  There is a profound impact of the culture on the music.  In western world pop or rock music is closely related to their lifestyle.  In India, classical music depicts the learned culture of our gifted scholars of yesteryears.

  We are fortunate to live in today's world having access to many types of music and cultures.  Playing music or listening to famous musicians is easy in modern times than it was in previous centuries.  Music and culture were only for rich, learned and those in high society.


Add these proverbs in to the speech

   Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future. - Albert Camus

   Every man's ability may be strengthened or increased by culture. -  John Abbott   

   Culture is one thing and varnish is another. - Ralph Waldo Emerson =============================

You can also add names of some talented and famous musicians and culture specialists.  There are many of them. 

You should add some names of different types of music in India and world.  You could add names of various cultures in the world - from ancient ones to modern times.  Further there are many different types of instruments that are used to play music.