So we all know that there’s these universal languages that bind us together. Languages that go beyond cultural barriers and linguistic conversation. There’s emotion, art, love… today we’re going to discuss my personal favorite: music. Although music varies in style and production across the globe, the shared human experience of music is capable of connections and emotions beyond what is typical. The emotional resonance and physical response to music that human beings possess prove its worth, the universal phenomenon of music connects human beings in ways that no other force is capable of.
So how do we celebrate and embrace music in our everyday lives? People listen to music with a trusted playlist, participate in musical events through choir or orchestra, and through picking up an instrument and playing live! That’s what we’re here to talk about today. SRV is an amazing campus that possesses a number of musicians who seek out music on campus and have found it! We’ve talked with a couple of musicians who have played live here at SRV, and what they feel music represents and how it can impact the community we live in.
Two electric guitar players, Peyton Miller (10), and Elham Arghandiwal (10), boldly demonstrate what it means to be a musician and impact the student body they contribute to. “To be a musician to me means to be a “creative”. I’ve always loved music, and idolized musicians, so to be one really gives me a passion. Rock musicians always seem larger than life to men, and to experience that is the coolest feeling to me. My goal in life is to inspire others creatively like other musicians have.” Peyton has been playing the electric guitar for about a year now, and has since participated as the backup guitarist in the late band known as The Autoshop.
Through exerting her passion of music onto SRV campus, musicians like Peyton strive to spread a love of musical arts and creativity throughout the school.
“I think music is something that a lot of people like and can connect with and that kind of brings a sense of community because I could get along with someone that likes the music I also like immediately, even if we’ve never met.” The Autoshop’s former lead guitarist, Elham Arghandiwal, expresses the sense of community that arises when music comes into play, and the marvelous ways it brings people together. This feeling represents the universal language of music, and the ways it fosters a healthy community through doing so.
Music on campus has truly become a representative of the community and passion that reflects a community connected by music. Although The Autoshop may no longer be a band, these individual artists represent the passion and connection that radiates throughout SRV, and the power of music, unparalleled by any other forces.
