| Music Bands: Bridging the Gap | | | | allowing the creativity of the compositions flow |
| There was a time when all music bands tended to | | | | through them and into their sculpture. The same goes |
| stay in their home country, particularly those who | | | | for painters, who often have a favorite music band |
| were non-American. The impact of smaller, more | | | | that they listen to when working on a painting. |
| alternative bands being able to present their music to | | | | It’s a powerful medium to work with and just |
| the world has been huge! Suddenly, anyone can buy | | | | listening to it can help artists create more incredible |
| a cd of music from India, Russia, or Japan, without | | | | works of art. |
| having to even travel to the country. | | | | Then again, sometimes music and art simply flow |
| When music bands first began to cross borders, they | | | | together to tell a story, a tale that the world can |
| usually did so with countries similar to their own. A | | | | enjoy without having to understand English, or |
| West German band might play in East Germany, for | | | | French, or Russian, because music truly is a universal |
| example, or a Canadian band would do a tour in the | | | | language and when combined with visual art, it |
| US or England and vice versa. While still sharing, it | | | | provides a method of conveying your message, |
| was limited. Then came the international tours, where | | | | whatever it is, to the masses. |
| one band would perform in dozens of countries | | | | How We Use Music and Art |
| around the world and the music created a link | | | | A huge number of people who use the Internet use |
| between them all. | | | | it to view videos. That means the potential for |
| Now, you`ll find that singers, musicians and entire | | | | creating a video that is pure art and music and having |
| music bands are able to perform in nearly any | | | | it seen around the world is huge. People love the |
| country, no matter their origin. It`s a huge leap | | | | combination and when there is no language barrier, |
| forward for a world that was once so full of racism | | | | that means the video will often be sent to friends |
| and fear of other cultures. Now, cultures can share | | | | and family around the globe, turning it into a viral |
| between themselves and are the richer for it. Cds, | | | | message that passes over borders without fail. |
| mp3s and other forms of music have spread this | | | | While the Internet has made it very possible to share |
| multicultural message around the world and people | | | | visual art and music with anyone, there are more |
| are discovering entirely new genres of music that | | | | mainstream methods, as well. Children`s choirs, for |
| they never even knew existed, yet hold a powerful | | | | example, are one way that we have enjoyed musical |
| message. | | | | art from other countries. It’s not uncommon for |
| Borders are inconsequential when it comes to music. | | | | concerts and music videos from many countries to |
| The internet has basically created a potential link | | | | be played on one television channel. Even museums |
| between every single country in the world, but with | | | | usually incorporate some form of background music |
| language barriers, there are still issues to be faced | | | | into their cultural displays, making them that much |
| when sharing information. That`s why music and | | | | more powerful. It’s impossible not to feel |
| anything artistic is so important. Watching a video on | | | | something as you gaze at Genghis Khan`s armor in a |
| YouTube that is set to music, rather than words, | | | | museum display and hear the same sort of music |
| conveys the same message to anyone who watches | | | | that he would have heard, or view a Hindu funeral |
| it, no matter where they might live or what language | | | | pyre while listening to Indian music. It evokes an |
| is their mother tongue. Music and art can reach | | | | emotional response that makes what we are looking |
| everyone. | | | | at that much more important and real to us. |
| Art: Combining with Music | | | | This isn’t just true of things in a museum. You |
| Artistic endeavors such as drawing, painting, sculpting | | | | will find that emotional responses can be garnered |
| and animation have always been methods of | | | | even from more abstract images and music. It’s |
| communicating between two people who had no | | | | the combination that works to create a new feeling, |
| language in common. Museums have known this for a | | | | to pass something from the creator of the piece to |
| long time and frequently present foreign art in their | | | | the listening viewer. |
| shows, creating interesting attractions and exposing | | | | Whether mainstream or independent, music and visual |
| entire countries to new talent and cultures. | | | | art have spanned the globe and reached millions of |
| However, while art and music are wonderful on their | | | | people, bringing nations together under a love of all |
| own, there’s nothing as powerful as the two | | | | that is musical and artistic. It`s been a way to blend |
| combined. We’ve seen it time and time again, | | | | cultures and expose people to new ones and the |
| where art is set to music to create something that is | | | | combination of music and art has turned our world |
| so much more than either of the two parts. | | | | into a place that is much smaller and much friendlier |
| In many cases, the music is what inspired the visual | | | | than ever before in history. |
| art. Many sculptors listen to music as they work, | | | | |