In Art of Rhetoric, we have discussed rhetorart. We visited ONE northside, an organization fighting for the development of housing on the north side of Chicago. Our visit brought the use of rhetoric and the use of unity up, both of which are progressive and helpful in later life. Rhetorart is the usage of rhetorical devices through art forms. For my art form, I have chosen music, as I have a solid connection to music and wish more people could express themselves through it. In addition to the universality of my composition, I've chosen repetition and figures to drive my thesis and boost the amount of emphasis on why people have to know music is there to be enjoyed. This is just one of the barriers people face, however rhetoric can help break some of those down.
As a musician, I've associated with other musicians to better understand how music affects people similar to me around the world. Often people resort to social media to express themselves, however, there are some areas in the world where this is not allowed. Either social constructs, governmental cyber law, or platforms limit people's freedom of expression. However, music has stayed with humans as long as music has been around, and just about anyone can create harmony in one form or another. Most of the time, it is not just creating, but also listening and feeling other's music and expressing themselves that way. Not every person likes music, but everyone should care about this issue-young and old, rich and poor. Even if the person impacted doesn't originally like music, they know at least one person who does.
Music affects all people and not having freedom of expression can filter into all walks of life including music. Not everyone listens to music but usually, someone can identify with some kind of music. Any genre, any artist, and any time period. I have made a small composition just to give an example. Even though I have a lot of music knowledge, I have little experience with composing and creating full compositions. So, I decided to limit myself, by only using 10 minutes and limited resources, my guitar, some simple recording software, and that's all. I didn't need much else, as I had an idea almost immediately. I also attempted to make the composition appealing to multiple genres. It's calm, but sparkly, and driven. this music is not for those who know what I made or how I made it or what chords were used. This music is for those whose minds are unadapted to mixing the senses to experience and embody a moment fully. Back to rhetoric, one important part of my composition is the use of repetition. There are about 17 seconds of looped music that can be put in a loop forever. Each repetition is a restatement of something that was, and your creative mind is imagining something that currently, is.
Even if the listener doesn't know much about music, they can still listen to music and enjoy themselves. People naturally gravitate towards rhythm and consistent sound as it is hardwired in our brains. This affects the genres and songs we listen to and other decisions in day-to-day life. That being said, I want this audio to target younger audiences who haven't discovered the extent of music genres. This appeals to the untrained ear, the indecisive listener. The nuanced ear has only heard one genre in their household or community. I discovered mixed-genre music when I was young, and it shaped my relationship with music heavily. I hope that someone who might not exactly see music as their thing can experience the feeling of hearing something that speaks to them. In the end, a person who is yet unable to feel the music as an emotion might as well not listen at all. Music is for the open-minded, and not those who close their minds to the idea, or temptation of a melody merely being a platform for something impossible to comprehend, both out of curiosity and excitement. however, you must believe that theory is true in order to move to create.
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