Protest songs are statements for social change—whether they are for civil rights, anti-war efforts, or political reform. Music can be a tool for activism and for collective lament. Many powerful songs highlight a specific instance where injustice is happening or has occurred in the past.
The other day I pulled out a couple of CDs that I had not listened to in a long time—Lo Gai Saber: Troubadours et Jongleurs 1100-1300 and Forgotten Provence: Music-making in the South of France, 1150-1550. The CDs contain songs...
I drove to Nashville on Thursday, March 29, 2007 for the NSAI Songwriter Symposium. The night before I left, I read my pastor’s sermon from the previous Sunday about providence. It convinced me to be on the lookout for providence during my trip—and assume that everything that happened and everyone I met was providential. That idea changed how I perceived the people and events around me.
Music encapsulates objects, thoughts, emotions, ideas, and even entire worlds into a smaller, understandable, viewable—through the mind’s eye or psyche—experience. Music can also encapsulate the transcendent . . . those things which are not contained in words or images.
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