Music Breaks the Barriers
By Jessica Pearce, Palm Coast, Florida

 Music transcends all languages.  You don't need to speak any particular language in order to understand the emotion elicited from the beats, notes, and harmonies produced by music.  Everyone says they love music.  How can you not?  Music allows people from any race, age, and background to come together and have emotional connections - sometimes, without even realizing it.

I recently took a trip to Nicaragua and it was from this experience that I find the inspiration for this story.  while there, I heard the music of Braddigan in spanish.  In particular, the song "De El."  I don't speak spanish at all but the few words comprehended from the song – in combination with the rhythmic melodies - brought me to tears.  It still does to this day because I associate that song with the people and experiences of Nicaragua.  One of my favorite quotes to su it up, was from a Jedidiah shirt, "Where words fail, music speaks." - no doubt about it.

So how has music actually affected me?  With that experience, it made me realize just how easy it is to relate to other people.  Though I'm no musician, I am human.  I try, every time I meet anyone, to just talk to them as if they are my equal - connect, relate, share.  You'd be surprised how far a smile goes.  It lets people feel.  That is what I try to keep in mind everyday, simply from my experience with that song in Nicaragua!

 

 

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