Future of Music:

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Hey,this is a small write up I did for a research project.
What do you feel would happen in the world of music years from now?

Future of Music

Classical, hip-hop, jazz, country, rock, and even techno. To us, they are normal, everyday genres of music we play, listen to, and sometimes write. But there’s a meaning behind each of these names – a story, that describes the journey of each genre and the unique sound it therefore has. In today’s world, thousands of these different genres have been experimented with. Even so, with the availability of technology and creative minds of modern day musicians, music is yet to have reached its full scale. But what’s next?
Imagine not having to have to make our own music, where a computer autonomously creates music for us. Perhaps this is maybe a too far-fetched of an idea. But recently, technology has been used to make composing music much faster and a lot simpler. A week ago, I have discovered, through a friend, a something called UJAM. Although, not yet launched, it’s a program that appears to me, as the closest step to the world of music. It takes a simple tune and within couple of clicks, creates a song. Soon every single person with even a little bit of creativity will be able to contribute to the musical realm. For music to be coming from every soul on earth, wouldn’t that be the ideal situation?
When we have a program like this, the popular music will probably continue to only represent the most fundamental emotions that we, as humans, share: love. It has been that way all throughout history. Even with everyone having their own special taste, love is a feeling that is strong within every individual. Otherwise, no one will be creating the same lyrics or feelings. Everyone will have the chance to make their own popular music, compose their own favourite pieces, and sing about their most personal topics. With each person being able to express their feelings, the topics in their modern-day music will be as diverse as the number of people who love, and appreciate the art of music.
What could also happen with the development of technology is that music from all sorts of culture would combine to formulate different styles of music – like how jazz and hip hop was formed. Perhaps something with Asian sound and Western music will combine to create whole new grounds for exploration. There’s already been an instance where an Indian song was taken and was written to be an American pop song, Jai Ho by Pussycat Dolls. There’s also American song taken to an East-Asian country and was remade including ‘Insomnia’ by Craig David and ‘In My Head’ by Jason Derulo. The crossover is already starting to happen; maybe in couple years, we can expect something revolutionary, something fresh.
Another possibility for future of music is the popularization of techno-type experimental music. We would create loops after loops of repeating sound, repeating notes, putting random notes at random intervals. There would be sounds produced by all kinds of synthesizers, acoustics, and anything that makes noise. The unique rhythmic feel created by loops of notes with exclusive tone would definitely be popular as dance music at a club.
One thing that I do hope would occur in the future is for every individual to be exposed to a great deal of music of different genres and styles. I find it one flaw, nowadays, that people don’t get exposed to very diverse styles of music – especially when it comes to classical and orchestral songs. The complexity of classical music, the creativity of jazz, the energy of rock, the flowing emotion of a ballad – they all have something to contribute to our mental, emotional, and musical side.
The future of music won’t necessarily be only positive things. There’ll probably be negative changes that occur. With the trend of the society, and therefore music, becoming less and less strict, the artists are taking the liberty of changing everything about music: sound, meter, rhythm, form, and style. Unbound by restriction, music can prosper to create something unlike what we’ve heard so far, but at the same time, can lose its shape and form.
Music – the sound that speaks our heart and mind. In the future, we will have a wide variety of music, all easily accessible even to people not trained in the area of music. We will be able to hear the song of just about every perspective. With the introduction of technology, the only boundary for music is the extent of human expression and creativity.