Music is Everwhere

The answer to the question where do i experience music and in what way does it really affect me, the answer is extremely simple. I experience it absolutely everywhere i go, whether it is while on hold, in the cafeteria, or even through my iPod. But the place i am gonna talk about today is sporting events. Music is played not only before sporting events but during and after as well. In particular i am more drawn to the playing of music at a football game, either for the fans, or by the athletes themselves. Being a huge sports fan as i am i have been through my fair share of both "take me out to the ballgame" and team fight songs/chants. As a fan i fell that the stadium uses music not only to bridge gaps of non action in the game, but it is also used to help get fans into a game and unify the fans together so they can cheer for their team. It is used as a commonality, because whether you are watching the game in the press box or the nose bleeds you are still there to watch and cheer your team to victory. Also because i play college football i also know how music is used before the game by the athletes. Excluding musical preference (because most every athlete has their own unique style) music for an athlete is used as not just a motivator, but also a relaxation method, and a confidence builder. I like to think of music as "my quiet before the storm". Music helps me to get really jacked up and helps my emotions to really start to flow, and helps me to get ready to go out and just play the game i love to play the way i know how. The weird thing about this, is that to this day, i could not tell you exactly how this happens, and this is why i believe music is so beautiful and powerful, because it can not truely be explained or defined. Sure maybe to one person, but not as a group, a class/team, and a population for that matter.