Music Breaks Boundaries

Today, I took a standardized school test. One of the passages that I had to answer questions about was about Yo-Yo Ma, the cellist. This prompted me to write this post. I admire him a lot, especially for his Silk Road Project. This project focused on taking music from all different nations, and sharing them. The real reason that this project was and is so monumental is that no matter what language you speak, what religion you have, and your social class is, you have some relation with music.

Very few people (Sigmund Freud being one of them) dislike music. Therefore, everyone shares this universal language, even if it differs slightly from region to region. With stereotypes and language barriers, many people are not open to interactions with other cultures. However, listening to other cultures' music is something everyone can do and enjoy. What Yo-Yo Ma did with the Silk Road Project is, in my opinion, one of the best ways to reach out to other cultures.

To conclude, if you want to learn about other cultures, try listening to their music. Also, make sure you interact with music so you don't get left out of the universal language.