Music is a big part of our lives, whether we realize it or not. Some primary examples of this occurring in our daily lives are songs that play when you’re out shopping, music playing in the background of commercials, songs used in films and pop songs playing on the radio of your car. Or in a more personal circumstance, music playing at family gatherings, attendance in religious ceremonies or local folk songs. Music has been a constant throughout history and still persists to this day.

Here are some of the students’ opinions on how they feel about music and how it impacts their lives.

“I listen to music because it gives me an escape from all the loud noises of my house and school. It’s a good way for me to just focus on my thoughts instead of everything else that’s going on,” stated Rosa Brizuela.

“Yes, I listen to music very often! I just love hearing and listening often because it helps me concentrate,” said Kathy Drios.

“Because music can help with personal problems,” stated Abstrid Raymundo Gaitan.

These students agree that music is a way to cope and mend with the world around them, giving them a break from what’s happening in their lives.

These students agree that music is a way to cope and mend with the world around them, giving them a break from what’s going on in their lives. According to a survey conducted by The Oracle,  86 percent of students worldwide listen to music while at school or studying for upcoming major assessments.

Students at OHS have a variety of different music tastes and different genres they like to listen to. This makes students’ music tastes diverse. It shows that everyone is unique in their own way through music. It would be boring if everyone at school listened to the same music genres, so it’s interesting how diverse our music tastes can be. Even if some students don’t like specific genres or songs of music, it gives us a look at who they are as a person or an individual.

Let’s see what some of the students at OHS have been listening to:

“My fave song is currently Praise, it’s a really uplifting song and it reminds me of my church camp,” stated Kathy Drios.

“Right now my favorite song is Peach by the Front Bottoms because the instrumentals are great and the main singer of the band (Brian Sella) is an amazing vocalist,” said Jeremy Rivera Lopez.

It’s easy to tell that many people have different tastes in music.  That being said, it’s good that different types of artists exist for someone’s taste.

That also leaves room for artists that people don’t like or don’t suit their music taste. This could be because the artist is controversial, their music doesn’t appeal to the listener or the listener just doesn’t like the artist for some reason.

“I don’t like Drake because of the recent allegations that came out about him,” said Sophia Espinoza.

This is referring to the recent rap beef between rap singer Kendrick Lamar and Drake as of this year.

As you can see from these examples, music has a big impact around the world and is still being expanded more as our lives move on.

What kind of music have you been listening to recently? Tell us in the comments!