I really love Jazz music. When I was in middle school I played the saxophone and therefore I have always been attracted to jazz music. I think that it is one of the best forms of music out there in which feelings and stories can truly be conveyed. One senses the musician's every emotion as they play out the song.
I was not here for the day that we listened to the jazz song in class, but I have listened to a fair amount of jazz music anyway. I think that the fact that most instruments that are used in jazz music are played using different strengths of breath by the musician, it is easier for that type of music to display feelings. Based upon the strength of their breath you can tell how they are feeling. When the notes are coming out strong and full of life, one gets the feeling of joy or happiness. When the notes are coming out lazily and luxuriously one thinks that the musician is in love. When the notes come out weak and slow, one could reasonably assume that the musician is depressed or losing strength in some way. However, sometimes the quiet, gentle music can also be working to represent a type of quiet and peace that the musician is feeling at a certain point in time.
When the music goes from slow and soft to loud and fast incredibly quickly, the listener gets the feeling that some action sequence is taking place in the storyline. Then when it hits the final notes and starts to quiet down again, you get the feeling that it has been resolved. The best thing about jazz music is that it tells a different story to everyone. Your own mind creates a story based upon what's going through it at the time, and therefore the song touches you personally and makes you feel as though it were written just for you. I think the whole concept is very soothing.
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