How Music Can Help You Connect with Others
By: Vincent Tran
Published on: November 7th, 2024
Music plays a big role in how we interact with one another and how it makes us human overall. What we don’t always notice is that music plays an important role in our lives and how ingrained it is in society. There’s music in the movies we watch, the stores we shop at, and the events we attend. No matter where we go, it’s likely that some music will be playing.
Music can affect us in many ways, specifically in our relationships. It helps us build connections with one another.
Share your music with each other
Sharing your favourite music is one way to connect with other people. Music plays a crucial role in how we relate to one another, and can help us better understand different perspectives. You can learn a lot about someone just by finding out what kind of music they like to listen to.
You can ask them questions about why they enjoy a certain genre of music and how those songs make them feel. Music helps you discover a person’s emotions and the way they think. The more you learn about someone through their musical taste, the stronger your bond with each other will be.
Sharing your music from back home is a great way to get others to learn more about you. This can help you make new friends with different people you meet here in Canada. Doing this will help your friends understand more about your culture and what kind of music is popular where you’re from. You can share a few popular music artists or classic songs from back home with your Canadian friends.
In turn, your friends could share with you some of their favourite Canadian artists or musicians you may not be familiar with. This will help you understand what some enjoy listening to here in Canada.
If you’re unfamiliar with some Canadian music artists, you can ask your friends if they have any recommendations. You may already know about some global Canadian music stars like Drake, Avril Lavigne, Justin Bieber, Celine Dion, and The Weeknd, but there are many other great artists here in Canada for you to discover.
By sharing your music, you will not only be better understood by those around you, but you will also be able to learn a lot more about them. Sharing music gives you a perspective on other people’s cultures and backgrounds. It will make you a more understanding and compassionate person overall.
Enjoying fun music activities
If you or any of your friends are good at playing instruments or have shown an interest in wanting to play one, you could set up weekly gatherings to play music with each other for a fun time.
Enjoying a night of karaoke at a bar or lounge is another fun group activity. Karaoke might seem like an activity that you would not enjoy if you get nervous at the thought of singing in front of others or if you know you are a bad singer.
If you are a good singer, that’s great, but if you are a bad singer that might be even better because it will make for a funny performance in front of everyone, and you might not be the only one. Singing songs together is a great way to strengthen your relationships while having fun.