Music. It's one of the most beautiful things we have on this earth and one of the "greatest gifts from God". We are such a blessed species to have such a beautiful craft.

Music is one the most important elements for humans. Simply listening to music can destress any person. And although there are so many genres to choose from - rap, pop, country, choral, show tunes, instrumental, religious and so many more - only one needs to grab you and you now have an undying love for music. For me, when I need to destress I usually listen to Adele (yes I'm corny) but I also switch it up to choral music every once and a while. The harmonies in choral music are so relaxing and beautiful that being able to just lay down, plug in some headphones and listen to Eric Whitacre's "Alleluia" is so amazing. Hearing all the parts overlay is so moving it sometimes brings tears to my eyes (again, I know I'm corny).

Music is one of the most interesting things to ever learn. When you learn music, not only are you learning a lifelong skill you are learning another language. And although you don't learn Spanish or Italian (unless you're a vocal student, like me, then you are), you still learn how to read notes on a staff and then you have a chord, and then you have this beautiful piece of music. You learn to know what pitches go with which notes, you learn what notes go where on a staff and how to play them or sing them.

However, music is also there for us when we're laughing and having a good die. When I'm in a really good mood, I'm not gonna lie, I like to blast a wide range of music - anywhere from "Hamilton" to Smash Mouths "All - Star" to Dixie Chicks "Cowboy Take Me Away" to Michael Bublé's "Haven't Met You Yet". Music makes us feel so much better inside and even after just a couple of minutes of it, can make a day go from good to great.

Music impacts us in so many ways. There are so many different cultures that have different songs in languages and different meanings of songs. The amount of change music has done, is so moving and so glorious. I cannot wait to see where music does next and what this beautiful art has in store for the next 100+ years.

Always be grateful for the things we have and never take Music for granted.