While there is the occasional curmudgeon who claims that she or he does not like music, it is generally considered a given that music has a great effect on people. As small children, we are exposed to simple music lyrics and also music without lyrics. Music has been found to have a profoundly calming effect on babies and toddlers. As the children grow older, many will learn an instrument. Suddenly the simple song sheets are replaced with sheet music for the next piano or violin lesson. Free sheet music is downloaded by many a music teacher from the Internet for the students and thus provides a wonderful alternative to the rather high prices books.

As children grow into teens, music suddenly becomes a mode of expression. Generational angst, resistance to the status quo, and social unrest are becoming the backdrop for the lyrics to the music the teen will pop into the car’s stereo system when being driven to school or driving to the college campus. Free music is now available via Internet downloads and it is next to impossible to enter a college campus and not see a large number of student wear iPods and listen to downloaded tunes. This is also the time that music videos become more important than ever.

Suddenly everyone who is someone will discuss the latest videos and hum along the tunes that accompany them. Lyrics for their music the teens will now find on the Internet, and it suddenly becomes important to find music lyrics to really understand what the artist is trying to say. As the teen grows older and becomes a person with a job – and then a higher paying job – suddenly music is no longer an expression of those wanting to change the world, but a celebration of the achieved, and also an expression of spirituality.

Perhaps the world’s first scars are becoming visible and country music now draws a most popular demographic from the young adult group that is suddenly realizing that there is more to life than mindless parties and protest. Many continue on in their love for country music until they get much older, while others will log on to AOL music in an effort to recapture a lost youth with the lyrics and sound bites of the music they grew up with. Savvy advertisers will use popular tunes of the target demographic to which they are marketing in an effort to create a sense of relationship between the consumer and a product. As you can see, everyone loves music and it permeates the home, workplace, and ultimately every aspect of a person’s life.