Classical Music Junkey


While i was enjoying the timeless Schindler’s list soundtrack, I realized that this is not a common thing to do in Morocco.

Morocco has a rich cultural variety that results in having a deferent musical tastes, yet most of Moroccans do not appreciate other types of music, to be a lover of symphonies, sonatas and classical musical pieces which results sometimes in endless discussions between friends and family due to the cultural differences we have from the westerns culture.

There is another thing which we can call in these lines, musical prejudices.

For instance: if a family member hears you enjoying, let’s say a metallic song, he/she would automatically classifies you as a satanic punk. The same thing can apply on listening to sonatas or artistic musical pieces, they would identify you as arrogant, fake or trying to be something you are not, while in reality, you are just enjoying the art and connecting with what you are hearing.


When it comes to me, I feel like classical music helps me connect with myself & my mind which makes me understand humanity better from my own perspective. I believe that listening to classical music develops the listening skills; it takes active listening skills to connect with it.

Most of us have feelings that we sometimes don’t know about their existence within us. Those feelings, if not recognized and interpreted, ruin us and accumulate a certain energy that starts to eat our inside. There are plenty of things that help us recognize those feelings and one of them is active listening to classical musical masterpieces. Later on I will share a list of my favorite pieces for you to enjoy and help you to start your own journey.


I think we need to nurture our inner selves. Pinpointing our feelings, strength and weaknesses is a crucial task, because it helps us increase our emotional intelligence, creativity & sets the base for our personal development. It fosters the understanding of ourselves.

 It’s definitely more important to nurture our inner selves than to nurture relationships, because once it all ends, we remain alone, this emotional strength that we already took care of it is the one that stands with us in tough situations and helps us to move on.

Musical masterpieces raised my cultural awareness which made me (a Moroccan girl) look weird around my entourage. I was perceived as cocky and arrogant, meanwhile classical music inspired me to improve myself, start writing and appreciate other aspects of life. Therefore I am writing this article in an attempt to inspire you as well to start your own personal development either by listening to Music or using another way to help you discover your feelings.

 

Your beginner list of classical music:

1-    Schindler’s list ( the movie is great as well)
Beethoven: Silence
Beethoven: Fur Elise
Beethoven: Symphony No.9
Chopin: Nocturne op.9 No.2
Chopin: Spring Waltz
Claude Debussy: Clair de Lune
Tchaikovsky: swan lake
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6
 Mozart: Requiem

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