[Drum Roll]

Some people will probably be expecting an exciting blog entry because of the title, sad to say, it might not be as exciting as you think, so I’m sorry if I disappoint.

Your expectations of an exciting blog is the topic that I wish to discuss because when one thinks of hearing the sound of a drum roll, something big and exciting is sure to follow it. Or more rather the emotions that we feel when we hear a sound or music in general, because I know that I expect something when I hear the sound of a drum roll.

As I came across the topic of music in middle of chapter seven in Postman’s book, I began to wonder how and why music has such a hold on our emotions. He talked about how music affected people’s mood when they are watching TV and how, for example, when one is watching the news and there is no sound or music in the background, people become more alert and aware of the news that they will deliver. Why do you think that is? What does music have that it has some sort of "power" to alter our moods?