Today information travels faster than ever. Whether it is politics, culture or science it is known everywhere in no time. This has made the evolution of many scientific and cultural areas to simply explode. It has transformed information into a weapon sometimes. And has made mass-media a powerful force. That mass-media is powerful enough today to influence the political areas it is an already known fact. But does it have the power to promote true human values?
In the general mass-media picture, radio is just a part. It has a longer history and surprisingly enough it has survived when television appeared. Today it is a pleasant companion when you drive or work around the house. As it does not require anything else than our hearing attention radio was and still is a promoter of all those arts which require only to listen and especially of music. But in the world today where the commercial is so important, can radio promote true musical values?
The search for the true value of things starts often with another question: what is the true value? In jewelries the material used, the complexity of the cuttings and clarity of colors give the value. In sports performance gives the value. In art originality, complexity and talent give the true measure. So what makes some music precious? Should we listen to the critics? Should we consider the popularity of a hit? Should we appreciate a band or a singer that lasted over decades? Can complexity of a composition give its value? Or the quality of a sound? Or the quality of the instruments used (like the PRS Guitar)? Although many times the value of one thing is given by the authorities of the field, for most of us the value of a thing is given by our own appreciation.
A few decades ago the number of radio stations was pretty low. As they needed the popularity they mostly modulated their music after the general taste and rarely promoted other types of music. Today there are many radio stations. They are much more specialized. Although they all need public the number of musical styles broadcasted has increased a lot.
Maybe not all the radio stations today are able to promote true musical values, but it is sure they can cover all the range of demands, from the most exquisite to the simplest. When music sounds great it surely has a true value, at least for some of us.
In the general mass-media picture, radio is just a part. It has a longer history and surprisingly enough it has survived when television appeared. Today it is a pleasant companion when you drive or work around the house. As it does not require anything else than our hearing attention radio was and still is a promoter of all those arts which require only to listen and especially of music. But in the world today where the commercial is so important, can radio promote true musical values?
The search for the true value of things starts often with another question: what is the true value? In jewelries the material used, the complexity of the cuttings and clarity of colors give the value. In sports performance gives the value. In art originality, complexity and talent give the true measure. So what makes some music precious? Should we listen to the critics? Should we consider the popularity of a hit? Should we appreciate a band or a singer that lasted over decades? Can complexity of a composition give its value? Or the quality of a sound? Or the quality of the instruments used (like the PRS Guitar)? Although many times the value of one thing is given by the authorities of the field, for most of us the value of a thing is given by our own appreciation.
A few decades ago the number of radio stations was pretty low. As they needed the popularity they mostly modulated their music after the general taste and rarely promoted other types of music. Today there are many radio stations. They are much more specialized. Although they all need public the number of musical styles broadcasted has increased a lot.
Maybe not all the radio stations today are able to promote true musical values, but it is sure they can cover all the range of demands, from the most exquisite to the simplest. When music sounds great it surely has a true value, at least for some of us.
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