Music in our lives (CPE practice essay) The texts present opposite ideas regarding to the effect of music on human beings. While the first author remarks its value and power towards the way we feel, the second author claims on how the different types of music may affect each other in one way or another. According to the first text, the author states that music is perceived universally by almost everybody, stimulating a variety of functions in our brains. To put in in a different perspective, music is understood worldwide as if it would be a universal language. Furthermore, the author remarks that thanks to musc we are able to express any feeling in a deeper way. I agree with this view on music since there are studies in which it has been demonstrated how just by changing the sounds of a short video, it switches the perception we obtain from it. Music is what sets the beat. I would like to reformulate the Shakespeare quotation of describing music as ' the food of love' by 'the food of life', because our moods might be expressed by music sometimes. On the other hand, I do not agree with the second author. It is true that the concept of "classical music" may change depending on the country, but the soft beats, however, are perceived on the same way by any of us, making our minds flow with the rhythm provoking the effect of becoming more focused and, thus, develop our skills. In conclusion, my views on the topic are that music has a great impact on each of us and that is the reason why it should be used in schools in order to promote its properties and values among the youngest generations.