This PPt is about the role of Music in pakistani culture, which will asist you in finding some inner musical object with the help of my small research.

1. Student of Mass Communication
Semester 5th
MINHAJ UNIVERSITY LAHORE

2. It's hard to write well about music. The problem
involves translating the sounds of a non-referential
language with its own strictly musical meanings into a
language that explains musical meanings logically and
verbally. But the sound of music is not readily
translatable into the sound of sense. Good music
writing, nonetheless, somehow succeeds in making
sense; it makes sense in what it says directly about the
music, and in what it suggests indirectly, in what
circumscribes the music as well.

4.  The Music of Pakistan includes diverse elements
ranging from music from various parts of South Asia as
well as Central Asian, Middle Eastern, and modern-
day Western popular music influences. With these
multiple influences, a distinctive Pakistani sound has
been formed.

5. In poetry, the ghazal is a poetic form consisting of couplets which share
a rhyme and a refrain. Each line must share the same meter. Etymologically, the word literall y refers to "the mortal cry of
a gazelle". The animal is called Ghizaal, from which the English word gazelles stems, or Kastori
haran (where haran refers to deer) in Urdu. Ghazals are traditionally expressions of love, separation and
loneliness, for which the gazelle is an appropriate image. A ghazal can thus be understood as a poetic expression
of both the pain of loss or separation of the lover and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The structural
requirements of the ghazal are more stringent than those of most poetic forms traditionally written in English.
In its style and content it is a genre which has proved capable of an extraordinary variety of expression around
its central theme of love and separation between lovers.[citation needed]
The ghazals can be sung both for men and women, as an expression of love/beauty.
The ghazal spread into South Asia in the 12th century under the influence of the new Islamic Sultanate courts
and Sufi mystics. Exotic to the region, as is indicated by the very sounds of the name itself when properly
pronounced as ġazal. Although the ghazal is most prominently a form of Urdu poetry, today, it has influenced
the poetry of many languages. Most Ghazal singers are trained in classical music and sing in
either Khyal orThumri.

7.  is the devotional music of the Chishti Sufis. Qawwali is a
vibrant musical tradition that stretches back more than
700 years in India. Originally performed mainly at Sufi
shrines throughout the India, it has also gained
mainstream popularity. Qawwali music received
international exposure through the work of the
lateBakhshi Salamat,Aziz Mian, Nusrat Fateh Ali
Khan and sabri brothers, largely due to several releases on
the Real World label, followed by live appearances
at WOMAD festivals. Listeners, and often artists
themselves are transported to a state of wajad, a trance-like
state where they feel at one with God, generally considered
to be the height of spiritual ecstasy in Sufism. The roots of
Qawwali can be traced back to 8th century Persia, however,
Qawwali in the form we know it today was essentially
created by Amir Khusrau in the late 13th century.

9.  Sufi music is the devotional music of the Sufis, inspired by the
works of Sufi poets, like Rumi, Hafiz, Bulleh Shah, Amir
Khusrow and Khwaja Ghulam Farid.
 Qawwali is the most well known form of Sufi music, and is
most commonly found in the Sufi culture of the Indian
Subcontinent. However, music is also central to
the Sema ceremony of the whirling dervishes, which is set to a
form of music called Ayin, a vocal and instrumental piece
featuring Turkish classical instruments such as the ney (a reed
flute). The West African gnawa is another form, and Sufis
from Indonesia to Afghanistan toMorocco have made music
central to their practises. Some of the Sufi orders have taken an
approach more akin to puritan forms of Islam, declaring music
to be unhelpful to the Sufi way.

11.  'Hamd' is also used extensively in Christian religious
music from Pakistan and all over the world where
people from this region are found.'Hamd' is not the
exclusive domain of any religion. As pointed out – it
denotes praise toGod, it is more extensively used in the
Muslim world. It is usually used in conjunction with
the Sanna and referred to as 'Hamd – o – Sanna'. 'Naat'
denotes praise to the prophet Muhammad.

13.  Classical music of Pakistan is based on the traditional music of South
Asia which was patronized by various empires that ruled the region
and gave birth to several genres of classic music including
the Klasik and Hindustani classical music. The classical music of
Pakistan has two main principles, ‘sur’ (musical note) and ‘lai’
(rhythm). The systematic organization of musical notes into a scale is
known as a raag. The arrangement of rhythm (lai) in a cycle is
known as taal. Improvisation plays a major role during a
performance.
 The major genres of classical music in Pakistan
are dhrupad and khayal. Dhrupad is approaching extinction in
Pakistan despite vocalists like Ustad Badar uz Zaman, Ustad Hafeez
Khan and Ustad Afzal Khan have managed to keep this art form
alive. Khayal is the most popular genre of classical music in Pakistan
as is also enjoyed with much enthusiasm in Afghanistan

14.  Balochi music
 The music of Balochistan province is very rich and full of varieties due to
the many different types of languages which are spoken in the province,
including Balochi, Pashto, Brahui, Dari and Saraiki.
 Punjabi music
 Music from the Punjab province includes many different varieties.
 Potohari music
 Potohari has a rich tradition of poetry recital accompanied by sitar, ghara,
tabla, harmonium and dholak. These poems (potohari sher) are often highly
lyrical and somewhat humorous and secular in nature, though
religioussher are also recited.
 Sindhi music
 Music from Sindh province is sung in Sindhi, and is generally performed in
either the "Baits" or "Waee" styles.

16. Pop Music
 is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the Western
world during the 1950s and 1960s, deriving from rock and roll. The terms "popular
music" and "pop music" are often used interchangeably, although the former
describes all music that is popular (and can include any style).
Rock Music
a form of popular music which evolved from rock and roll and pop music
during the mid and late 1960s. Harsher and often self-consciously more
serious than its predecessors, it was initially characterized by musical
experimentation and drug-related or anti-establishment lyrics.

17. Music from the different parts of the country put the
different influences on the people.
Just like the sufi music hard to understand, but it carrys
a long massage inside.
However, Pop and Rock Music is grabbing the intention
of youth and cultivating directly thier minds towards
the tradational music by arranging some music shows
like Coke Studio, Nescafe basement etc.

18.  Pakistan has inherited musical traditions that go far
back into history. Pakistani music takes influences
from Central Asian, Arabic, Indian, English, South
Asian, Persian and Turkish music. Pakistani music and
musical instruments are a serenade of melody and
rhythm composed in a delightful manner. Pakistan has
a wide range of musical genres and musical
instruments which forms the core of our music
industry.