One of my objects that I hold close to me is one of my mugs. Although I have several because tea and coffee make up the only beverages I consume (besides water), this mug is particularly special to me. The mug is white and made from ceramic materials and seems to be about six inches tall and four inches wide. It can hold a decent amount of coffee or tea and seems a bit bigger than an average-sized mug.. Running horizontally across the mug there are four music staffs; three of them have only music notes and the fourth one at the very bottom of the mug has words written across the staff instead of music notes. These staffs run around the entire mug thus, making the details impossible not to see. To my current knowledge the music notes do not represent one particular song but just the beauty of music in general. However I have not played them on the piano yet so that may be something I will do in the future. The music is written under the treble or G clef which gives viewers a better idea of how the notes should be played. There is one sharp shown next to the treble cleft which represents the music’s time signature so Westerners (mainly) know that the notes should be played in the G major scale. Thus, when playing the notes out, one should play F sharp instead of F (unless a note is specified sharp within the music). There is also a ¾ in the time signature which represents the note value within the bar. Dating back to my music theory times I believe this signifies that there are three notes per measure and that the quarter note gets the beat. Music theory can be complicated and I doubt that many people would attempt to play the musical notes written on the mug. However, although I believe they are just there to display the importance of music, I think it is interesting to discuss them in deeper detail.

As stated earlier there is written text on my mug and the font is a bolded black cursive type. The text writes: “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord!” then in very small letters it states Psalm 100:1. Clearly, this message narrows down what type of music may be recorded or represented on this mug. Now the viewer can understand that the written notes most likely represent the music to a hymn or a Christian song. Music serves a great deal in Christian services and this message persuades it’s drinkers to perhaps speak to the Lord through music. The message is written at the very bottom of the mug which may even suggest that all these notes in the staff represent the Lord’s music and we should be using his music only to serve Him. When observing the mug upside down I see from this angle that its edges are fading into a light brown around the circular bottom. However the black staff, notes and text are still very visible to the viewer and this mug has been in use for over a year now so that’s pretty great. There is no descriptive label present on the mug despite the Bible verse acknowledgement. Yet I believe my mother purchased this mug for me off of a Christian website online. The mug feels cool to the touch and if one closes his eyes he can feel the lines of the staff when running his thumb up and down of the mug. These lines stand out tremendously and make the message all the more significant. In conclusion, this mug represents my love of tea-time that I spend with my mother, my love for the most important person in my life – my mother, and my love of singing not only for myself but for my faith.