95% of us enjoy music. It’s all around us. It’s rare to go a day without hearing music. Radio, TV programmes, films, adverts, ice-cream vans, ringtones, passing cars blaring out favourite tunes at top volume…

So, for the purposes of your story or poem, here are some ideas to get you going if you need them.

Is it one of your characters having to play music or sing? Why? An exam? A wedding? A gig? A children’s party? Where is it taking place?

Perhaps it’s music that’s overheard by someone and it brings back a memory for them? How does the music make them feel?

Maybe it’s music that drives your character mad for some reason? What reason?

Perhaps they’re a spectator at a gig or concert? If they don’t like the artist performing, why are they there? What’s the story?

What meaning does that special piece of music hold for you?

Maybe it’s a memory of your dad saying ‘turn that down’ or ‘put that off’ or ‘I can’t tell what they’re saying’…

Maybe the music is a bone of contention between people? Why? What do they do about it?

 Around 5% of people don’t derive any pleasure from it at all. People with musical anhedonia, which isa neurological condition, can recognize and understand music but fail to enjoy it.

Or, you could take a well-known song and rewrite the lyrics – always a good exercise for a writer, because it forces you to say what you want to say in a strict framework, so it sharpens your ability to choose the right words to get your meaning across.

So please, write something sparked off by music – and send it to louise.hulland@bbc.co.uk

We look forward to reading your work!