The Power of Music
“Where words fail, music speaks” once said by Hans Christian Anderson, is true in the world that we live in. A world where music surrounds us, we have the choice to listen to what genre at the click of a button, or the tap of a screen. If we were to open our eyes we could see the impact of music on our world. We have passed it from generation to generation, we are currently using it for therapy, and music changes how we emotionally view different things in our lives.
Music has also been used for multiple generations and cultures around the world. For instance, throughout the American Indian’s history they have used music as a way of speaking and telling stories. The magical abilities of music were believed to be God-given, …show more content…
The music that we listen to affects how we respond to what life throws at us. Did you know that listening to happy music makes us happier, and the same guidelines go for listening to sad music? While listening to music we can experience two different types of emotions, perceived, and felt. These emotions help us understand why some find that listening to sad music is enjoyable rather than depressing. In addition, light noise in the background can also help with the creativity level of a person. With the thought out listening to music while exercising one group of British researchers found in a bike riding exercise that “The up-tempo of music didn’t mask the discomfort of the exercise. But it seemed to motivate them to push themselves. As the researchers wrote, when “the music was played faster, the participants chose to accept, and even prefer, a greater degree of effort.”The interplay of exercise and music is fascinating and not fully understood, perhaps in part because, as a science, it edges into multiple disciplines, from physiology to biomechanics to neurology. No one doubts that people respond to music during exercise” (Reynolds). Although it seems like music is almost everywhere it turns out that the music has a positive influence on our feeling, it helps us view emotions without having to feel them personally, it can improve our creativity, and can help out in a workout
“Where words fail, music speaks” once said by Hans Christian Anderson, is true in the world that we live in. A world where music surrounds us, we have the choice to listen to what genre at the click of a button, or the tap of a screen. If we were to open our eyes we could see the impact of music on our world. We have passed it from generation to generation, we are currently using it for therapy, and music changes how we emotionally view different things in our lives.
Music has also been used for multiple generations and cultures around the world. For instance, throughout the American Indian’s history they have used music as a way of speaking and telling stories. The magical abilities of music were believed to be God-given, …show more content…
The music that we listen to affects how we respond to what life throws at us. Did you know that listening to happy music makes us happier, and the same guidelines go for listening to sad music? While listening to music we can experience two different types of emotions, perceived, and felt. These emotions help us understand why some find that listening to sad music is enjoyable rather than depressing. In addition, light noise in the background can also help with the creativity level of a person. With the thought out listening to music while exercising one group of British researchers found in a bike riding exercise that “The up-tempo of music didn’t mask the discomfort of the exercise. But it seemed to motivate them to push themselves. As the researchers wrote, when “the music was played faster, the participants chose to accept, and even prefer, a greater degree of effort.”The interplay of exercise and music is fascinating and not fully understood, perhaps in part because, as a science, it edges into multiple disciplines, from physiology to biomechanics to neurology. No one doubts that people respond to music during exercise” (Reynolds). Although it seems like music is almost everywhere it turns out that the music has a positive influence on our feeling, it helps us view emotions without having to feel them personally, it can improve our creativity, and can help out in a workout