Did you ever think about why mothers sing a soothing lullaby to their infants before putting them to bed, or a loud hip hop music is played in a college party rather than a slow, sad one? Have you ever felt depressed that without thinking you play a lament song, or heard a piece of music that had a profound emotional effect on you? Music is part of everyone’s life. It acts as a mood altering that can stimulate or sooth you, it can stir your emotions and induce stress too. A famous composer once said: "Music should be felt rather than heard." It is so powerful that it reaches to our souls. But can we actually say that the music have a hypnotic effect on us? At some degree yes we can.
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The artists singing about their problem touch their listeners’ heart, with the same problem. Giving them hope and showing them that there are people like them out there in the world. Music introduces the listener to new and different ideas, this make them more open-minded and more explored to the different people around them. As music portraits and expresses some cultures. Our choices in music, the intensity and frequency of the music we listen to, can have a bearing on our mood and level of self-esteem. A slow classical music can calm, relax, and help to decrease anxiety, reduce stress and distraction from thoughts. While a cheerful happy music can simply “heal the soul“as some people say. It lifts our spirits, improves mood and decreases depression. A study by Rentfrow and Gosling (2003) indicated that our self-view, personality and even our level of intelligence can have a huge potential impact on our music preferences too.
I can personally relate to the effect that music has on its listeners. As I am writing now, I am listening to Lindsey Stirling “master of tides” that takes me back to my past. I know that the music is closely connected to our soul and our memories. Such
From low chords to high chords, from fast beats to slow beats, …show more content…
The artists singing about their problem touch their listeners’ heart, with the same problem. Giving them hope and showing them that there are people like them out there in the world. Music introduces the listener to new and different ideas, this make them more open-minded and more explored to the different people around them. As music portraits and expresses some cultures. Our choices in music, the intensity and frequency of the music we listen to, can have a bearing on our mood and level of self-esteem. A slow classical music can calm, relax, and help to decrease anxiety, reduce stress and distraction from thoughts. While a cheerful happy music can simply “heal the soul“as some people say. It lifts our spirits, improves mood and decreases depression. A study by Rentfrow and Gosling (2003) indicated that our self-view, personality and even our level of intelligence can have a huge potential impact on our music preferences too.
I can personally relate to the effect that music has on its listeners. As I am writing now, I am listening to Lindsey Stirling “master of tides” that takes me back to my past. I know that the music is closely connected to our soul and our memories. Such