A final study correlating the purpose of music and mood was a more recent questionnaire examining the significance of the more popular genre of hip-hop/rap. The researcher approached rap music in a positive way, affirming the influential impact that rap has on the empowerment of its listeners by promoting self-esteem, resilience, growth, connection, community, and coping with change (Travis). Hip-hop/rap has the ability to help listeners become more culturally competent about what is occurring in society at that time. Lyrically, the genre is similar to the blues discussed earlier by speaking honestly about life’s hardships and triumphs.
Along with psychological purposes, music can alter the human body. Elena Mannes, author of The Power of Music said, “Scientists have found that music stimulates more parts of the brain than any other human function,” which is why she believes that music can assist with symptoms of numerous clinical situations (Mannes). She believes that since music connects, it can change the way the body performs. She continues to explain how although music styles change, music was present in very earliest of mankind. Due to everyone having an innate sense of music, the art can alter physiological and psychological functions. In her book, Mannes quoted Daniel Bernard …show more content…
For some reason, I only associated it with the elderly, probably because someone came to my grandfather’s room on St. Patrick’s Day to sing him songs. He was in barbershop, so music was clearly an immense influence on his life. I was not there to witness the singing, but before the therapist, he was bedridden and depressed. My mom said that whenever the student came in with a guitar and asked if he’d like to sing, my grandpa actively participated and was an entirely different person the rest of the day. It was something she has never experienced before and an experience I wish I was able to
Along with psychological purposes, music can alter the human body. Elena Mannes, author of The Power of Music said, “Scientists have found that music stimulates more parts of the brain than any other human function,” which is why she believes that music can assist with symptoms of numerous clinical situations (Mannes). She believes that since music connects, it can change the way the body performs. She continues to explain how although music styles change, music was present in very earliest of mankind. Due to everyone having an innate sense of music, the art can alter physiological and psychological functions. In her book, Mannes quoted Daniel Bernard …show more content…
For some reason, I only associated it with the elderly, probably because someone came to my grandfather’s room on St. Patrick’s Day to sing him songs. He was in barbershop, so music was clearly an immense influence on his life. I was not there to witness the singing, but before the therapist, he was bedridden and depressed. My mom said that whenever the student came in with a guitar and asked if he’d like to sing, my grandpa actively participated and was an entirely different person the rest of the day. It was something she has never experienced before and an experience I wish I was able to